Attendance
Because PWR courses make extensive use of writing activities,
in-class workshops, and small group discussions, your consistent
attendance is crucial to your success. If you must miss a class
for religious holidays, medical reasons, or valid University-related
activities, you must let your instructor know as far in advance
as possible of the absence and obtain information about the
work you must do to keep up in class. If you miss a class for
any other reason (sudden illness, family emergency, etc.),
you should get in touch with your instructor as soon as possible
and arrange to make up the work missed. If you do not take
responsibility for communicating with your instructor about
absences, your instructor will contact you by phone or email
and issue a warning about your standing in the course. Should
you miss a second unexcused class, your work in the class will
be seriously compromised, and a continued pattern of absences
may jeopardize your enrollment in the class. The best policy,
therefore, is to be in class, on time, every day!
Since your students will have read the PWR statement on attendance
in your syllabus, they shouldn’t be confused about the
policy or about our procedures for dealing with absences. It
is important to implement this policy carefully and consistently:
ask students to let you know, in advance, if they must miss class
for religious holidays, medical reasons, or valid University-related
activities. If students miss two or more classes, remind them
of the Program policy and alert them to the serious consequences
of missing class.
