ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT

 

Students must attend at least 75 percent of regularly scheduled classes in each required course. A professor in a required course may impose an attendance requirement of greater than 75 percent if the policy is announced in writing on the first day the class meets.

In elective courses, students must attend at least 75 percent of regularly scheduled classes unless the professor announces a different policy in writing on the first day the class meets.  Any alternative policy must comply with the requirement of the American Bar Association that regular and punctual class attendance is necessary.

A students who fails to meet the minimum class attendance requirement in any class will be dropped from the course and receive a grade of F, unless extenuating circumstances are present, in which case the student shall receive a grade of W.  A professor may impose sanctions for students who have met the minimum class attendance requirement but in other respects have violated specified attendance guidelines, if the professor announces the guidelines and possible sanctions in writing on the first day the class meets.

The following table indicates the number of classes a student must attend under the 75 percent rule in a two hour or three hour course, depending on the number of class meetings.  Students must verify with the professor the number of classes required in a one or four hour course.

ABA requires attendance at 75 percent of all scheduled class time.

Three Credit Course (meeting three times a week for 50 minutes each)

Class Meetings	Must Attend
42	32
43	33
44	33
45	34

Two Credit Course (meeting twice a week for 50 minutes each)

Three Credit Course (meeting twice a week for 75 minutes each)

Class Meetings	Must Attend
28	21
29	22
30	23