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can get in no other way even by additional make-up work. When the student is absent from class, s/he experiences a loss which may not show up on examinations but is nevertheless real. The student is expected to attend each meeting of the class in which s/he is enrolled. Roll will be taken in each class. Faculty members may make specific requirements regarding attendance stated in their course syllabi that students will need to meet, but general attendance regulations apply to all classes. After a total of two weeks of absence plus one day in a class, the student will receive an "F" for the course. In cases of extenuating circumstances beyond the student's control, appeal for credit must be made to the faculty committee. This appeal must be in writing, state reasons for the absences and presented to the Assistant to the Academic Dean before final exams begin for the semester in question. Petition forms are available in the Academic Dean's Office." Absences In addition to the college policy above, the following policies will be followed in this course. Keep a record of your absences and reasons for them in case the school administration requests that information. Do not expect notification to be given when you approach or exceed the absence limit. The Moodle record of attendance will help keep you informed, though remember the Moodle record is generally updated on weekends and NOT every day; therefore, it may not include more recent absences when you consult it. You are responsible for keeping a record of your absences and for alerting me to any errors that appear in the Moodle record so that we can discuss them. NOTE: Because of the nature of this time-compressed course, absences will be recorded in terms of minutes of class missed. PLEASE NOTE that this means each 50 minutes missed is equivalent to one absence. As a result, by missing more than 200 minutes of class during winter session, one will become over-absent and have to appeal to the faculty committee to receive credit for the course. Please pay careful attention to this. Tardies From the OCC Catalog: "Tardies Tardy students will be counted absent for the period unless they inform the professor of their presence at the conclusion of the class period. Four tardies constitute an absence. Any tardiness over fifteen minutes constitutes an absence. Faculty are free to establish their own reporting procedures.� A student is considered tardy when not present and ready for class at the time class is scheduled to begin. Please note that tardiness has nothing to do with whether one‘s name has yet been called in the roll or even whether the teacher has begun to call the roll. Also, arriving in time for class but then leaving the classroom means that one is tardy. In accordance with the college catalog, four tardies will be considered equivalent to one absence. Missing more than 15 minutes of class is not a tardy but an absence. Please note: as hard as I try I cannot note the tardy arrival of every student. When the roll has been taken and I have moved on to other things, I often do not think to record a tardy student's arrival. Therefore, in accordance with the school catalog the student is responsible for notifying the teacher that he was tardy and not absent. Do this after class is over. Even if you have to chase me down, this must still be done. Failure to draw the Creation & Science with Terry Chaney
OCC SI 161
Winter session 2009