STUDENT RIGHT-TO-KNOW NOTIFICATION ON CLASS ATTENDANCE + ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION POLICY
Class Attendance
Class attendance is expected of all students enrolled at Gordon College. Being prepared for class in advance and participating on a regular basis is a vitally important ingredient for academic success. Some research shows that poor attendance and/or limited participation are often associated with low grades. However, because the delivery mode, content, assignments, and other particulars for each class section vary so widely, Gordon College does not specify an official campus-wide attendance standard. At the beginning of each semester, every instructor will distribute a course syllabus and clearly state his or her attendance policy. It is the student's responsibility to inquire of the instructor if there are questions.
SEE ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION SECTION BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
A WF will be assigned as the final grade if the student stops attending class after mid-term.
The instructor will notify the Registrar's Office in writing if a veteran is absent from a class three consecutive weeks in a fall or spring semester, two consecutive weeks in a full session summer semester, or one week in a half session summer semester.
Field trips and extracurricular activities which require a student's absence from class must be approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty; however, final approval for class absences remains with the individual instructor.
Enrollment Verification
Every semester, faculty will provide electronic verification of class attendance for each student on each official class roll following procedures outlined by the Registrar. Class rolls become official at the close of the drop/add period each semester. Faculty enrollment verification is due on August 26, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. for fall semester classes. Students reported as never attending a class by this date will be removed from the official class roll.
- For students who do not receive financial aid, loans or scholarships: tuition and fees will be recalculated after the class is removed from the schedule. If appropriate, a refund will be issued to the student.
- For students receiving financial aid, loans or scholarships: tuition and fees will be recalculated after the class is removed and financial aid, loans or scholarships will be adjusted accordingly. This adjustment could result in a reduction of aid awarded or loss of loan or scholarship funds.
- No student will be enrolled in a class after the close of the drop/add period.
Fall Semester 2008 Guidelines
If your instructor reports that you have not attended a fall semester class as of August 26, 2008 at 8:00 a.m., you will be removed from the class roll and the class will be removed from your fall semester schedule. To avoid this action, attend a regularly scheduled meeting of each class on your schedule before August 26, 2008.
Students who are removed from class rolls for non-attendance will be notified of this action through their Gordon College email accounts on August 26, 2008. This will be the only notification provided to students.
If you will not attend each class on your schedule before August 26, 2008 or if you are removed from a class roll for non-attendance, follow these steps to seek reinstatement to the roll.
- Notify your instructor that you intend to come to class. Email is the preferred method of notification although written notification may be submitted in person to the instructor.
Find your instructor's email address by using the Faculty, Staff + Department Directory on the Gordon College website at . - Complete a Student Petition requesting reinstatement to the class and take it to the next scheduled meeting of the class. The petition must be signed by the instructor of the class verifying that you have attended class and by the Business Office (Lambdin 230) verifying that you have paid for the class. Turn your completed Student Petition in to the Business Office (Lambdin 230) in person as soon as possible, but no later than September 5, 2008. Student Petitions for reinstatement will not be accepted by mail. They will not be accepted after September 5, 2008.
Student Petitions are available on the Gordon College website under Registrar Forms at or in the Registrar's Office (Lambdin 126). - Follow the attendance policy of the class for which you are requesting reinstatement.
- You and your instructor will be notified of the decision on your request for reinstatement through Gordon College email no later than September 26, 2008.
For your request for reinstatement to a class roll to be reviewed, you must notify your instructor of your intention to attend class. You must also submit your completed and signed Student Petition to the Business Office (Lambdin 230) in person by September 5, 2008.