An absence is defined as non-attendance for any reason, whether illness, emergency, or official leave. If a student is absent more than twenty-five percent of the total meeting time during a semester or term, she will be assigned a grade of F in the course. As the maximum allowed absences include both excused and unexcused absences, students are urged not to miss classes without good reason. A pattern of unexcused absences in two or more classes will subject the student to immediate suspension or expulsion. The class attendance regulations for students admitted to Judson under special programs and for students on academic probation must be observed as long as the student remains in such status.
Attendance is mandatory at all tests announced one week in advance.
Teachers may permit deviation from this rule on the grounds of illness necessitating confinement for 24 hours or more, death in the family, or other extreme emergencies. The teacher may request verification of circumstances by a note from the hospital, doctor, nurse, vice president for student services or vice president and dean of the faculty, dormitory director, or parent, as appropriate. Any probationary or special student absent from a class or study session will be reported to the vice president and dean of the faculty for appropriate action. Due to the nature of some courses, individual professors may enforce policies which differ from the above. At the beginning of each semester, the professors will explain the policy regarding absences in each of their classes.