Roll verification policy - On-campus (face-to-face; in-class) classes

Students’ academic success is the major priority of the College. The roll verification period (formerly known as the “no show” period) will be listed in the class schedule. During the roll verification period for on campus (face-to-face) classes, students MUST sign the roll verification sheet in class.

Roll verification and attendance for on campus (face-to-face) classes requires a physical signature on a piece of paper in the classroom. One of the main reasons is related to student VISAs for international students and their requirement that they can only take one online class a semester and must be enrolled as a full-time student. All of their other classes must be on campus (face-to-face) classes with actual attendance ( https://isss.gsu.edu/incoming-students/step-1-admissions/sevis-student-exchange-visitor-information-system/ ). Due to this policy, the only way to comply is to perform roll verification and attendance for on campus classes in the classroom.

The only way to meet this roll verification requirement for on campus classes is to come to the classroom and sign the roll verification sheet. Until you have signed the roll verification sheet in the classroom, you will not be able to access any course materials and assignments in iCollege (other than some start of the semester assignments). Roll verification requires Dr Hollier to manually enter a score in iCollege after you have signed the roll verification sheet. This will occur at some point after class has ended on the same day you signed the roll verification sheet. If you miss classes at the start of the semester, this will delay when you can access course materials and assignments in iCollege.

Dr Hollier will not email students to let them know that they have not completed work. Ensuring work is completed is the student’s responsibility alone. Failure to complete roll verification within the roll verification period will result in the student being entered as never attended / participated. This will result in the student being institutionally withdrawn / removed from the course due to Science class safety reasons. Students will not be reinstated into Science courses if they failed to meet the roll verification requirements for either the lecture or laboratory class in the roll verification period. Students who are reported as 'never attended' ("no show") in a co-requisite course during the enrollment verification period may be administratively dropped from both courses and may NOT be able to be reinstated in the course.

During the “roll verification” period, students MUST sign the roll verification sheet in the classroom. Failure to sign the roll verification sheet during the roll verification period will result in the student being entered as never attended / participated.

This is a college policy that I cannot over-ride and must comply with. The federal government requires this to be accurate (no exceptions) in order to provide financial aid to the university. Institutes have lost federal financial aid support for violating this requirement.