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Student-instructor and student-student interaction is vital to the mission of LIM College, which supports a dynamic and responsive curriculum in a highly personal learning environment. In accordance with this mission, attendance at all class sessions is expected and is considered critical to a student’s academic success and personal enrichment.
Each instructor is required to state in her/his syllabi expectations regarding class attendance and his/her policy on accepting late assignments. Each instructor will keep a permanent record of attendance for each class and this record will be maintained electronically in SONIS (the College’s administrative database). These records are subject to inspection by appropriate College officials; however, it is highly advisable that students also track their own attendance record through their SONIS account. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the following attendance policies:
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTAL ATTENDANCE POLICIES
Academic departments include Arts & Communications; Fashion Merchandising; Math, Finance & Technology; Marketing & Management; and Visual Merchandising.
For courses which meet on campus two times per week
On the fifth unexcused absence a student’s final grade will be reduced by ½ a letter grade and will continue to be reduced by the same amount after every subsequent absence.
For courses which meet on campus one time per week exclusively
On the third unexcused absence a student’s final grade will be reduced by one letter grade and will continue to be reduced by the same amount after every subsequent absence.
For hybrid courses (one class on campus and one class online per week)
An absence is defined as either not showing up for the on-campus class or, for the online portion, not signing in and completing the week’s module. On the third unexcused absence a student’s final grade will be reduced by ½ a letter grade and will continue to be reduced by the same amount after every subsequent absence.
For online courses (no on-campus classes)
An absence is defined as not signing in and completing the week’s module. On the third unexcused absence a student’s final grade will be reduced by ½ a letter grade and will continue to be reduced by the same amount after every subsequent absence.
COLLEGE-WIDE ATTENDANCE POLICY
Includes all academic departments and experiential education courses.
Students are required to abide by the attendance policy as stated in the syllabus of each course. However, the institution believes that missing 40% or more of any scheduled classes (either excused or unexcused) for any one course in which a student is enrolled undermines the integrity of the educational experience. Therefore, this will result in an automatic failure for said course and will be recorded as an “FA” by the Office of the Registrar. The grade of “FA” calculates negatively into the GPA the same as an earned “F”. Note that an “FA” may also affect some forms of financial aid.
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