Attendance
Attendance is mandatory: language acquisition is a skill which
needs regular practice. The instructor will take attendance each day. You are
not allowed more than four absences during the semester for classes which
meet four times a week, and three absences for classes which meet three
times a week. After the fourth (or the third) absence, your attendance and
participation percentage of the grade will be lowered as follows:
0-4
A
5-6
B
7-8
C
9-10
D
11 or more must drop
the course or F
If class meets three times a
week:
0-3
A
4-5
B
6-7
C
8-9
D
10 or more must drop
the course or F
Exceptions may be made for extreme unforeseen
circumstances.
We make exceptions for religious holidays you must
observe.
A doctor's note does not represent an excuse for
an absence, unless you are sick for a prolonged period of time with a severe
illness that prevents you from going to class, in which case your Dean
must notify your teacher, and you are expected to keep up the work. Doctor
appointments, interview appointments and such are absolutely not accepted as
excuses. You are responsible for making them outside of class time.
If it
is an intensive course or the course meets twice a
week the policy is the following:
Attendance
Attendance is mandatory: language acquisition is a skill which
needs regular practice. The instructor will take attendance each day. You are
allowed two. After the second absence, your attendance and participation
percentage of the grade will be lowered as follows:
0-2
A
3
B
4
C
5
D
6 or more must drop the course or
F
Lateness
If you arrive late to class consistently you might
be asked to leave the class.
Late arrivals disrupt the class.
Also,
you are expected to stay till the end of every class. Early departures are not
permitted unless you have a very special reason and you inform your teacher at
the beginning of class. Unjustified late arrivals or early
departures count as absences. A delay of more than 5 minutes for
three times counts as absence.
