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GraduateBusinessAttendancePolicy

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Inordertograduate,studentsareexpectedtosuccessfullycompletealloftherequired

coursesintheirprogramofstudy.Ifanabsenceisnecessary,thenthefollowingguidelines

forthenumberofacceptablemissedclasssessionsshouldbefollowed.Aclasssessionis

definedasanindividualclassmeeting(includingonline)whichisaportionofthecourse.

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 Studentsarerequiredtoattendallclasssessions.

 Anabsenceofupto2fourhourin‐classsessions(atotalof8hoursofin‐class

instruction)perquarterispermissible.Studentsareexpectedtoalerttheirfaculty

ontheseoccasions.

 For online classes, up to 4 online class sessions (a total of 8hoursofonline

instruction)perquartermaybeexcusedwithpriorknowledgeofandagreementof

theinstructor.

 Studentsmissingmorethanatotalof8hoursofinstructionpercourseperquarter

asnotedabove,willnotbegivencreditforthecourseandwillhavetorepeatit.

 When exceptional circumstances arise, students must consult with their course

instructor, and may be referred to the Academic Program Director and/or the

AssociateDeanforalternativestomakinguptheclasssessionsmissed.

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On‐TimeClassAttendancePolicy

InkeepingwiththeRulesofConductoftheCollege,itisexpected that all students will

arrivetoclassinatimelymannerinorderforinstructiontobegin.Studentswhoaremore

than15minuteslateonthreeormoreoccasionsmayhavetheiroverallclassparticipation

gradeaffectedbytheirtardiness.Egregiousactsoftardinesscouldresultindismissalfrom

theprogram.PleasereviewtheRulesofConductintheGraduateandProfessionalStudents

Handbookonthesmcmba.comwebsite.

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