Students will normally be expected to meet the general degree requirements listed in the announcements of their school for the year in which they initially enrolled. If, during the period of their enrollment, requirements are modified, these modifications will be applicable to the students, except that none shall be applied retroactively to their disadvantage. Notable interruptions of a student s progress toward a degree may, however, necessitate reconsideration by the academic dean of the terms under which the student is pursuing that degree. Students programs are under the direction of the academic dean of the school in which they are registered, and the permanent official record of their program is kept in the Office of the Registrar, with copies in the office of the academic dean. Students who study abroad in a program that has received the prior approval of the university may be exempted from this requirement by the appropriate dean.
Good scholarship requires the presence of students at all class and laboratory meetings.
The responsibility for prompt and regular class attendance rests upon the individual student. If, for any reason, a student is absent too frequently from class, it may become impossible for that student to receive a passing grade. Authority for excusing absences rests with the teacher, who may request that the student obtain authentication of absence considered unavoidable.