old-Full-Time Students

• After a full-time student has been absent for a total of 5.5% of the total hours for which he/she enrolled for the term, the student will receive written communication from their program instructor and will be counsel led about their attendance pattern, alerting the student to the number of hours of permitted absences for the remaining portion of the term without suspension for non-compliance with the attendance policy.
• When a student accumulates absences more than 9.7% of the hours for which he/she enrolled for the term, the student will receive written notification of suspension. The student may appeal the suspension within three days of notification of the suspension. Should the student decide to appeal, an Attendance Appeal Committee will review the student’s attendance record and any student provided absence documentation and make a recommendation to the President regarding whether a miscalculation of attendance has occurred or whether an extenuating circumstance exists to merit an exception to the attendance policy. A student appealing suspension of attendance may remain in class until the suspension has been reviewed and a decision made.
  A student is considered tardy if not in the classroom at the designated time for class to start. Students arriving late to school will be charged for absences due to tardiness as follows:
  1. 1 to 30 minutes will be counted as 30 minutes
  2. 31 to 60 minutes will be counted as one hour, etc.
  3. Multiple tardies will result in the following action(s),
     1. 5 tardies-student will be given a documented warning by instructor,
     2. 6 tardies-student will be placed on probation by the Student Services Office,
     3. 7 tardies-student will be referred to President and may be suspended,
     4. A student absent three consecutive days with no notification of absences will be automatically terminated from the program. See the Withdrawal Policy found on page __ of this handbook.

To re-enroll, following a suspension for an attendance policy violation, the student must complete and file an application for readmission. Students terminated for attendance violations must wait one full term before re-enrolling. Re-admission requires a new application and following standard admissions processes.