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Class Length
During a regular academic year, classes may last 50 minutes, or three to four hours depending on
course credit and lab configurations. Longer classes that meet three or four hours at a sitting should
have one or two short breaks of ten to fifteen minutes.
Overlapping Classes
No student shall be permitted to register for classes that overlap. Classes that have any common
meeting time are considered to be overlapping, as are any back-to-back classes that have start and end
times closer together than the standard change period for the campus.
Only under extenuating circumstances shall petitions for overrides for such conflicts be permitted, and
shall require the signatures of all faculty members involved. The decision to approve or disapprove
such a petition for override is entirely discretionary with each faculty member involved.
Students must officially cancel any course for which they have enrolled and subsequently been denied
admission.
Classes and Events during Exams and Reading Days
1. No classes will be permitted after the last day of instruction for any course that normally
includes undergraduate students.
2. No University-sponsored extracurricular events which require the participation of students may
be scheduled during Finals Week.
Attendance
1. It is expected that students should attend all classes.
2. All matters related to student absences, including the making up of work missed, are to be
arranged between the student and the instructor.
3. All instructors will, at the beginning of each term, make a clear statement to all their classes
concerning the policies in the syllabus for handling absences. Instructors will also be
responsible for counseling their students regarding the academic consequences of absences
from their classes or laboratories. Students are obligated to adhere to the requirements of
each course as stated by the instructor.
4. Attendance will be recorded and managed by the University online attendance system. Student
may consult this facility through the Student Portal for their absence status.
Notification of Reasons for Absence
Under certain conditions a notification of absence enabling a student to make up work missed may be
obtained from the appropriate office as indicated below. The following rules apply:
1. When a student has participated in an authorized University activity (a department trip, sport or
debate activity, etc.), the notification should be issued by the sponsoring office.
2. A student who receives medical care from officially recognized health care personnel or
facilities is expected to present to the Registration Office medical certificate with verification of
the date(s) in which such care was received, not later 1 week after the end of the last day of
absence.
3. Instructors are urged to assist, without prejudice, students returning to a class after a legitimate
absence, such as illness, death in the immediate family, religious observance or involvement in
University-sponsored activities. Makeup work will be arranged subject to any limitations
previously announced by the instructor. There are occasions where the size or nature of the
course makes it necessary to set limits on the number of excused absences or the availability of
makeup work, particularly for exams or special events such as field trips or outside speakers.
Such limitations will be explained in the instructor’s statement of attendance policy at the
beginning of each course. Students with scheduled activities must check with the instructor as
early as possible to clarify that there will be no conflict with the policy.
4. In the event of injury or illness, a student may submit a written request to the Dean of the
Faculty, not later than ten (10) days from the first absence, for a medical leave of absence
and include documentation to justify need for a medical leave from the treating physician.
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