Academic Misconduct
Academic Standing
Appeal and Waiver Policies
Certificate Programs
Choice of Catalog
Class Attendance
College Level Academic
  Skills Test (CLAST)
Common Program
  Prerequisites
Foreign Language
  Requirement
General Studies
  Requirements
Grading System
Honor Rolls
Majors
Minors
Multicultural Requirement
Nontraditional Credit
Recency of Credit
Residency Requirement
Summer Semester
Transfer Credit
Upper-Division Status
Writing and Mathematics
  Requirements (Gordon
  Rule)

CLASS ATTENDANCE
The University expects students to take full responsibility for their academic work and academic progress. To progress satisfactorily, students must meet the requirements of each course for which they are registered. Successful work depends to a large extent on regular class attendance.

Class attendance is regarded as an academic matter. Each faculty member will provide a written attendance policy to each class within the first week of classes. The use of attendance records in grading and handling of any excuses for absences is left to the discretion of the faculty member responsible for the course, subject to the guidelines given below:

1. Students will be excused from class to observe religious holidays of their faith. No major test, major class event, or major University activity will be scheduled on a major religious holiday.
2. Absences for imposed legal responsibilities (e.g., jury duty, court appearance) will be recognized as excused absences.
3. Absences resulting from participation in extracurricular activities in which students are official representatives of the University will be recognized as excused absences.
4. Absences for serious illness, death or serious illness within the student?s immediate family, military obligations, or other sound reasons offered by the student may be accepted as excused absences.

It is the responsibility of students to know the attendance policy of each course they are taking. Students must inform their instructor(s) of absences from classes prior to or as soon as possible after the absence. Instructors have the right to request verification for all excused absences. Students are held accountable for all assignments in each course, whether or not the assignments were announced during an absence. Faculty are encouraged to provide opportunities for students to make up examinations and other work missed because of an excused absence.

RESERVE/NATIONAL GUARD DUTY
To fulfill a reservist or National Guard military obligation of no more than two weeks concurrent with a normal academic semester at UWF, students must receive written permission for such absences from the instructors and departmental chairpersons for each course in which they are enrolled. The approval is not automatic but is discretionary with the instructors and departmental chairpersons.