The establishment of specific requirements concerning class attendance, as well as announced and unannounced examinations is the responsibility of the individual instructor.
Attendance is taken in all departmental courses.
When absences are excessive, the student may be dropped from the program. The department recognizes that during the two-year professional education component, situations may arise which could cause students to be absent from, or late to, some portion of their educational experience. However, in our professions we are called upon to give service to individuals despite unusual conditions in our lives that would normally demand an absence from our duties. Therefore, absence and tardiness should occur rarely or not at all because of our role as a health-care professional. Punctuality and regular attendance while a student are essential to the development of a professional attitude and aptitude for the professional career which follows this period of education and training.