303.2    ATTENDANCE PROCEDURE

 

            303.2.1       CCC students are expected to attend regularly and punctually all classes in which they are enrolled. Attendance requirements must be published in the course syllabus distributed to students.

 

            303.2.2       FIRST CLASS SESSION REQUIREMENT

All students are required to attend the first class session of each course in which they are enrolled.  Failure to attend the first class session or to notify the instructor prior to the class session of an inability to attend may result in the student being dropped from the class by the instructor.

 

            303.2.3       ABSENCES

1.      Instructors may drop a student whose unexcused absences exceed the equivalent of 1 week of class of a regular full semester.

2.      It is recommended that an instructor drop a student whose unexcused absences exceed the equivalent of 3 weeks of class of a regular full semester.

4.      Instructors may grant excused absences at their discretion. 

                                                                                                                                   

303.2.4       LATENESS

At the instructor’s discretion, late arrivals (tardy) may count as an unexcused absence for that class meeting.

 

            303.2.5       OTHER

1.      Instructors may establish a more stringent attendance policy that must be stated on their syllabus.

2.      Instructors are under no obligation to make special arrangements for students who have missed class assignments due to unexcused absences.

3.      Students are responsible for notifying their instructors in advance of any planned absences and for completing all class assignments as required.

4.      Instructors have the discretion to excuse absences for illness, optional activities related to other classes, or personal emergencies.

5.             Absences due to the student representing the College in some official capacity, or due to participation in a required field trip in another class, will be excused upon presentation of verifying evidence by an authorized College official.

6.             Web or online courses are a special category.  As web courses come in a variety of modalities, instructors must publish their attendance policy in their syllabus on the course website.  There must be a definition of what qualifies as attendance for the course in the published attendance policy.

 

303.2.6       GRADE OF WITHDRAWAL

            1.      Regular Semester

After the midpoint of the instructional period, instructors may drop a student for excessive absences with a “W” grade (withdrawal).  Students may drop a class until the deadline published in the appropriate academic calendar and in the Schedule of Classes.  Students who prefer to be dropped with a “W” grade (withdrawal) rather than receiving the grade earned, after the deadline of a student initiated withdrawal, may request this from the instructor.  The instructor has the discretion to grant or deny such requests.  If a withdrawal is not granted, the student will receive the grade earned for the course.  No student may drop a class during the last 2 weeks of a regular semester course or the equivalent in non-traditionally scheduled courses.

 

2.         Short Course

Withdrawals and drops in short or non-traditionally scheduled courses will be handled according to a timeline proportional to the regular semester timeline. 

 

            3.      Absences After Student Initiated Withdrawal Deadline

If an absence, which would otherwise result in a student being dropped, occurs after the deadline for student initiated withdrawal, the instructor may either drop the student by indicating a “W” grade (withdrawal) on the grade roster or retain him/her on the class roster and award the grade warranted by the student’s performance.  All drops must conform to stated College policy.

 

4.      Written petitions for exception to procedures may be presented to the Registrar/Director for Admissions or designee for action.