First Year English Courses

1. Class attendance is regarded as an obligation as well as a privilege, and students are expected to know attendance regulations and to attend regularly and punctually all classes in which they are enrolled. Failure to do so may jeopardize students' scholastic standing and may lead to suspension from the college or University.

2. Instructors shall keep a permanent attendance record for each class. These records are subject to inspection by appropriate college or University officials.

3. Students shall submit excuses for all class absences to professors within three class days after returning to classes. Professors shall accept an official University excuse. With the following exceptions, professors are to determine whether absences are excused or unexcused:

a) Absences arising from authorized trips away from the University or from special duties at the University shall be excused.

b) Absences arising from a student's confinement in a hospital or other in-patient facility or doctor's excused absences shall be excused. Students are responsible for verifying this information to the faculty.

c) Absences arising from a death in the immediate family shall be excused. The immediate family is defined as spouse, child, step-child, mother, father, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather, step-mother, step-father, step-brother, step-sister, aunt, uncle, mother-in-law or father-in-law.

4. Students who have excused absences shall not be penalized for the absences but shall be afforded fair and reasonable opportunity to complete comparable course work or exams missed as a result of the absences. Students have a right to appeal, through the appropriate academic chain, decisions made by faculty.

5. When freshmen or sophomore students receive excessive unexcused absences (25% of total classes) in any class, the instructors may recommend to the students' academic deans that the students lose the right to attend the classes and the right to continue the coursework, and be given a failing grade.

6. Faculty members are required to state in writing and explain to students their expectations in regard to class attendance during the first class meeting or by the last day to add (third official day classes).

7. Students may be admitted to class only when the instructor has received a roster or notice from the Registrar indicating proper registration.

From ULM 2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog