There are occasions where a student may be late/tardy to a scheduled class, laboratory, or a scheduled clinical learning experience. A tardy is defined as one (1) to seven (7) minutes late for a scheduled skills laboratory, simulation laboratory, or clinical learning experience. Only one tardy is permitted during the quarter in each of these areas. If a student is tardy, the student must meet with the assigned lab, simulation, or clinical faculty and will receive a written coaching form. If a student is tardy a second time, the student will not be permitted to attend that session of the scheduled skills laboratory, simulation laboratory, or clinical learning experience and will receive an unexcused absence. Any further tardiness or unexcused absences in skills laboratory, simulation laboratory, or clinical during that term will result in course failure. Lateness greater than seven (7) minutes is not permitted in skills laboratory, simulation laboratory, or clinical learning experience and is considered an unexcused absence. Any student arriving greater than seven (7) minutes late to these learning environments will not be permitted to attend that session and will need to reschedule and make up that missed session. A student that is greater than seven (7) minutes late to more than one laboratory, simulation, or clinical learning experience will incur an unexcused absence resulting in overall course failure.
For didactic classes, students must arrive within seven (7) minutes from the beginning of class time on exam days. If students arrive past seven (7) minutes they will not be permitted to attend that exam during that session. This will be considered an unexcused absence and the student may make up the exam within 48 hours with a 10% deduction.
An excused absence may be granted for emergencies and extreme extenuating circumstances that contributed to the tardiness with the appropriate documentation. See “Excused and Unexcused Absences” above for more information.