ABSENCES POLICY

Regular attendance is required to be successful in the class. I will use the administrative warn and drop system. After three (3) absences, I will issue a warning and after six (6) accumulative absences, I may withdraw you. Each absence beyond four (4) is considered excessive and will result in grade reduction of your final course grade of 3% per instance. For example, five (5) absences results in a 3% reduction to the final course grade, six (6) absences results in a 6% reduction to the final course grade, and so on. Moreover, if I allow you to remain enrolled in the course beyond six (6) absences, it will affect your participation grade, perhaps to the point of zero in the participation component of this course. Arriving late or leaving early is unacceptable, and three (3) instances results in a charged absence. Arriving five (5) minutes or more late results in a charged absence; leaving early results in a charged absence.