Online Class Attendance Policies

In compliance with the definitions provided by 34 CFR §668.22 (l)(7), academic attendance in an online course at North Central University is assessed by student interaction utilizing the designated online platform (LMS). Student logins and electronic activity are used to measure this attendance. Consequently, the university utilizes records of this electronic activity to calculate student billing and financial aid, and for federal and state regulatory reporting. The last date of attendance for financial and reporting purposes will be the date of the student’s last documented academic attendance to the course. Student attendance must be tracked to ensure accurate student billing and to facilitate proper financial aid and other regulatory reporting. Student attendance is also tracked to assist with student success and retention initiatives. It is the responsibility of both the student and faculty member to ensure attendance is recorded accurately.

DEFINITION OF ONLINE ATTENDANCE Students meeting any one of these three criteria in a given calendar week,* will be deemed as having academically attended the course for that week if the student: g. submits an academic writing assignment due that week h. completes a required quiz or exam scheduled to be taken that week i. makes a meaningful discussion post that meets all of the following conditions: j. addresses the topic of the discussion for that week k. adds an additional academic aspect to the discussion by responding to another student or makes an original post relevant to the topic, and l. is submitted in the week for that week *Calendar weeks are counted from Monday to Sunday and include holidays. Unless the student has been directed as such by the course syllabus, the student should assume the course is not self-paced, and that various activities and assignments will be required throughout the duration of the course.

Non-Attendance The first week of all online courses require students to engage in a meaningful way within the first five days. Therefore, each course is set up to have a required but ungraded post due by midnight of day three. These are often in the form of a personal introduction.

Students who have not academically attended the course by midnight of day five of the course will be dropped administratively from the course.

Excessive Absence