Students may miss without
penalty the equivalent of one week's worth of class (three MWF
meetings, or two MW or TR meetings). Students who miss more than
one week's worth of class will lower their final course grade by
two-thirds of a letter grade for each additional absence. For example,
if a student who would otherwise earn a C+ for this course missed
four meetings of a MWF section, his final grade would be C-.)
Please note: The program does not recognize a distinction between
excused and unexcused absences—an absent student misses
class regardless of the reason. However, students shall not be penalized
for absences that result from the following: varsity sports travel,
or other travel in which the student officially represents the University;
religious holidays; and serious medical crises for the student or
a member of the student's immediate family. These sanctioned absences,
however, do count against the total number of class meetings that
the student is allowed to miss without penalty. Thus if a member
of a varsity team misses four MWF classes due to team travel, she
will incur no penalty for excessive absence. However, if that same
student missed four MWF classes due to team travel and another two
classes for any reason (other than University travel, religious holiday,
or serious illness), she would lower her final grade two-thirds of
a letter for each of the two non-sanctioned absences–regardless
of when during the semester those absences were taken.
In all cases in which a student misses more than the equivalent of
two weeks of class, the Writing Program administrators shall be consulted
to determine whether credit will be granted for ENWR 110.
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