If a student is unable to attend any portion of their scheduled course the student should 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 one (1) hour for off campus activities (i.e. clinicals). Failure to notify of the absence in this designated time prior to the start 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 Dean of Nursing or designee as an excused absence. To avoid penalty from an absence, students must fill out the Excused Absence form and provide documentation of significant extenuating circumstances to their faculty, program director, or Dean of Nursing as soon as possible for approval. Excused absences require documentation from the day of the missed class and all documentation must be provided within one week. An excused absence may be granted for emergencies and extreme extenuating circumstances with the appropriate documentation. Excused absences in may only be approved by the 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.