2008-2009 Volume 83, No. 1

Attendance taking throughout the term is not required but is strongly encouraged. Attendance throughout the term may be taken in the ANGEL Learning Management System Attendance Manager module. It will be the responsibility of each instructor to insure that all students are informed of his or her class attendance and excessive absence policy in writing via the course syllabus. The instructor determines when the absences of a particular student have become "excessive." During the first two weeks of each class, the instructor is required to take attendance in the college's student information system. During a period of one week just after the sixty (60) percent point in the term, instructors shall determine any student enrolled in his or her class who is not actively participating in his or her class. Instructors are required to identify and record any of his or her students who are not actively participating in his or her class in the college's student information system by the end of the one week period just after the sixty (60) percent point in the term.

Each instructor shall exercise his or her professional judgement to determine if a student is actively participating in his or her class. Examples of active participation include: completion of a recent exam, submission of a class assignment, attendance in a scheduled class meeting, and participation in online discussion groups.

Instructors will be notified via email when no attendance has been taken for a student during the first two weeks and when it is time to determine active participation (just after the sixty (60) percent point in the term.

Recognizing that the college offers courses of varying length (express, eight week, and dynamically dated classes), the instructor will have one week to take attendance at the beginning of such classes. Furthermore, the period to determine active participation will be calculated and each instructor will be notified when students who are not participating may be recorded as such in the college's student information system.

Veterans should read the attendance paragraph under the Veterans Information section.

Find the Veteran's Information by choosing Finances - FAS - Veterans in the menu bar on the left.

 

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