Updating the Attendance Policy for Graduate Students

2024-2025 Academic Policies proposal for Graduate Programs

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General Catalog Information
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  • Institutional Policy for Graduate Programs*
    This form may only be used for updating academic policies or introducing new policies at the graduate level.
  • Title*
    Updating the Attendance Policy for Graduate Students
    Updating the Attendance Policy for Graduate Students
    The title identified here refers to the title of an existing policy or a new policy to be added to the graduate catalog
  • Is this an existing policy?
  • Does this policy need to be reciprocated at the undergraduate level?*
    To ensure consistency in our policies at the undergraduate and graduate level, this question is designed to direct the attention of the author and councils to this important issue. When appropriate changes that necessitate update/new policies at both levels require two proposals to go through governance; one for each level.
The Proposed Policy
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  • Rationale for the new/update policy proposal*
    We would like to update the Graduate Catalog Attendance policy for greater clarity and to better reflect new course modalities.
    Please explain the rationale for this proposal.
  • Current Policy (if one exists)

    Attendance

    Regular attendance at classes is obligatory. A student may be dropped from a course for poor achievement due to excessive absence and, if dropped after the deadline for dropping courses, will receive a final mark of E.

    This field should only be completed if an existing policy is proposed to be updated. Please copy the exact wording of the policy from the graduate catalog into this text area.
    New Policy*

    Attendance

    Regular attendance and activity in classes are obligatory. Faculty may consider attendance when determining grades. Refer to the course syllabus for information about how attendance will factor into course grades.

    Please provide catalog copy of the policy to be considered.

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