Absences

UW-EAU CLAIRE CLASS ATTENDANCE POLICY
(From the UW-Eau Claire 2004-2005 Catalogue, Page 29)
All Students are expected to attend all class sessions of courses in which they are enrolled. Each faculty member should inform each class in writing at the beginning of the course regarding the use of student attendance in relation to student evaluation procedures. If a student fails to attend the first class meeting of any course without previously notifying the instructor or the department chair, the student may be dropped from that course so that the vacancy may be filled by another student from a waiting list. It remains the student's responsibility to determine his/her own enrollment status. Each department has a policy on first-day/first-week class attendance. Students should consult the Class Schedule Bulletin each semester for details. * * If a particular department has a policy for a first-day/first-week attendance, it is listed at the beginning of the class listing for that department in the Class Schedule Bulletin. Students should contact the instructor, the department secretary, or the Office of Student Development and Diversity (836-2003) for any first-day class absence.

ABSENCES
The Office of Student Development and Diversity will inform instructors of an absence for certain circumstances. They are:

First-day/first-week absence: Illness, death in the family, personal or family emergency or mandatory employment. It is the student's responsibility to contact instructors or the department secretaries for other reasons.

Fewer than three days: Death in the family, personal or family emergency, or approved UW-Eau Claire activity. If the absence is fewer than three days for another reason, it is the student's responsibility to contact instructors or the department secretaries.

More than three days: Illness, injury, personal or family emergency, or approved UW-Eau Claire activity.

Absence Notification Procedure: Contact the Office of Student Development and Diversity by calling 836-5626 or by stopping in Schofield 240, or completing the Online Class Absence Form. If an absence is due to other circumstances, students are responsible for contacting their instructors by telephone or e-mail.

AUTHORIZED ABSENCES
(From the Faculty and Academic Staff Handbook - Chapter 7, Page 8) A student's absence from class is authorized by the Dean of the College for (1) participation in an approved field trip listed in the catalogue as a requirement for a course in which the student is enrolled; or (2) participation in an authorized extra-curricular activity on the regularly approved calendar of university events [such absences are reported by the Dean to each instructor at least 48 hours in advance of the trip of event]; or (3) illness, injury, or emergency of such severity as to prevent the student from being able to attend class. The Office of Student Development and Diversity will assist the student in providing any needed documentation. Instructors are obligated to furnish students an opportunity to make up any course work missed during authorized absences. Students who are unable to attend fall classes until after the Labor Day holiday due to continued employment should contact the Office of Student Development and Diversity before the start of the semester. Students should inform the Associate Dean of Student Development of other commitments in addition to classes, such as residence hall leases, etc., which may be affected by the delayed attendance. A letter from the employer indicating that the student is employed through the holiday weekend may be requested. The Office of Student Development and Diversity will notify instructors whose classes are affected by the absence. Instructors should consider these to be excused absences and should not report them to the Registrar's Office. It is the student's responsibility to contact faculty to acquire information and assignments given during the absence.

EXCESSIVE ABSENCES (for instructors information)
In the event a student is found by an instructor to be absent without explanation for an extended period, usually in excess of one week, and the instructor is unable to communicate with the student after attempting to make contact, the absence is to be reported directly to the Associate Dean of Student Development. The Office of Student Development and Diversity will make efforts to contact the student and to inform the instructor of their findings. In matters of student absence, the Associate Dean of Student Development is available to assist instructors where there is genuine concern regarding the excessive absence of a student. The Associate Dean of Student Development can be of greatest assistance when referrals are made early in a semester.  

 

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