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attendance policy and tardiness   requirements
The purpose of the University's attendance policy is to help students develop a business-like attitude toward their studies during their University experience and to maximize their educational opportunities. With appropriate planning, students should be able to observe religious holidays within the attendance policies.

All students are expected to attend each meeting of every class on time (and for the entire class meeting time) and report to class fully prepared with textbooks and other required materials. It is at the discretion of the course instructor whether or not late students will be admitted to class and credited with attendance for that day. All absences, regardless of circumstances (including absences due to scheduling changes during the add/drop period or absences due to failure to satisfy Check-In requirements), are recorded daily by the course instructor and become part of a student's permanent attendance record and may jeopardize academic standing and enrollment status, which may impact financial aid, veteran's benefits and athletic eligibility. It is therefore imperative that students attend all class meetings or consult with course instructors if absences or tardiness are imminent.

Any instances of noncompliance with stated attendance requirements and/or any absences beyond published allowances are considered excessive and may/will result in withdrawal of the student from the course by the instructor or reduction of a student's final grade by the course instructor. As a result, students may receive grades of "W" or "WP." Students withdrawn from all courses will be withdrawn from the University. Students registered for a culinary or baking laboratory course rotation and who do not comply with attendance policies for any lab segment rotation will be withdrawn from the University. In such instances, financial aid may be returned.

Students should not assume course or University withdrawal by not attending a course(s). It is the student's responsibility to notify Student Academic Services of any courses that they are no longer attending, as well as intent to leave the University.

attendance requirements

internships, practicums and laboratory courses Attendance policies for internships, practicums and certain laboratory courses (FSM2060 Food Preparation Management, FSM4060 Hospitality Operations Management, FSM4061 Advanced Food Service Operations Management) are more demanding than they are for other courses and will be outlined during orientation.

Attendance policies for co-cop/externship are quite strict and the student is expected to abide by the schedule as outlined in the letter of commitment or employer contract. Students must begin their co-op/externship within the first week of classes. Also, students are required to submit a midterm performance evaluation on a specified date; this document is used to verify continued attendance at the host site. Students who do not submit the required evaluation will be considered absent from their co-op/externship and will be withdrawn.

online and self-paced courses While online and self-paced courses may not require specific in-class attendance, students are expected to meet stated due dates and/or meeting requirements as provided by the faculty member at the beginning of each course. In any self-paced or online course, if a student misses three assignment due dates, three scheduled meetings with the course instructor, or any combination of the two, the student may be dropped from the course.

college of business, the hospitality college, school of technology, school of arts & sciences Day programs In The College of Business, The Hospitality College, School of Technology, and The School of Arts & Sciences may allow additional absences (never to exceed four additional absences for the term) at the approved discretion of the course instructor only.

college of culinary arts The culinary/pastry arts laboratories are hands-on, skill-oriented learning experiences. The daily exercises in each laboratory include exposure to foods, equipment and procedures that are unique and not repeated. Since hands-on training requires consistent student presence in the classroom, the attendance policy for lab sessions requires maximum student participation. All absences, regardless of reason, are recorded and will affect the student's overall evaluation. The administration and faculty mandate that each student attend every class to maximize his or her educational opportunities. Any tardiness beyond 30 minutes for laboratory classes and 10 minutes for academic classes would be considered excessive and may result in punitive action taken by the course instructor. If a second tardiness occurs, class entrance will be determined at the discretion of the course instructor.

Students registered for a culinary or baking laboratory course rotation and who do not comply with attendance policies for any lab segment rotation will be withdrawn from the University. The University has a leave of absence policy for day culinary laboratory courses intended for students with an extreme, short-term, personal problem (i.e. death in the family, short-term illness, etc.) that would prevent the student from entering a scheduled culinary laboratory course segment within a term and subsequently result in the student being withdrawn from the University.

leave of absence policy (9 day culinary laboratory course rotations) A student may be approved for a leave of absence for up to nine (9) class days (a full laboratory course segment) within a term, allowing the student's status to remain "in school." The student must return for the next laboratory course segment within that same
term or, in the instance where the leave of absence applies to the last scheduled course for the term, the student must return by the first day of the next term. If the student does
not return at the expiration of the approved leave of absence, the University refund policy
will be applied based on the student's last date of attendance.

Applications for an approved leave of absence are available in Student Academic Services. The student must complete a written application for a leave of absence and provide all of the necessary documentation that may be requested. Applications will be accepted at any time during the term as long as the student has not entered the segment for which the leave of absence is being requested. The request will be reviewed in a timely fashion and either approved or rejected by the director of Academic Counseling. A copy of the final decision will be forwarded to the student, the director of Financial Aid, the director of Student Accounts, and Student Academic Services. A student is limited to one approved leave of absence per term. This leave of absence policy applies only to Culinary Arts laboratory classes scheduled for nine days.

extenuating circumstances Faculty and administration recognize that a student may need to miss classes due to extenuating circumstances. Extenuating circumstances include those instances that are beyond a student's control, such as extended illness, court appearances or family tragedies. Even though absences may be caused by extenuating circumstances, a student may still be dropped from a class due to absences.

If extenuating circumstances cause a student to be absent for more than the allotted absences for a class as defined by the appropriate college or school, the student should first contact the course instructor to discuss the effect of absences on the student's eligibility to continue in the courses. If necessary, contact an academic counselor in Student Academic Services. It is the student's responsibility to arrange to make up any work missed due to absences of any kind.

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