can you fail a college class cause of attendance?

Answer 1

I am a college professor (I teach physics and astronomy). I don't take attendance, so if you pass all of the assigned homework and pass the exams, you'll pass my class. However, very few have managed to pass my classes without attending lectures. During class, we talk about more than just what's in the textbook. If you want to know what material is going to be on the exam, you better come to class!

Answer 2

To be honest, I really doubt any professor will fail you based on attendance alone. That is assuming that you get perfect scores on everything else. For example I've had professors include attendance in a number of ways. One was simply if you missed 3 classes you couldn't get a final grade any higher than a B, or if you missed 6 or more you couldn't get any higher than a C, and that was it. Another way was that attendance was a percentage of the final grade and of course you can't fail because no professor in their right mind makes their grades 100% on attendance. A spin-off of the percentage choice is the giving x number of points for each class. Also impossible to fail here because all the points would have to be from attendance. Other professors have given out pop-quizzes or a quiz every lecture, as with above impossible to fail, but this definitely hurts your grade.

Now there are a few instances that you should be aware of that you could fail based on attendance along. If you are skipping a lab, then you obviously can't do the experiments, and lab classes are graded by experiments alone, occasionally a lab final also. There are a couple other special cases, but I find very little way that you would be unaware if you were in those situations.

Answer 3

It depends upon the instructor and the department, and I suppose it's possible for a university to also have some kind of policy. A lot of times an instructor will let you be absent some number of times (I think 3 times is the number I hear a lot), then start dropping your grade for every X number of absences beyond that limit (after dropping your grade once after passing the first limit). Some classes may have harsher penalties, particularly courses where basically the whole grade is based on classwork.

This may be something the instructor decided to do, but often times it's a departmental policy, e.g. the English department might require all courses in the English department adhere to that policy. From what I've heard from various people from various majors, and based on my own experience, I'd say that these kind of policies are more common in the humanities than in the sciences. In my experience the sciences generally won't fail you for not attending, though many times there are participation grades which can affect your grade but not completely torpedo it. The exception to this trend in the sciences is lab courses. These courses you really need to go to, because the work is either done in the lab or is completely based off of what you did in the lab.

Answer 4

Most colleges have an attendance policy. Here where I live..you are allowed to miss 2x the # of classes you take per sem. Tues and Thrus (4), Mon, WEd, Friday (6). Some professors don't care if you come or not..However, some will FAIL you if you miss too much. Usually the freshmen and sophomores..they are pretty strict with those classes..College is expensive..you can't learn if you don't go to class. If you miss one class, you have missed a LOT Go unless you are dead literally. I have gone to class a lot with migraines, a big time cold, etc. Prof. don't care if you are dead..they want you there

Answer 5

Yes, of course!!! If you are not a home-stay student, better attend your classes regularly. Schools are designed for learning. (Of course, there are things you learn better outside). When you say "fail in a college class", it practically refers to "grades". A student grade is determined by several factors - attendance, participation in class activities/recitations, projects (some subjects do not require this), quizzes, and tests. Percentages on these factors depends on the school or the teacher. So, definitely if you are rarely seen in class, you will have poor grade or a failing grade. On the other hand, if you attend your classes regularly, then, no doubt, you will have a passing grade. Good luck!

Answer 6

Depends on the instructor. Typically at the big Universities the answer is no, but in small colleges or in summer classes it isn't uncommon. What most teachers do is that they weigh the attendance by 10% of your grade, or they drop you from the class after missing 5 sessions.

Answer 7

You can fail for lack of attendance.

Answer 8

Definitely YES! Most professors are very flexible on attendance as long as you have an acceptable reaso but if you dont show up frequently, you are bound to fail...

Answer 9

It depends on the Instructor. Does he/she count attendance or participation a part of what they grade? If so...then you better get ur azz to class.!!

Answer 10

Yes.

If an individual doesnt go to class, that individual could miss tests, quizzes, due dates for mid-term papers or homework, and a whole bunch of other stuff (like lectures)