ATTENDANCE POLICIES Unless absent for reasons of illness or participation in an event sanctioned by the University, students are expected to attend all classes and laboratory sessions regularly. Decisions regarding excused absences, including those for personal reasons, are to be made by the professor. Documentation verifying an illness or demonstrated participation in a sanctioned event may be required. If there is a death in the immediate family, please contact the Academic Affairs Office or Student Retention Office to inform Trine University of the death of an immediate family member (parent, legal guardian, spouse, sibling and/or child). Under these circumstances a student will be excused from class attendance for up to one week. The student shall make arrangements for completion of course with his/her professors upon return.
RELEASE OF INFORMATION FROM STUDENT ACADEMIC RECORDS In accordance with Federal law, the following general principles and procedures govern the release of information from student academic records: A written request containing information such as date of birth and/or Trine University student identification number is required before a Trine University transcript or other information from the student‘s academic record may be released. This written request must be signed by the student whose name appears on the transcript. Trine University will not release copies of academic records and transcript(s) from another institution. Exceptions to the above statement are outlined below: The Registrar‘s Office may release transcripts or information from academic records including reports of academic standing to administrative and faculty members of Trine University whose responsibilities require this information. Public directory information from the student records may be released at any time unless restricted by the student. This includes the student‘s name, local and permanent addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, date and place of birth, major field of study, class year, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of athletic team members, dates of attendance, degrees and awards received, and photographs. Information pertaining to graduation and honors achievements may be released for publication unless otherwise restricted by the student. Upon showing proper identification, a student shall be shown his/her Trine University permanent academic record and/or transcript(s) from another institution in case of transfer. A hold may be applied to the release of a transcript, or other information requested from an academic record, for a student who has an overdue indebtedness to the University or any University-recognized organization. A current student may obtain a maximum of five unofficial (personal) copies of his/her Trine University transcript at no charge while attending the University. All official transcripts, bearing the Registrar‘s signature, University seal, and additional unofficial transcripts are $3 per copy. Official transcripts will not be given or sent to the student‘s family, but will be mailed to any other person, business, or institution specified in writing by the student.
GRADING The awarding of grades is the prerogative of the classroom instructor in accordance with policies posted in the Trine University Catalog. Faculty members are responsible for informing students of their grading policy and become official when they are reported to the Registrar. If a faculty member discovers incorrectly reported grades due to miscalculation or clerical error, the error should be reported to the Registrar immediately on the prescribed form. The appropriate