Class Attendance and Course Progress

Regular and punctual class attendance at all scheduled classes is expected. Each faculty member will inform students of the attendance policy and the course objectives at the initial class meeting.

Absence/Participation Policy/Census Date: The census date is the day that CTC legally certifies with the State of Texas the number of enrollments in each course. This chart depicts the census date based on course length:

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 all courses, including self-paced, lack of evidence of active student participation before census may result in the student being dropped from the course and having to pay tuition and fees. For blended or hybrid classes where the first class meeting is after census, completion of a graded activity is still required.

Students may be reinstated after certification date if they meet one of the exception rules listed below:

• It is the last class they need to graduate (determined by Student Services)
• They were on field duty in the military (with documentation)
• They had a death in the immediate family
• The course won’t be offered next term
• There was in institutional error

If students meet one of these exceptions, they must request reinstatement within 5 business days after the census date. THERE WILL BE NO REINSTATEMENTS AFTER THAT TIME FRAME. Students should contact their instructor if one of the exceptions is applicable.