Section 3: Attendance

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Attendance
Attendance by students is expected in all on-campus and online course activities (residencies, lectures, seminars, tutorials, and laboratories). Students who do not meet attendance requirements may be excluded from their final assignment/ examination(s), assigned a letter grade of F (Fail), or may be required to withdraw from a course and/or the program of study. Students who are absent because of illness, accident, or family problems should bring the matter to the attention of their Instructor and may be required to provide supporting documentation.

Ceasing to attend does not constitute withdrawal from the University. Students wishing to withdraw must notify the Registrar’s Office in writing in accordance with the Voluntary Withdrawal procedures.

Residency
A student will be required to retake the residency in a subsequent session if he or she is unable to complete the entire residency period and unable to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Dean of the appropriate unit the competencies associated with that component of the program. With the consent of the dean, the student may be allowed to take a course or courses equivalent to the missed components of the residency.

Distance courses
A student will be required to retake the distance component of a program in a subsequent session if he or she is unable to complete the distance component and unable to demonstrate to the satisfaction of his or her professor the competencies associated with that component. With the consent of the Dean of the appropriate unit, the student may be allowed to take a course equivalent to the missed distance component.

On-Campus Courses
A student will be required to retake an on-campus course in a subsequent session if he or she is unable to complete the entire course and unable to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Dean of the appropriate unit the competencies associated with that component of the program. With the consent of the dean, the student may be allowed to take an alternative course or courses equivalent to the missed on-campus course.