CLASS ATTENDANCE AND ABSENCE-FACULTY
The instructional semester runs about sixteen weeks, including the final exam period. It is a faculty member's responsibility to meet all classes as scheduled and to arrive on time for all classes. If a faculty member knows in advance that he or she will be unable to attend a scheduled class, he/she should notify the Office of Academic Affairs and, if possible, arrange for an alternate means of instruction (e.g., a lecture by another qualified instructor, a videotape or film, etc.). When alternative instruction is not feasible, the class should be rescheduled. If a sudden emergency prevents an instructor from getting to class, the Office of Academic Affairs (the Evening Office for evening faculty) should be contacted so that a make-up time for the class can be arranged. Faculty members may NOT independently cancel classes, nor may they terminate a class before the scheduled end of the semester.