Hi Margaret, Our students are required to attend the first meeting of their course. Beyond the first class, expectations for attendance would be listed in each syllabus. For courses that are all lecture, it's possible that the student could miss those and still pass. However, unless they reach the criteria for an "excused absence", they will not have access to make-up of an exam, for example. It they are gone and they are failing, this is covered by probation and suspension.
This excerpt is from our *Teaching and Learning: Student Responsibilities <http://policy.umn.edu/education/studentresp>* policy *Attending class.* 1. Students are expected to attend all meetings of their courses. They may not be penalized for absence from class, however, to participate in religious observances, for approved University activities, and for other reasons in accordance with the policy on Makeup Work for Legitimate Absences. Students should notify instructors as soon as possible about such absences. (See Administrative Policy: *Makeup Work for Legitimate Absences: Twin Cities, Crookston, Morris, Rochester* <http://policy.umn.edu/education/makeupwork>). 2. Students must attend the first class meeting of every course in which they are registered unless(1) they obtain approval from the instructor before the first meeting or (2) they provide notice to the instructor they must miss class because of a recognized religious holiday (see the policy on Mandatory Attendance at First Class Session and Consequences for Absence). Otherwise, they may lose their places in class to other students. (See Administrative Policy:*Mandatory Attendance at First Class Session and Consequences for Absence: Twin Cities, Crookston, Morris, Rochester* <http://policy.umn.edu/education/mandatoryfirstclass>). *Mandatory First Class attendance* http://policy.umn.edu/education/mandatoryfirstclass *Academic Probation and Suspension* http://policy.umn.edu/education/acadprobation Best of luck! Michele On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 6:59 AM, Resue, Margaret <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello ACUPA Members, > > > > I would like to canvass the group to see if any of your institutions have > internal or institutional policy/procedures for faculty to record > attendance, a timeframe for early reporting of students on class rosters > that have never attended, and a drop dead reporting window at the end of a > semester for final attendance and grades to be submitted. > > > > Our college does have an internal procedure (faculty handbook) for faculty > to follow, but the difficulty has been getting them to adhere to the > requirements. This has caused no end of difficulties for our Financial > Services department regarding mandated financial aid assistance reporting > and audits, not to mention the issues it creates for Student Records. > > > > What methods (technological resources or otherwise) do your institutions > use to gather attendance records & final grades by deadlines and how is it > enforced? Is it an internal procedure or an institutional policy? > > > > There is talk here of developing a policy with the enforcement aspect > connecting with Employee Code of Conduct & Work Rules. Any advice, > comment, or samples will be most welcome. It’s a problem hot potato now > tossed in my direction. I didn’t know where to begin, so I thought I would > connect with the collective knowledge pool that is ACUPA. > > > > Thanks so much, > > > > Meg Resue > > Sr. Executive Assistant > > Institutional Compliance > > Office of the President > > Rowan College at Gloucester County > > t: 856-415-2101 > > f: 856-464-2276 > > > > ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the > reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. If you do NOT want > to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual who > initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of > their original e-mail). > > If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to > the following website and complete the form. We will remove you from the > list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. > > http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html > > If you have questions about the ACUPA e-list, please contact Jamie Parris > at [email protected] > <[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or > 607-255-6837. > > -- Michele Gross, Director University Policy Program University of Minnesota 356-1 McNamara, 200 Oak street Minneapolis, MN 55454 612-624-8081 http://policy.umn.edu/
