Attendance Policy
Mitchell Community College is an attendance taking institution. Instructors in all curriculum courses are required to report student attendance. Attendance begins on the first scheduled day of a course, even for students who register late. Mitchell Community College recognizes the connection between student attendance and student retention, achievement and success. Students are expected to attend all class sessions, clinical experiences, and laboratory periods for which they are enrolled. Absence from any of these learning experiences, regardless of cause, reduces the opportunity for learning and may adversely affect a student’s achievement.
Students are responsible for class attendance and for any class work missed during an absence. The instructor’s policy on make-up work must be clearly stated in the class syllabus. Obtaining and making up missed work is the student’s responsibility.
To remain enrolled in a course, a student must attend or participate in class on or before the class census date. If a student does not attend or participate in class by the census date, they will be reported as a “no show” (NS) and will be automatically removed from the course by the Registrar. To ensure students attend class and avoid being marked as a “NS”, students need to:
- For traditional 100% seated classes, a student must be physically present in class on or before the class census date.
- For blended or hybrid classes, a student must either complete the mandatory course enrollment activity in the LMS or physically be present in class on or before the class census date.
- For 100% online classes, a student must complete the mandatory course enrollment activity in the LMS on or before the class census date.
If a student does not meet the census date requirement, the student must be reported as a “NS” for the class. Students reported as a “NS” are removed from the class. The “NS” date and the census date are the same date for a course and can be found on the course syllabus. For blended, hybrid, and online courses this date is also noted in the Mandatory Course Enrollment Activity.
When a student fails to comply with the attendance policy of the class or fails to attend/ participate for two consecutive weeks (14 calendar days) without prior arrangements being made with the instructor, the instructor will process an administrative withdrawal (W) for the student, resulting in a grade of W (See Withdrawal Policy). Instructors will process an administrative withdrawal up until the end date of a course, if a student has not attended/participated for two consecutive weeks (14 calendar days).