Instructors should explain their class attendance policies, including any penalties for unexcused absences, on their course syllabi. Absences begin with the first day a student is enrolled in class. Sometimes students will notify the Student Affairs staff of the reasons for their absences. Student Affairs will then notify the student s professors. Responsibility for determining whether or not the absence is excused still rests with the instructor.
Students are responsible for any work or assignments they miss due to absences.
They are also responsible for obtaining excuses for their absences and arranging to make up any missed work. Students are not to be penalized for absences due to participation in university-sanctioned activities. In these cases, students are expected to make arrangements with their instructors ahead of time. MTSU does not usually close because of inclement weather, but students are allowed to use their own discretion about coming to school under potentially hazardous weather conditions. They should be permitted to make up any work missed because of bad weather.