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Class attendance is both mandatory and critical. Students are also expected to be in class on time.
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Only students enrolled in the course section may attend class unless prior approval has been given by the Dean or Dean鈥檚 designee.
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ABA Standards require law schools to adopt, publish, and adhere to a class attendance requirement. To meet this standard, the law school requires that students attend 80% of the regularly scheduled class sessions or the student will be administratively withdrawn from the course, receiving a W/F on his/her/their transcript. This policy permits a maximum of 20% absences with no option to petition for any excused absences.
During the Fall and Spring semesters the 20% rule allows:
- Three (3) absences in a class that meets once a week.
- Six (6) absences in a class that meets twice a week.
- Eight (8) absences in a class that meets three times a week.
During the Summer semester the 20% rule allows:
- Two (2) absences in a class that meets once a week.
- Three (3) absences in a class that meets twice a week.
- Four (4) absences in a class that meets three times a week.
- Zero absences are allowed for PRI鈥檚.
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Students whose total absences exceed 鈥渢he maximum鈥 (as defined in (3) above) will be automatically administratively withdrawn from the course by the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or his/her designee and will not be allowed to sit for the final exam. Notice will be forthwith provided to any such student(s). A grade of 鈥淲F鈥 will be recorded on the student鈥檚 transcript. Students will still be responsible for all financial fees associated with the course. The sole relief available for a student is to take a leave of absence and petition the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or his/her designee to convert a 鈥淲F鈥 to a 鈥淲鈥.
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A student who is unprepared, late for class, or leaves early may be counted absent and/or dismissed from class for that day.
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It is the sole responsibility of the student attending any class to make sure that he or she personally signs the attendance roster. A student who attends class but fails to sign the roster may request the professor to verify attendance.
To be considered, such a request shall:
- Only be a single email sent to the professor.
- Be within three hours from the end of the class in question.
It is solely within the discretion of the professor to grant or refuse such a request.
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Students are responsible for tracking their own attendance. As a courtesy, students can view their attendance online in the Student Portal: .