Any absence in violation of 2 shall result in a penalty to be assessed by the faculty member teaching the course, which may include a grade of F, grade reduction, additional coursework, etc. Professors must inform students enrolled in their courses of the penalty to be assessed for such violation at or before the first session of the course. Any absence in violation of 3 shall result in the student's timely withdrawal from the course provided the student is in good standing at that time, i.e., provided the student has not earned the grade of F for work earned at the time of withdrawal. Students who are not in good standing or who fail to timely withdraw will receive a grade of F for the course by the School of Law. To be timely, a withdrawal must be accomplished by the student no later than 7 days after being notified by the Office of the Assistant Dean for Student Services of the violation.
Notification is complete upon mailing to the student at the student's last known address.
The Office of the Dean has the responsibility for compiling absences and notifying students of violations. Absences will be presumed to be unexcused unless no later than one week after the missed class, the student demonstrates to the Assistant Dean for Student Services for review and determination that the absence is excused as defined in this policy. The individual faculty member, not the Dean's office, has the sole discretion to award late penalties for failing to turn an assignment or paper in on time or to excuse the late handing in of assignments and papers. For this reason, the Dean's office only oversees student absences from class.