Senate Document Number 2002S

Date of Senate Approval 01/24/02

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

APC Document 22:   Absence from Class Policy

Effective Date: Fall, 2002

Add: On pg 37, new paragraph under heading Class Attendance

Students who miss class to travel on university-sanctioned business are given excused absences for the class time missed. Occasional absences of this kind will have no punitive impact on their grades. It is the student's responsibility to inform the instructor of the travel plans at least one week prior to the sanctioned absence, and to make up all work missed within a specified time period, as agreed to by instructor and student. However, significant absences may affect academic performance and grades.

Rationale:
Travel allows for professional development of the student, and also promotes UNCA. Examples include travel to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, travel to regional or national conferences in their discipline (e.g.s., in Psychology, travel to the Southeastern Psychological Association meeting or the American Psychological Association meeting), performance of a musical or theatrical production, readings of poetry or prose, and performance in intercollegiate athletic contests.