Taking Attendance
CUNY policy states that听补迟迟别苍诲补苍肠别听肠补苍鈥檛听be used as a factor to听determine听course grades, and听测辞耻鈥檙别听not required to take attendance beyond week three.听All faculty are expected to听submit听Verification of Enrollment听rosters听after the third week of the semester (or equivalent, for shorter semesters in the summer and winter sessions). You will receive a 黑料专区 email early in the semester, announcing the period for submitting enrollment rosters and step-by-step instructions, and what you need to produce is simple: confirm whether each of your students has attended class at least once. (Source: )
The听states that 鈥渁bsence in and of itself shall not affect a student鈥檚 grade.鈥澨but that 鈥students听are responsible for such activities as participation in class discussions, laboratory sessions, field trips, etc.; the preparation of papers and reports; and the taking of quizzes and examinations, any听or all of which may听constitute听a听component in the final grade for the course.鈥 Additionally,听students should be aware that attendance may be听required听to听retain eligibility for financial aid. (Source: )听
at the same time that rates of student absence are increasing, for a variety of reasons ranging from economic pressures, care work, mental health, and alternative modes of communication. At QC, faculty have some flexibility to determine how they will approach matters of attendance. We encourage you to include your expectations in your syllabus and to discuss your policy with your students.