{"id":232,"date":"2015-03-02T15:14:06","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T20:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/fys\/?page_id=232"},"modified":"2025-03-05T12:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T17:47:12","slug":"fys-attendance-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/fys\/first-year-seminar\/faculty\/fys-course-requirements\/fys-attendance-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"FYS Attendance Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are two versions of the FYS attendance policy: A.\u00a0 MWF classes and B. MW or TR classes.\u00a0 Please scroll down to read the one that applies to your class.<\/p>\n<p>*Students: Please consult your FYS instructor for guidance on course-specific attendance policies (such as QR code attendance tracking).<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p><strong>A.\u00a0 FYS 100 ATTENDANCE POLICY (for all sections meeting MWF)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Regularly attending your FYS class is crucial to your success as a student. Class attendance is important because the reality is that you have to be there to participate and benefit from class discussions, which are structured learning events. Being on time for class and attending all class meetings is expected. Period. You can find more information about Class Attendance Policies in the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.marshall.edu\/graduate\/academic-requirements-regulations\/\">Undergraduate Catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXCUSED ABSENCES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>University-sponsored academic activities (performing arts, debate and individual events, honors classes, ROTC); official athletic events; other university activities (student government).<\/li>\n<li>Student Illness or Critical Illness\/Death in the Immediate Family: \u201dImmediate Family\u201d is defined as a spouse\/life partner, child, parent, legal guardian, sibling, grandparent or grand- child. <strong>*Routine doctor appointments are not excused. Appointments should be scheduled around your classes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Short-Term Military Obligation<\/li>\n<li>Jury Duty or Subpoena for Court Appearance<\/li>\n<li>Religious Holidays<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Student\u2019s Responsibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide appropriate documentation for excused absence(s).<\/li>\n<li>Request the opportunity to complete missed work <strong>immediately upon return to class.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Be aware that excessive absences\u2014whether excused or unexcused\u2014may affect your ability to earn a passing grade.<\/li>\n<li>Regardless of the nature of the excused absence, you are responsible for completing all coursework <strong>prior to the end of the semester<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Make-up work for Excused Absences <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Because FYS is an interactive class, students who miss class due to University-excused activities will be provided with an alternative assignment that connects to the activities in the missed class session.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNEXCUSED ABSENCES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you miss three classes, expect an email\/notification from your instructor<\/li>\n<li>If you miss a fourth class, you will face:\n<ul>\n<li>Automatic one letter grade deduction in the course<\/li>\n<li>Mandatory meeting with instructor. At the instructor\u2019s discretion, you may develop a plan of improvement, and if you meet its criteria, you may have the chance to potentially earn back the letter grade deduction. Keep in mind this option is at the instructor\u2019s discretion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If you miss a 5th class, the previous letter grade deduction stands. (Improvement plan will not change this grade.)<\/li>\n<li>Subsequent missed classes will result in additional letter grade deductions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>B. FYS 100 ATTENDANCE POLICY (for all sections meeting MW or TR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Regularly attending your FYS class is crucial to your success as a student. Class attendance is important because the reality is that you have to be there to participate and benefit from class discussions, which are structured learning events. Being on time for class and attending all class meetings is expected. Period. You can find more information about Class Attendance Policies in the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.marshall.edu\/graduate\/academic-requirements-regulations\/\">Undergraduate Catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXCUSED ABSENCES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>University-sponsored academic activities (performing arts, debate and individual events, honors classes, ROTC); official athletic events; other university activities (student government).<\/li>\n<li>Student Illness or Critical Illness\/Death in the Immediate Family: \u201dImmediate Family\u201d is defined as a spouse\/life partner, child, parent, legal guardian, sibling, grandparent or grand- child. <strong>*Routine doctor appointments are not excused. Appointments should be scheduled around your classes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Short-Term Military Obligation<\/li>\n<li>Jury Duty or Subpoena for Court Appearance<\/li>\n<li>Religious Holidays<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Student\u2019s Responsibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide appropriate documentation for excused absence(s).<\/li>\n<li>Request opportunity to complete missed work <strong>immediately upon return to class.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Be aware that excessive absences\u2014whether excused or unexcused\u2014may affect your ability to earn a passing grade.<\/li>\n<li>Regardless of the nature of the excused absence, you are responsible for completing all coursework <strong>prior to the end of the semester<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Make-up work for Excused Absences <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Because FYS is an interactive class, students who miss class due to University-excused activities will be provided with an alternative assignment that connects to the activities in the missed class session.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNEXCUSED ABSENCES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you miss two classes, expect an email\/notification from your instructor<\/li>\n<li>If you miss a third class, you will face:\n<ul>\n<li>Automatic one letter grade deduction in the course<\/li>\n<li>Mandatory meeting with instructor. 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