Absences may be excused for childbirth, documented illness, injury, death in the family, or other emergency situations acceptable to the Academic Standards Committee. Students should call the Registrar or a Dean as soon as possible when they are certain of imminent absence, and give an estimate of the duration of the absence. Excessive absence will adversely affect class credit hours.
All work missed due to absence or lateness must be made up to the satisfaction of the instructor in order to receive credit for the course.
Instructors may, at their own option, arrange for made-up examinations, in cases of excused absence (see section on make-up examinations for details). Instructors are not required to provide make-ups for examinations missed due to unexcused absence or lateness, and will normally assign a failing grade for that examination.
Excessive absence is defined as absence in excess of 20% of scheduled classroom hours in didactic courses, or absence in excess of 10% of scheduled clinic training course hours. Instructors will report excessive absences to the Registrar. The student may be asked to appear before the Academic Standards Committee and the instructor. Failure to appear at the meeting may result in a failing grade, and may also result in suspension or dismissal.
If the excessive absences are classified as excused, the Committee may recommend to the instructor that make-up work be arranged, or that the student be suspended from the class with no penalty grade assigned.
If the excessive absences are not classified as excused, the Committee may:
- Place the student on probation, giving provisions for return to good standing;
- Suspend the student for the remainder of the class meetings with no penalty grade assigned. Any tuition refund due shall be that provided for in the university’s refund policies. The date of notice of termination of study, as required for all tuition refunds, shall be the date of the Committee’s decision.
- Suspend the student for the remainder of the class meetings with a failing grade assigned.
- Recommend to the President that the student be dismissed from the university.
Students enrolled in the Master of Science in Oriental Medicine must also observe the Attendance Requirement for Clinical Training Courses (see Master of Science in Oriental Medicine program for information) |