Attendance Policy

Students are expected to attend all classes, laboratories and shop sessions and have full responsibility for accounting to their instructor for absences. Make-up work may be allowed at the discretion of the instructor. Any student who has missed more than 20 percent of the classes from the first day of classes in a course will not receive credit for the course. The student will be withdrawn from the course by the instructor when he/she has been absent more than 20 percent of the class hours scheduled. The instructor will determine whether the grade will be a WP or WF, based on the student's performance in the class up to the time the student was dropped. A student may appeal the instructor's decision to the Attendance Committee. However, after the 75 percent point of the class any withdrawal from a course will result in a grade of "WF". Any exceptions to this action must be approved by the vice president of Student Services.

The appeal to the Attendance Committee must be within three class days of notifications of withdrawal. To be considered for reinstatement in the class, the student must appear before the Attendance Committee in person and submit a letter to the Attendance Committee stating the number and dates of each absence. The student will be allowed to attend the course from which he/she was dropped until the Attendance Committee has rendered its decision to reinstate the student in the class, or to sustain the drop. The Attendance Committee must meet within three days after an appeal has been filed. The decision of the Attendance Committee will be final.

Attendance may be used as a factor in determining the final grade. If so, this will be included in the instructor's attendance policy. Each instructor is responsible for providing the student written attendance policies at the first class meeting of the course.

Each curriculum department can be more stringent in its attendance requirements than stated in this policy, but cannot be more lenient than this attendance policy. If a department decides to have more stringent attendance requirements, then all instructors in the department should advise their students in writing of these requirements at the first class meeting of each course.

Tarboro:  (252) 823-5166 2009 W. Wilson St. Tarboro, NC 27886

Rocky Mount:  (252) 446-0436 225 Tarboro St. Rocky Mount, NC 27801