Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3342 - Kent State University › Chapter 3342-3 - Administrative Policies Regarding Academic Requirements › Section 3342-3-01.2 - Administrative policy regarding class attendance and class absence

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 Purpose. Regular attendance in class is expected of all students at all levels
			 at the university. While classes are conducted on the premise that regular
			 attendance is expected, the university recognizes certain activities, events,
			 and circumstances as legitimate reasons for absence from class. This policy
			 provides for accommodations in accordance with federal and state laws
			 prohibiting discrimination, including, but not limited to, Section 504 of the
			 Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §794, and its implementing
			 regulation, 34 C.F.R. Part 104; Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
			 of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §12131 et seq., and its implementing regulations, 28
			 C.F.R. Part 35; as well as university policy 5-16. This policy describes the
			 procedures for requesting and responding to legitimate absences
			 with the exception of absences for religious and
			 spiritual beliefs. Absences for religious and spiritual beliefs are guided by
			 rule 3342-3-01.14 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(B) Class attendance.
			 The individual instructor has both the responsibility and the prerogative for
			 managing student attendance. The instructor's policy regarding attendance for
			 each course should be written in the course syllabus and communicated to
			 students during the first week of the term. The policy may take alternate forms
			 within the bounds of appropriate instructional techniques.
(C) Class absence. Legitimate reasons for an
			 "excused" absence include, but are not limited to, illness and injury,
			 disability-related concerns, military service, death in the immediate family,
			  academic field trips,
			 and participation in an approved concert or athletic event, and direct
			 participation in university disciplinary hearings.
(D) Academic requirement. Even though any
			 absence can potentially interfere with the planned development of a course, and
			 the student bears the responsibility for fulfilling all course requirements in
			 a timely and responsible manner, instructors will, without prejudice, provide
			 students returning to class after a legitimate absence with appropriate
			 assistance and counsel about completing missed assignments and class material.
			 Neither academic departments nor individual faculty members are required to
			 waive essential or fundamental academic requirements of a course to accommodate
			 student absences. However, each circumstance will be reviewed on a case-by-case
			 basis.
(E) Informal resolution
			 should first be attempted between individual instructors and students in the
			 event of any attendance-related concerns. If informal resolution is
			 unsuccessful, the following offices, with respect to that office's purview, can
			 provide assistance and guidance on attendance concerns, and instruction on
			 filing a grievance: student ombuds, student accessibility services (SAS), or
			 equal opportunity and affirmative action.
(F) Student responsibilities: In addition to
			 this policy, students are responsible for following the procedures and policies
			 of the respective offices from which they are seeking assistance, e.g. student
			 accessibility services, the student ombuds, etc. In all instances of absences,
			 students shall be responsible for all material covered in class during their
			 absence. Students are responsible for completing any makeup work resulting from
			 their absence. In no case is an excuse from class to be interpreted as a
			 release from class responsibility.
(G) General procedures and responsibilities
			 for requesting and determining legitimate class absence:
(1) Instructors shall:
(a) Inform student about assignments to be
			 made during the absences, and make alternative suggestions for acquisition of
			 the material missed.
(b) Provide
			 reasonable opportunity for a makeup examination and/or assignment if a
			 legitimate absence occurs on an examination day and/or a day when an assignment
			 is due. In the extraordinary circumstance where it is not feasible to offer a
			 makeup examination and/or assignment, some acceptable alternative must be
			 provided.
(c) Resolve conflicts
			 arising from a legitimate absence as provided in this rule through appropriate
			 administrative channels.