First Day Attendance/No-Show Policy

It is essential that students attend the first class meeting of their courses. If a student is unable to attend due to an emergency or conflict of a serious nature, students should contact the instructor. If the instructor is not designated in the class schedule, the student should contact either the Division Office or the Office of Instruction, which will direct the student appropriately. Students who fail to attend one (1) or more sessions during the first five (5) days of the term may be dropped from the class. Students who miss any classes during the first five (5) days are responsible for verifying their enrollment status.

Students registered in online courses must log into their course by the first day of the term and complete all first-week course requirements by their due dates. This is accomplished by accessing the Canvas course shell (unless alternate instructions have been provided by the instructor). For more information about logging into Canvas, visit eLearning Getting Started. If a student has not completed first-week course requirements set by the instructor during the first five (5) days of the term, the student may be dropped from the course.  

 

If you are unable to attend class due to an emergency or conflict of a serious nature, you should:

 

If you are unable to log in to your Canvas account, you should:

 

If you do not attend one or more class sessions, or fail to log in to Canvas on the first day of the term, you may be dropped from the class by your instructor. However, not all instructors drop students from classes when students do not attend.

If you miss any classes during the first five days, you are responsible for verifying your enrollment status. It is your responsibility to drop or withdraw from classes you do not plan to attend. You will be held responsible for any tuition that was paid by you or an agency (including Running Start and Financial Aid) for classes from which you do not drop or withdraw.

If you are dropped from a paid class for non-attendance by your instructor during the first five days of the term, a 100% refund will be issued to whoever paid tuition and fees.