A student is required
to attend at least 80% of her/his classes to sit for final exams
to receive a grade for them.
A student who misses more than 12 contact hours out of a
four (4) contact hour course will receive an NG for the course.
A student who misses more than 9 contact hours out of a 3
contact hour course will receive an 'NG' for the course.
A student who misses more than 6 contact hours out of a two
(2) contact hour course will receive an NG for that particular
course
Contact hours per week
Total Semester Contact
Hours
Twenty percent (20%
of the total contact hour)
4
60
12
3
45
9
2
30
6
The instructor shall regularly notify the student the number
of classes he/she has missed before declaring that missed classes
have gone beyond twenty percent of the total contact hour.
The instructor shall give the student an NG as soon as he/she
misses twenty percent of the total contact hour required for the
semester.
A student who was absent and has missed a test shall produce
a valid evidence (reason) to the instructor if he/she wishes to
take a make-up test.
If the instructor doubts the validity of the evidence produced
by the student he/she will forward the case to the head of his/her
department.
The department head shall investigate the case and will notify
the instructor of his/her decision.
The decision of the department shall be final and binding.
A student shall not be forced to present evidence for classes
missed within the twenty percent limit unless he/she wishes to
take a make-up test.
The attendance policy should be made clear to students during
orientation.
Attendance is mandatory, and absenteeism will result in
a loss of one to five points.
