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 face-to-face classroom courses 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.

NOTE: Refer to the Census Date section for more information about census dates.