Attendance Policy
Active participation and interaction with instructors and classmates are vital parts of learning. Therefore, no matter the style or format of a given course, Lyon College students are expected to attend, according to instructor-defined standards, all class periods for the courses in which they are enrolled. Instructors must record attendance promptly in the College’s Learning Management System.
Occasionally, students may be prevented from attending classes for college-sponsored events or for other unavoidable and/or uncontrollable reasons. Absences due to such reasons are excused absences. Absences for college-sponsored events are always considered excused. Instructors, on a case-by-case basis, may consider other absences excused. For excused absences, instructors cannot penalize a student's participation or graded work without first offering a reasonable make-up opportunity.
Instructors who find that a student is absent from class excessively, excused or not, and also not making good-faith efforts to keep up and meet performance standards may request that the student be involuntarily dropped from the course. Before pursuing this, the instructor must have submitted an appropriate alert via the Early Alert system at least two calendar weeks prior so that the student will have had a warning that they are in jeopardy and have time to correct the behavior and performance. Students will be given the opportunity to respond to an instructor’s request to drop them. The final decision will be made by the Provost and communicated to the instructor, the student, the Registrar, and other relevant parties.
Instructors who find that a student is absent from class excessively, excused or not, and also not making good-faith efforts to keep up and meet performance standards may request that the student be involuntarily dropped from the course. Before pursuing this, the instructor must have submitted an appropriate alert via the Early Alert system at least two calendar weeks prior so that the student will have had a warning that they are in jeopardy and have time to correct the behavior and performance. Students will be given the opportunity to respond to an instructor’s request to drop them. The final decision will be made by the Provost and communicated to the instructor, the student, the Registrar, and other relevant parties.
Students who are involuntarily withdrawn from a course will receive a W, WP, or WF in the course following the same rules that apply for voluntary withdrawals. Students may not be involuntarily withdrawn under this policy after the final exam period for the relevant term, sub-term, or mini-term has begun.