Policy: Regular classroom attendance is expected of all students. However, when class work is missed, a student will be afforded reasonable assistance by a faculty member when:
• Class work is missed as a result of extenuating circumstances beyond the student's control
• The student communicates the need for special arrangements as soon as the need for an absence is known
• Official documentation is provided to verify the reason for absence if requested by the instructor
Extenuating circumstances may be, but are not limited to: personal illness, death or critical illness in the immediate family, participation in a university-sponsored activity, participation in a short-term, obligatory military or military reserve activity, observation of a religious holiday, or civic and legal mandatory obligations.
The instructor is not required to give makeup examinations or review other class work missed as a result of unauthorized absences.
A faculty member, with departmental approval, may adopt a reasonable alternative policy if class members are provided that policy in writing during the first week of classes.