Instructors establish attendance policies and penalties for absences for individual courses; penalties may include lowering of the grade or even failure if the absences exceed those permitted by the instructor. Such policies and penalties should be included in the course syllabus and available to the students at the first class meeting.

For courses designated "Instructor Permission Required after Term Begins," students may be dropped from the course for being absent from the first two class meetings (for courses meeting more than once a week) or from the first class (for courses meeting only once a week). When this policy is utilized, any student missing the designated class(es) may be dropped from the specific section. The Instructor must notify the Office of the Registrar promptly for the students to be removed from the roll.