Student Attendance Policy

Responsible Unit: Enrollment Services | Executive lead: Provost 
Created: 5/2008 | Reviewed/Revised: 4/19/2019, 4/4/2023 | Effective: 5/9/2023 
Compliance: RCW 28B.10.270 (1)(c), COCA 9.2, NWCCU 2.C.2, 2.G.2 
Approving Body: PAC | Classification: Institution-wide 

Policy:  
Attendance is required at activities indicated in the course syllabus as mandatory. Failure to attend mandatory activities will result in consequences as described in the course syllabus. 

Students are responsible for the work they have missed. 

Only an excused absence will be eligible for makeup of any assessment or consequences of missing mandatory activities. 

Military Service for thirty days or less  
A student who is a member of the Washington National Guard or any other military reserve or guard component who is ordered for a period of 30 days or less to either active or inactive state or federal service and as a result of that service, or follow-up medical treatment for injury incurred during that service, misses any class, test, examination, laboratory, or class day on which a written or oral assignment is due, or other event upon which a course grade or evaluation is based, is entitled to make up the class, test, examination, laboratory, presentation, or event without prejudice to the final course grade or evaluation. The makeup must be scheduled after the member’s return from service and after a reasonable time for the student to prepare for the test, examination, laboratory, presentation, or event. 

Class sessions a student misses due to performance of state or federal active or inactive military service must be counted as excused absences and may not be used in any way to adversely impact the student’s grade or standing in class. 

If the faculty member teaching the course determines that the student has completed sufficient work and has demonstrated sufficient progress toward meeting course requirements to justify the grade without making up the class, test, examination, presentation, or other event, the grade may be awarded without the makeup, but the missed class, test, examination, laboratory, class day, presentation, or other event must not be used in any way to adversely impact the student’s grade or standing in the class. 

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Policy Resources

For assistance with policies and procedures contact:

Lori Fulton
lfulton@pnwu.edu