Yes! Attendance is recorded for all classes at Mountwest and submitted to Financial Aid. Since students are not physically present for distance education classes, attendance is determined differently than in a traditional, face-to-face class.
Below is a summary of how attendance may be taken for each of the distance education courses. Always check with your instructor and refer to the instructor’s attendance policy in their syllabus for details.
Online courses:  Since there are no class meetings, attendance is based on completing the assigned coursework each week to make satisfactory progress in the class.
Hybrid courses:  Attendance for these courses is taken in-person for the face-to-face class meetings and taken based on progress in the coursework for the online portion of the class.
Live remote:  Attendance for these courses is taken based on being present and participating in the virtual class sessions using the video conferencing software.
Flex:  Attendance will be taken based on how a student chooses to attend that specific class. If they attend virtually, attendance will be taken similar to live remote clases (as described above). If students attend in-person, then attendance will be taken similar to a traditional, face-to-face course.
Each instructor will specify in the syllabus how they will record attendance for that course, which will work in tandem with the College-Wide Attendance Policy. Instructors may record attendance using a variety of methods, including but not limited to: assignments completed by specific deadlines, participation in discussion boards, completed modules or exams, etc.
Caution! Simply logging into Blackboard or the video conferencing software is not sufficient for being counted as present in these courses. Your participation must be regular and substantive in order to be marked as attending these classes.
Since attendance is submitted to Financial Aid, not “attending” class — as outlined in the instructor’s attendance policy within the syllabus — may have Financial Aid implications.