Fisk University students are expected to maintain regular and 成功ive attendance in all the lecture, 实验室, and seminar courses for which they have registered and are enrolled during a semester. Class attendance is an essential part of the student’s intellectual development, 成功, 留用和及时毕业 . The specific attendance policy for each course is stated on the course syllabus, which is distributed in each class during the first week of the semester. 它是, 因此, 每个学生都有责任了解其所在班级的每位老师的出勤政策. 不遵守规定的出勤政策无疑会危及课程的成绩.
除了, 第四章联邦指导方针要求接受联邦援助的机构定期核实学生的出勤率，以确保所有授予的联邦援助资金都用于教育目的.
政策声明
出席 in class is strictly required by University policy. 在每门课程中, 因无故缺课而缺课超过10%(包括实验)的学生将有挂科的危险. 每周上三次课, the number of unexcused absences is five class sessions; for a class that meets twice a week, three class sessions; and for a class that meets once per week, 两节课. 更严格的要求也可以适用, 如个别教练所述, 在各自的课程大纲中. 它是 the student’s responsibility to understand each instructor’s requirements. 大学行政管理, 与此政策一致, 一般不出具请假书吗.
术语定义
(1)出勤率在本政策声明中定义为学生在整个预定课堂时间内的实际存在(远程教育课程的参与). 迟到可被视为无故缺席. (2) Unexcused absences are all absences that have not been approved by a certified physician/nurse, 负责这门课程的教员, 和/或教务长或其指定人员.
适用性
The Fisk 出席 Policy is applicable to all registered students. 个别教师可以选择使政策更严格，但在任何情况下都不应比上述大学政策更宽松. Occasionally, students may miss class due to an emergency (health, accident, etc.) or, other compelling circumstances beyond their control. 这样的学生必须证明, 有适当的文档, unplanned absences no later than 48 hours upon return to the campus. 除了, 在某些情况下，学生可能会因参加学校批准的活动(如体育比赛)而缺课, 学术比赛, 音乐会或会议演讲. 在这种情况下, 学生必须在开课前通知他们的老师，他们将会缺课并补课. 在所有情况下, 教务长可以, 由他/她自行决定, issue a memorandum to faculty members to permit students to make up missed work. 在这种情况下, 教师可以在学生和教师双方都方便的时间安排合理和相关的补课工作. 然而，这样的备忘录, 不构成旷课的借口，学生在任何特定课程中都要保持绝对最高百分之十(10%)的缺勤率.
异常
百分之十(10%)缺勤率政策的例外情况只能由教务长与课程讲师协商后做出. 只有当学生在课程中表现出高水平的能力时，才会考虑例外情况, 当过度缺勤的原因(例如.g.、住院、家庭紧急情况等.)是这样的，学生显然不可能参加规定的90%(90%)的班会.