Page 9  Participation/Attendance 
- Attendance/Participation is mandatory for lecture and lab. 
- For face-to-face classes, if you are not physically present WHEN ROLE IS TAKEN, you are absent.
   - IF YOU ARE LATE PLEASE ENTER AS QUIETLY AS POSIBLE & DO NOT CONVERSE WITH OTHER STUDENTS
   - Student's arriving late will not be permitted to take quizzes/tests/practicals/exams

- non-Participation/attendance for online and face-to-face classes is determined by: 
  1.  Failure to take ANY lecture exam without PRIOR NOTICE - verifiable documentation will be checked with Doctor's note 
      that student was incapacitated to the point that they could not place a phone call etc.  i.e. in a coma.  
      Taking all tests, quizzes, and exams by due date is mandatory.  Students missing any tests will be considered non-participatory 
      and may be withdrawn from class.
  2. Students must complete Mastering A&P Quiz 1 prior to the Last Day to Withdraw with Tuition Refund.  We are 
      required to withdraw students who do not participate in class by this date.  See Semester Calendars 
      from TCC's home page for dates.
  3. Not purchasing Mastering A&P prior to the Last Day to Withdraw with Tuition Refund (and completing Quiz 1 as above)
  4. Being physically present and on time to face-to-face classes - missing 20% of a face-to-face class 
      - missing 20% (just 3 classes) of lab will result in a grade of zero for the lab
  5. Frequency of blackboard visitation - professor's discretion
  
The student handbook is clear in its statements that:  
"all students are expected to be present and on time for all scheduled class and laboratory meetings." 
In the event of an absence, "the student is responsible for determining and making up all work missed." 
You must attain any missed lecture or laboratory notes from another student.  

A student will be withdrawn from a course "when the instructor determines that absences 
constitute unsatisfactory attendance."  Unsatisfactory attendance is defined as absences in 
excess of 20% of the scheduled instructional time in either lecture or laboratory."

Students are responsible for the definitions of Academic Misconduct, Plagiarism, and Disruptive Behavior 
as defined in the student handbook.

Fall/Spring Semester (16 wk semester) - Students may be withdrawn from class after the:
- 3rd day for classes that meet once/week 
- 6th day for classes that meet twice/week
- 9th day for classes that meet three times/week

Summer Semester (10 wk semester)
- 2nd day for classes that meet once/week 
- 4th day for classes that meet twice/week
- 6th day for classes that meet three times/week

If for any reason you stop attending class YOU must officially withdraw from class. 
For the last day to withdraw without academic penalty (receiving a final grade of F)[ CLICK FOR ACADEMIC CALENDAR].
    - Withdrawals prior to this date will recorded as a "W".  
    - Withdrawals after this date will receive a grade of "F".  

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