By going on an optional trip, you can make-up an absence from a colloquium session. This will be an evening performance. Since we only meet fourteen times during the semester, attendance is necessary if we are to be ready for the performance on Saturday, May 5. You may safely allow yourself one unexcused absence. Any more than one will hurt your participation grade.
Class begins on time at which point the sign in sheet is taken away.
This means that you need to get to class a little early to sign in. If you are late, it is your responsibility to make sure your name gets on the sign in list. Three latenesses equal one absence. Since this is a one-credit course, the university requires three hours of outside work per week in addition to class meetings. Most likely, in the beginning of the semester, you won't need to put in the three hours of outside work each week.