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Academic Policies of Partner Universities Where relevant, students will be subject to the academic policies of the partner universities offering the core and elective modules. This includes but not restricted to, the stackability of SUSS elective modules for the completion of other academic programmes under SUSS.
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Attendance Students are required to complete at least 75% of module lecture attendance, and to meet the requirements for scheduled tutorials and contact times where relevant and when required. Attendance will be taken at all sessions and it is the responsibility of the students to ensure that their attendance has been taken.
7.1
Short-term Leave of Absence (ST-LOA)
Students may be granted short-term leave of absence for the following reasons: a) Students who need to be excused for medical reasons. a) Students who are required to attend to urgent work exigencies. b) Students who require time off for urgent personal matters. Application for short-term LOA can be made via the Online Student Management System (SMS). Appropriate documentation needs to be submitted in the application form, including one of the following: a medical report by a certified physician; or note from an employer; or records of personal circumstances where applicable. Students who are absent for more than 3 times without valid reasons may be subjected to appropriate disciplinary measures. All applications are subject to approval on a case-to-case basis.
7.2
Long-term Leave of Absence (LT-LOA)
Students may be granted long-term leave of absence for the following reasons:
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