Class Attendance

Regular class attendance of graduate students is fundamental to success in the programs of the Braniff Graduate School of Liberals Arts.  Therefore graduate students are expected to attend all scheduled classes and to satisfy all course requirements within the time limits established by their professors, unless prevented from doing so by extraordinary circumstances such as serious illness. In the case of extraordinary circumstances, students must inform the instructor at the earliest opportunity. Absence from class does not excuse students from completing course assignments or meeting course requirements, and it is the student’s responsibility to initiate discussion about how and when missed work can be made up.

A professor who deems that a student has been excessively absent during the first half of the semester may recommend that the student withdraw from the course. If a student misses six or more hours of class time in a semester, a professor may assign a grade of FA (failure due to absence), or depending on the student’s academic performance, a grade of F.  Ultimately the instructor has discretion over the assessment of class attendance and its contribution to the final grade for the course.  Students are encouraged to review the attendance policies instructors set out in their syllabi.