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 |
Applicable Absence Limitation |
| 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 |