1. As a general rule, students will be responsible for resolving class absences directly with the instructor. It will be the instructor’s responsibility to excuse or not excuse an absence as he or she so judges in accordance with the explanation rendered by the student.

2. Any student who is ill should notify his or her instructors that he or she will not be attending classes because of illness.

3. It is the responsibility of a student planning a prearranged absence for personal or school purposes to notify his or her instructors at least 24 hours prior to the absence. Absences for school purposes may be verified by the staff or faculty member directly involved with the activity.

4. A student having to be absent because of death or serious illness or for an extended period should inform the Office of Judicial Affairs. That office will, in turn, notify the student’s instructors that they received notice of the absence.