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IV.G. CONVOCATIONS

A number of formal convocations are scheduled during the regular academic year. These are

announced via the College calendar well in advance of the event. In order to foster a sense of

community, faculty members are expected to attend all formal convocations.

IV.H. REGISTRATION

Near the end of each fall and spring term, registration for the following term is held. Students

are encouraged to make an appointment with their advisors to discuss any problems which they

anticipate during registration. Advisors must be available to meet with their students. They

should check each student's schedule carefully to advise that the necessary course requirements

are being met.

IV.I. DROPPING AND ADDING COURSES

Students should consult with their advisors before adding or dropping courses. If a faculty

member learns that a student has dropped out of the College, he or she should notify the

Provost's Office; however, faculty members should keep the student's name on their rolls until

official notice of the student's status is received from the Academic Records Office. Early in the

term, faculty members should notify any attending student whose name does not appear on the

roster so that the student may register in a timely fashion.

IV.J. WITHDRAWALS

A student who is enrolled during any term may request withdrawal from the College. Permission

to withdraw is granted only by the Provost. Please refer to the College

for details.

IV.K. CLASS ABSENCES

In all courses, the College expects regular class attendance. Faculty members, however, are

given discretion to establish such regulations as are deemed academically sound. Instructors

should announce the absentee policy to each class early in the term, and it should be included on

the class syllabus. No student should be penalized for missing classes when the policy is not

made clear. Instructors are strongly encouraged to keep records of class attendance and to report

to Student Development via Starfish the names of all students who are absent three days in

succession. Last day of academically related student activity should be documented in the case

that a student fails to complete a course through lack of attendance. Sponsors of field trips, team

trips, choir trips, and on-campus activities that will necessitate students missing classes, submit,

at least three days before the absence, lists of student participants to the Office of the Provost.

Sponsors also notify faculty members of planned absences. These absences, however, are not

excused by the Provost; only an instructor may excuse a student from class. Signed release

forms may be required for certain off-campus events. Release forms are available on the