Absence/Participation Policy

Students are expected to actively participate in all courses at all times. Instructors are required to document attendance through the census date by requiring students to complete an academically related activity or to communicate extenuating circumstances to the instructor PRIOR to census. For a face-to-face classroom course the instructor has the discretion to use the student’s attendance in one or more class meetings in place of a graded activity to certify that the student is in class.

For blended or hybrid classes where the first-class meeting is after the census, completion of a graded activity is still required.

For all courses, including competency-based open entry, lack of evidence of active study participation before the census may result in the student being dropped from the course and having to pay partial tuition and fees.

The census date is the day that CTC officially certifies enrollments in each credit course for federal and institutional reporting.

For classroom courses, online, and blended classes taught through the Continental and Europe Campuses or Navy, please contact your designated CTC site representative for the official census and withdrawal dates for your classes. If you are enrolled in online courses offered through the Central Campus (TDLRN location), refer to the applicable semester Central Campus Enrollment Guide at http://www.ctcd.edu/academics/class-schedules/ for the last day to drop (census) and withdrawal dates or contact Eagles on Call at eaglesoncall@ctcd.edu.

After the census date, students wishing to withdraw must withdraw themselves through their designated CTC site representative, Eagles on Call for Central Campus online courses, or Etrieve (online) using the applicable eForm Application for Withdrawal. Faculty are prohibited from withdrawing students from a course after census and instead will report a last date of attendance with final grade for students who stop attending or participating in class.

NOTE: For co-requisite classes a withdrawal/drop from one class will result in an automatic withdrawal/drop from the other co-requisite class.