English Department
Attendance Policy
(Approved by English Department on April 29, 1999)

The English Department agrees that regular attendance is expected in all of its classes. In classes at both the undergraduate and graduate level, students not only turn in finished papers or complete tests that demonstrate their command of course content and their achievement of class goals, but they engage in a variety of activities that earn them university credit for the course. These activities include discussion and analysis of texts, exploration of ideas, small group or collaborative activities, and presentation of material by the teacher or students that is not readily available in a text book. Thus, the English Department has a policy that if a student misses 20 percent of the course's regular class meetings, then the student will not receive a passing grade for the course.

Depending on the circumstances, the student will receive an F, I or W if he/she misses the following number of classes during Fall or Spring terms:

If the course meets: The student will not pass if he/she misses:
4 times a week 12 classes
3 times a week  9 classes
2 times a week 6 classes
1 time a week 3 classes