University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences 2012 â 2013 Student ...
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Flex Florida and Cali<strong>for</strong>nia Campus• Attendance at special services (e.g. wedding, funeral) <strong>for</strong> a member <strong>of</strong> the immediatefamilyPlanned absences must be approved in advance by the Program Coordinator.4. Procedure <strong>for</strong> excused absences in Flex Labs<strong>St</strong>udents are strongly encouraged not to miss any portion <strong>of</strong> any lab. If a student misses more than20% <strong>of</strong> the total lab hours in a course, the student must repeat the course. In the event <strong>of</strong> anoccurrence or emergency that necessitates missing any part <strong>of</strong> a Flex weekend lab, the procedure isas follows:First contact should be the Program Coordinator or Program Manager. If the coordinator ormanager gives approval to proceed, the student next contacts the course online instructor to seekpermission <strong>for</strong> an excused absence. If the course online instructor approves, the student must thencontact the lab instructor to request approval <strong>for</strong> the absence. If all three (programcoordinator/manager, online instructor, and lab instructor) agree, the student will be granted anexcused absence. Failure to follow this sequence will result in an unexcused absence which resultsin <strong>for</strong>feiture <strong>of</strong> the right to review with the instructor all or any part <strong>of</strong> the material. This alsoincludes taking written or practical exams. Unexcused absences are considered to be unpr<strong>of</strong>essionalbehavior which could result in the final course grade being reduced by 5–10% and/or a referral tothe Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Misconduct Committee.5. Unexcused AbsencesUnexcused absences are considered to be unpr<strong>of</strong>essional behavior. With any unexcused absence,students <strong>for</strong>feit the right to review with the instructor, all or any part <strong>of</strong> the material, including testreviews, covered during that lab session. If a student misses more than 20% <strong>of</strong> the total lab hours ina course, the student must repeat the course. <strong>St</strong>udents are expected to make travel arrangements thatpermit them to attend the full lab sessions on each scheduled lab weekend. Arriving late or leavingearly <strong>for</strong> travel is considered unexcused absence except in cases <strong>of</strong> unavoidable conflicts or whenapproved in advance by the program coordinator.6. TardinessTardiness is defined as being late <strong>for</strong> lab (even if by one (1) minute), and is also considered to beunpr<strong>of</strong>essional behavior. It is expected that if a student is tardy <strong>for</strong> any class, the student willapologize to the instructor immediately after that class. If a student is tardy twice (2 times), thestudent will receive a warning letter with a copy <strong>of</strong> that letter placed in his/her file. A third tardinessand each subsequent tardiness will result in a 5% reduction per tardiness from a final course grade.This represents the <strong>University</strong>’s minimal standard; individual faculty may outline additionalconsequences in their course syllabi.For absences related to clinical fieldwork/internship or practicum classes, please refer to ClinicalEducation section.Pr<strong>of</strong>essional BehaviorPr<strong>of</strong>essional behavior is expected on campus at all times. The first incidence <strong>of</strong> unpr<strong>of</strong>essional behavior(other than absences and tardiness described above) will result in a warning letter to the student with acopy to his/her file. A second incidence will result in a referral to the Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Misconduct Committeewith a recommendation that the final grade in the course be reduced by 5-10%.<strong>St</strong>udent Attendance at Pr<strong>of</strong>essional ConferencesAll students are required to attend at least one (1) pr<strong>of</strong>essional conference during their respectivecurriculum. The value <strong>of</strong> this required attendance is greater if students wait until they are in the 5 thtrimester or later. <strong>St</strong>udents will notify their program director, program manager, or an assigned facultymember <strong>of</strong> their intent to attend a particular conference. Due to the nature <strong>of</strong> the weekend lab sessions,plan to attend a conference that is not scheduled during a regular lab weekend. <strong>St</strong>udents are alsoresponsible <strong>for</strong> conference costs including registration, hotel, and transportation expenses. Upon theirreturn, students are required to provide pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> attendance at the conference to the Program Coordinatoror Program Manager, or the assigned faculty member.<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Augustine</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong> 87