Attendance Policy
Students are expected to be present, on time and remain for the entire session in all of their regularly scheduled class or on-line sessions. Participation is particularly important at Neumont since many of the courses require collaborative learning activities. The College recognizes the correlation between student attendance and student retention, achievement, and success. The official attendance policy in each class is left to the discretion of the individual faculty. Instructors will announce their attendance policy at the beginning of each course and include it in the syllabus.
No person may attend a class unless officially enrolled on a credit or non-credit basis without the express permission of a designated school official. Students must pay all required fees for participation in the course.
A student who does not attend any of their classes in 14 consecutive days will be withdrawn from school. Refer to the Student Handbook for the specific details regarding the attendance policy.
Attendance During Add/Drop and Course Adjustment Periods
Students who do not attend during the add/drop and course adjustment periods may be subject to removal from a course.
Attendance includes participating in an academically related activity. An academically related activity is any event that demonstrates a student is engaged in the course. Academically related activities include but are not limited to:
- Physically attending a class where there is an opportunity for direct interaction between the instructor and students
- Submitting an academic assignment
- Taking an exam, an interactive tutorial or computer-assisted instruction.
- Attending a supplemental learning activity and/or study group that is assigned by the instructor
- Participating in an online discussion about academic matters
- Initiating contact with the instructor of record to ask a question about the academic subject studied in the course
- Academically related activities do not include activities where a student may be present but not academically engaged, such as logging into an online class without active participation or participating in academic counseling or advisement