If a student is unable to attend any portion of their scheduled course the student should ideally notify their instructors and the appropriate director via email at least two (2) hours before the start time for on campus (i.e. didactic, skills laboratory, and simulation) and off campus activities (i.e. clinicals). Any notification in less than two hours will need to show emergent or justified causes for lack of timely communication. However, failure to notify faculty or administration of the absence at any time before the designated class start time will result in an unexcused absence. Any missed coursework or attendance in didactic, skills laboratory, simulation laboratory, or clinical experiences is considered an unexcused absence unless the absence is approved by the Associate Dean of Nursing or designee as an excused absence. To avoid penalty from an absence, students must fill out the Excused Absence form within 72 hours of the scheduled class time and provide documentation of significant extenuating circumstances to their faculty and/or Associate Dean of Nursing as soon as possible for approval. Excused absences require documentation from the day and time of the missed class and all documentation must be provided within the 72 hours of the scheduled class time. An excused absence may be granted for emergencies and extreme extenuating circumstances with the appropriate documentation that supports the class time absence. Excused absences in may only be approved by the Associate Dean of Nursing or designee.
Clinical conflicts do occur from time to time. Clinical hours scheduled during a didactic class are automatically reflected as an excused absence.
Unexcused absences in skills laboratory, simulation laboratory, and clinical could result in course failure. Unexcused absences in didactic portions of the courses could lead to penalties or grade reductions in graded components for the course. See the Student Handbook and course syllabus for more information regarding excused and unexcused absences.
All missed minutes in scheduled laboratory, simulation, and clinical settings due to absence or lateness must made up and pre-arranged within the skills lab, simulation, or clinical areas and their managers.