Regular attendance is expected. If you must miss a class, it is your responsibility to determine what was missed due to the absence. Once I learn everyone's name, I note who is not in class, who comes in late and who leaves early without formally taking attendance. A grade of zero will be given on an exam or quiz missed due to an unexcused absence. If you are not in class when an assignment is returned, you can ask another student to pick it up for you.
Unclaimed work is left in the classroom.
In the same manner, another student should be asked to pick up any handouts distributed in class when you are not present. If I am going to be absent, I will attempt to send an E-mail to the address you give me and leave a message on my voice mail. University policy allows students to withdraw from a course without academic penalty until the midpoint of the course merely by filling out a form in the Enrollment Center. Withdrawals beyond that time require approval of the Dean and will only be given for extenuating circumstances. Poor academic performance and forgetting to withdraw are not extenuating circumstances.