Attendance and Absences

A faculty member establishes the requirements for attendance and class participation for the course(s) and is responsible for informing students of the attendance policies at the beginning of each course. Please review the policy on Attendance and Absences. Students’ medical information is private. Faculty members should not request medical information such as doctors’ notes from students. Students should provide medical documentation (such as doctors’ notes) to the Student Affairs Office when absolutely necessary. The Student Affairs Office is located at 73 Tremont Street, 12th floor, and can be contacted by email or by phone at 617-573-8230. Student Affairs does not provide “excused absence” notes for students; but may, upon request, inform faculty members of absences when students have been absent for a week or longer or are experiencing a serious personal emergency.