Attendance
Statement on Attendance
The classroom is the heart of the educational experience at Labouré College because it provides a formal setting for the important exchanges among professors and students. Regular and punctual attendance at all classes, essential for maximum academic achievement, is a major responsibility of Labouré College students. Absence affects the contributions one can make to the class environment. Whether in online, hybrid or traditional courses, absence significantly and demonstrably reduces the quality of the educational experience for everyone in the class. As a result, absences almost always impact the quality of performance.
As part of its commitment to a quality educational experience for all members of the Labouré community, the College formally requires specific attendance policies to be developed by its professors and reviewed by the Division Chairpersons and Vice President of Academic Affairs (VPAA). Any attendance policy used by an individual professor as a criterion for evaluation have to be specified in the course syllabus and presented to students during the first week of classes. These policies may include reasonable penalties for excessive absences.
In the event of prolonged illness, accident, or similar emergency, it is the responsibility of the student to notify the professor and to make up the work they may have missed during an absence from class. Students are directed to confer with their professors when their absences jeopardize satisfactory progress.
Whenever a professor is absent without notification, students are expected to wait fifteen minutes before leaving (or signing off) and to sign an attendance list, which a class member delivers to the Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs.
Professors are required to record and submit attendance every week. Professors will submit their attendance for each course each week on the same day, equal to seven calendar days after the first day of classes for the college. For example, if the first day of classes for the college is on a Monday, Professors will need to post their attendance for all courses by the next Monday and every Monday after. If the first day of classes began on a Wednesday, the same rule would apply, only on every following Wednesday. Any online/hybrid courses must be able to verify through an early assignment/participation post, to verify attendance.