Attendance Policy in the Graduate Education Programs

Since the classroom experience consists of an exchange of ideas and discussion which cannot be replicated, candidates are expected to attend all classes punctually and regularly. Attendance and class participation represent a portion of a candidate’s final grade in all graduate education courses. Students who are absent more than THREE times during the course of a semester may be required to repeat the course. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the professor if there are any problems.  In the case of an online or hybrid course, attendance is considered similarly important. Therefore, failure to participate in academic activities in any given week is considered an absence. Examples of participation in academic activities representing attendance would be participation in a class chat or discussion board on an academic topic, submissions of a required assignment, digital interaction with the professor on an academic topic, and completion of a module, quiz or exam.