Anyone know is every college has the attendance policy that three absences from the course will be drop out automatically?
2007-02-04 09:56:23 · 6 answers · asked by MikeZ 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Absolutely NOT.
The instructor sets the attendance policy at most colleges. Once in college you are an adult and I think taking attendance in a college course is treating students as if they were still minors and still in High School. Check your syllabus.
If that happened to you, I am sorry to hear it.
2007-02-04 10:41:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I teach for a Community College and we are funded to a great degree by the state. The state gets to make the rules this way and have decreed that if you miss 12 1/2 percent of the total number of hours in the class, you are automatically dropped. Thus, the state feels you didn't learn enough to be allowed to pass the class, and the professors must comply. That amounts to two weeks of class since MWF and TT have differing daily hours for class. Depending on the teacher or the efforts of the student, there are times when you can ask for a contract to extend your semester in order to finish the class. Be sure you are willing to do the required work before you sign one because if you don't finish the required papers and reading, you will have a problem when you try to do something else next time. We have had storms, hurricanes, and automobile accidents that have closed the school, too. You must have some sort of proof of why you didn't attend during the period you were absent. Do not come tell us that your grandmother died more than one time per semester; bring the newspaper write-up. Your "significant other" being in the hospital or sick does not meet the criteria either. Go after class. Each school that is privately run can make its own rules and it will be in the school's catalog along with all the other rules.
2007-02-04 10:25:12 · answer #2 · answered by PAT 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think university-wide attendance policies are unnecessary. Some of my professors have a class attendance policy (he randomly calls people from the roster so you have to be there to answer his question, otherwise you lose points). The majority of classes don't have an attendance policy. This is mostly because there are over 100 people in most of my classes, so it's simply not feasible to try and take attendance for a class that has that many people. If you're not there, then you're not learning the material and that sucks for you. I go to class because I am not paying almost 50K a year to not learn anything. Students shouldn't have to be "pushed" to go to class - that was high school. College students do not need any coddling or hand holding. A university-wide attendance policy is just that: a way to hold the students' hands through college. In the real world if you don't attend things that you should then you will be fired. In college if you don't go to class then you won't learn.
2016-03-29 05:00:08 · answer #3 · answered by Brianna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would need to check the handbook if you received one or the course outline of the course you are taking. If all else fails, go on to the schools website and look for attendance policy. It should be clearly spelt out. I do believe that 3 missed classes means you have dropped the course but verify for sure.
2007-02-04 10:02:16 · answer #4 · answered by jkasaboski 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the teacher. Some instructors don't care if miss every class. Others require official excuses and will drop you from the class if you miss too many. No school has a set rule on attendance - the teacher of the class decides.
2007-02-04 09:59:58 · answer #5 · answered by chocolate-drop 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the college. Some colleges don't require attendence if lectures at all.
2007-02-04 09:59:17 · answer #6 · answered by Runa 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋