Policy Number: I-79
Last Reviewed: November 14, 2024
Responsible Dept.: Vice President of Academic & Workforce Solutions
A signed copy of this policy is available in the President’s Office.
Purpose
The faculty of the college expects each student to participate in scheduled classes on a routine basis and to be punctual. Registration in a course presupposes that students will participate in scheduled classes and laboratory sessions. Specific attendance requirements are outlined on class syllabi.
Policy
Class attendance is expected of all students at Virginia Western Community College. Multiple absences may drop a student below the 85% attendance required to receive a grade of Satisfactory (S).
The student may be dropped, and they may incur a financial penalty and/or will be ineligible to use the same funding for repeated attempts of the same courses or other non-credit courses if:
- The student does not attend orientation, and/or has not logged into all course resources and started assignments by the beginning of week 3.
- The student stops attending and participating in course requirements for two weeks or more, and/or is unresponsive to their success team.
- The student is unsuccessful in passing the course.
79.1 Students enrolled in corporate and professional training are required to complete all activities and labs before sitting for a credential exam. Multiple absences may drop a student below the 85% required to receive a grade of Satisfactory (S).
