4. Applicable Absence Limitation

With respect to any course, a student is allowed to miss up to the “Applicable Absence Limitation” for that course. Students with absences in excess of the Applicable Absence Limitation shall be excluded from the course, unless such excess absences are excused in accordance with Paragraph 6, below. The Applicable Absence Limitation for a course is a function of the course's credit hours and frequency of class meetings, as set forth in the following tables, which apply to both in-person and synchronous online or distance education classes:

a. Fall semester, Spring Semester, or 12-week Summer Session

Credit Hours/Semester or Twelve Week Summer Session	Applicable Absence Limitation/Semester or Twelve Week Summer Session
1-credit course, meets once a week	one class meeting
2-credit course, meets once a week	up to two class meetings
2-credit course, meets twice a week	up to four class meetings
3-credit course, meets once a week	up to two class meetings
3-credit course, meets twice a week	up to four class meetings
3-credit course, meets three times a week	up to six class meetings
4-credit course, meets twice a week	up to four class meetings
4-credit course, meets three times a week	up to five class meetings

b. Six-Week Summer Session

Credit Hours/Six Week Session	Applicable Absence Limitation/Six Week Session
2-credit course, meets twice a week	up to two class meetings
3-credit course, meets two times a week	up to two class meetings
3-credit course, meets three times a week	up to three class meetings
4-credit course, meets four times a week	up to four class meetings