There is a direct relationship between how often and well you attend class and the final grade you will earn.
• 3 absences, excused or unexcused are allowed without penalty.
• Every absence after three drops your final grade half a letter grade { for example: 5 total absences can lower your final grade a whole letter. If you have an “A” average, this automatically lowers your grade to a “B”, etc. }
• Arriving in class more than 15 minutes after the beginning of class counts as a partial absence. (Three lates = one absence.) Leaving class for long periods without permission during class or before class is dismissed will result in that entire class counting as an absence.
• Consistently arriving for class unprepared and/or without required materials falls into an "attending but not engaged" category and will definitely count against your daily grades and my impressions of you. Persistence in this can begin to count as absences at the instructor’s discretion.
• If you acrue five or more absences you may be asked to withdraw from the class or you will be withdrawn involuntarily with a W or a WF, depending on the last University withdrawal date.
• Absences are absences regardless of the reason, so it is not necessary for you to provide doctor’s notes.
• You are responsible for any material missed due to an absence. Be in touch with one of your classmates to get this information BEFORE you arrive at the next class. Do not expect your classmates to use their class time to catch you up on the previous class during the next class. Do not ask me to catch you up or use your absence as an excuse for not being caught up. Ask for several classmates' cell numbers so you can contact someone outside of class.
• If there are special circumstances that I need to take into consideration, it is your responsibility to inform me.
• It is strongly recommended that you carefully reserve your 3 absences for unexpected and unavoidable health issues or serious emergency.
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