Baccalaureate Degree Attendance Policy

Students in the Bachelors Degree Program must have an attendance percentage above 67% in a subject in order to appear for the final exam in that subject. Students below 67% in one subject but at or above that percentage in other subjects may take their other exams but not the one in which there is an attendance shortage. This is the minimum requirement to take the exam. If there is a written policy established in the syllabus of a particular course, that policy takes precedence over this one, e.g. if a course syllabus states that 75% attendance is required to take the exam, that will become the minimum for that course.

The weight given to attendance in grading is up to the individual instructor and the syllabus for each course. Students are responsible for adhering to the attendance requirements outlined in the approved syllabus for each course. The student is responsible for all class work and assignments missed due to absence (excused or unexcused). If any student accumulates absences or fails to do class work to the extent that, in the instructor’s opinion, further attendance in the class appears to be of little value to the student or is detrimental to the best interest of the class, the instructor will issue a warning to the student and encourage the student to drop the course.

If students must miss classes due to a College-approved extracurricular activity, the person responsible for that activity must get permission from the Vice Rector prior to the activity. The Vice Rector will then see that the appropriate faculty members are notified of the student’s absence. Students will have ten (10) days to make up missed work unless the course instructor agrees to other arrangements.