Class Attendance Policy
The AT Program faculty and staff expect that ATSs will make every effort to attend all classes and clinical experiences for which they are registered. Registration in a course is regarded as an agreement between the student and the institution, for the fulfillment depends on regular and punctual class attendance. If there is to be an unavoidable absence, the student is responsible for contacting the instructor in advance (if possible) or as soon as possible to obtain any missed information or assignments. The student is then responsible for making up any work missed in a timely manner discussed with the instructor. A student, who is known by the instructor to have missed a class or clinical assignment due to an unavoidable circumstance such as involvement with extra-curricular activities, may be permitted to make up any tests or missed work. The student, however, is responsible for determining this prior to the test (if possible) so that a make-up date can be determined. However, all decisions regarding make-up work is at the discretion of the instructor/professor. A student’s grade may be lowered as a result of the make-up work not being to the satisfaction of the instructor. Since all absences represent a loss in classroom instruction and learning opportunities, no absence will relieve the student from academic obligations. Athletic Training Handbook – Academics 15 If a student misses an examination the day that an examination is to be given, the student is responsible for discussing a makeup time with the instructor immediately upon their return and they have a minimum of one week or at a time determined by the instructor to make up the examination. Because the Athletic Training Program is within both the Athletic Department and the Rudy School of Nursing and Health Professions, ATS are required to abide by the policies and procedures that are mandated by those departments.