It is the instructor's responsibility to set and to communicate to students the participation requirements for each course. The degree to which classroom participation is required and whether or not work missed by a student during an absence may be made up is at the discretion of the instructor, subject to the policies on class absences stated in subsections 2. and 3. below. Each instructor should inform the student, at the time the student notifies the instructor of a planned absence, of the deadline for completion of the missed assignment or examination. Student Absences for Official University Functions Students shall be excused without penalty from class to participate in an official University sanctioned student activity, such as intercollegiate athletic competition, forensics, music tours and other similar approved events.
Students are responsible for the course work for the time they are absent from class.
Faculty or the University employee in charge of such activities shall file a list of students and the dates they request the students be excused from class with the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Deans, Division Directors, and faculty may check any names against the list by contacting the Office of the Provost.