The instructor has primary responsibility for ruling on requests for absences to be excused. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs has jurisdiction if a student wishes to appeal an instructor's decision. Make-up of examinations missed during an excused absence must be coordinated with the course leader and any other instructors involved. In such cases the instructor and student must plan in advance with the MDL staff supervisor so that use of the space can be coordinated with other uses and with other MDL staff duties. Students are expected to arrive in class on time.
Instructors have the prerogative to instate reasonable and prudent means to discourage tardiness.
The Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs reviews the scholastic records of all students at the end of each semester. If a student's semester grade point average falls below 2.0, the student will receive an unofficial letter of warning from the Associate Dean. Any student whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.0 will be placed on Academic Warning. If the student's cumulative GPA is not raised above 2.0 by the end of the following semester, the student will be placed on Academic Probation, at which time the student will be invited by the Associate Dean to meet with the College Admissions and Standards Committee to discuss reasons for the student's poor academic performance. The student will be removed from probation at the end of the next semester if their cumulative GPA is raised to 2.0 or above.