Attendance Policy Regular attendance in class is essential to receiving maximum benefit from the educational experiences. A curriculum student is expected to attend and be on time for all classes and lab/shop/clinic sessions. In order to remain enrolled in a course a student must be in attendance on or before the census date. For all other classes, a student must be physically present in the class on or before census. Military leave of absence(s) will not be counted as an absence when the instructor has received prior official notification. Responsibility for initiating such notice rests with the student. Military personnel must be able to enter the course prior to the census date. Leave the interferes with the course entry before the census date will require that the individual drop the course. Curriculum and continuing education students are allowed two days of excused absences each academic year for religious observances as required by law. Curriculum students must notify instructors in writing of expected religious absences within the first three weeks of class. Some programs may have outside regulatory bodies that require a minimum of course attendance hours (i.e., BLET, Cosmetology, Aviation). Each instructor will include attendance requirements and criteria for tardiness on the course syllabus. Students are responsible for course content when absent and for coming prepared to the class following the absence. Students should refer to the course syllabus for the class policy on make-up work. During the Schedule Adjustment Period, students may drop or add open classes using WebAdvisor. After the Schedule Adjustment Period and on or before the course census date, students may drop a course using the drop/add form which can be obtained at Enrollment Services. After the course census date, students may withdraw from a course by completing the Withdrawal form which can be obtained from Enrollment Services. If you receive financial aid or veteran’s benefits and miss two weeks of classes, the instructor will inform the Financial Aid Office or the Coordinator of Military Assistance programs. This notification is not the same as an official withdrawal. You must follow the withdrawal procedures to avoid getting an F.
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Withdrawal Procedures During the schedule adjustment period, students can drop classes using WebAdvisor. After the schedule adjustment period, students must follow the withdrawal process. Students who withdraw from a class after the schedule adjustment period and on or before the census date will not receive a grade and will be eligible for a refund of 75% of the cost of the class if, after the withdrawal, they are registered for fewer than 16 credit hours for the tern. Students who withdraw from a class on or after the census date and before or on the withdrawal date will receive a grade of W and will not be eligible for a refund. The census date and withdrawal date for each class is found on the course syllabus. Students who do not complete a class and do not withdraw will receive a grade of F for the class. Students are responsible for initiating the withdrawal process. To withdraw from a face-to-face or hybrid class, students must complete the following steps: • Obtain a student course withdrawal form from Enrollment Services and complete the form • Obtain the instructor’s signature on the form • Return the form and present a photo ID to Enrollment Services on any campus If the course instructor is not available to sign the Student Course Withdrawal form, the department chair or assigned faculty coach or Student Success Specialist is authorized to sign the form. Students receiving veterans’ benefits must obtain the signature of the Coordinator of Veterans and Military Assistance Programs. To withdraw from an online course, students must email the instructor the following information • Student’s full name • Student ID number • Course code and section number • Reason for withdrawing from the course