Students’ academic success is the major priority of the College. Because regular participation enhances the learning process, students are expected to adhere to the attendance policy set forth by the College and individual faculty members. Differences in content and teaching styles exist among courses, which can impact students’ learning. Therefore, students are strongly encouraged to work through all materials in iCollege (recorded lectures, fill-in-the-blank notes, additional animations/videos, etc.) to better prepare them for assignments, tests, and other course-related activities. Students are accountable for assignments, announcements, and material covered during an absence. You are expected to attend all classes and take all exams. Students’ responsibility for materials covered is unaffected by absence.
Attendance after the roll verification period will be determined by weekly attendance quizzes in iCollege. This is not just signing into iCollege. It is actually opening the section of the course within iCollege and taking the weekly attendance quiz. Failure to submit the attendance quiz in iCollege within any week (the week will start on Monday and end on Sunday) will be considered an absence from the class for that week.Any official request or policy from GSU, the State government, and/or the Federal government for reporting of attendance will be based on when you last submitted an attendance quiz in iCollege. If you are ill and do not complete an attendance quiz in iCollege, you will need to submit an absence authorization request to the Dean of Students ( https://deanofstudents.gsu.edu ; https://deanofstudents.gsu.edu/student-assistance/#professor ) when you are feeling better and/or able to access a computer / mobile device. The Dean of Students online process may require documentation. The number of weekly absences you’re excused for before you must request an absence authorization is listed in the number of assignments dropped part of this syllabus.
All students are expected to log into iCollege frequently (at a minimum of twice per week) and must always check announcements / emails / discussion postings when they log into the class.
If a student registers late, then any classes that were held prior to when they registered will be considered missed classes. These will count as unexcused missed classes in relation to the attendance policy. Registering late was the student’s choice. Material for the course was covered in the missed class(es) where the student was not present. The student missed that information and thus missed class. Class registration is the student’s responsibility and registering after classes have started is not recommended as they will have missed class material.