Academic Policies

1st Day Attendance Policy

University-wide policy requires all students to attend the first day of class meeting of all classes for which they are registered. Students who do not attend the first class meeting of a course for which they are registered will be dropped from the course by the academic department that offers the course. This policy applies to all levels of courses - graduate and undergraduate, online and classroom-based - and to all campuses and study centers. It remains the student's responsibility to verify course drops and check that fees are adjusted.

Face-to-face classes. Attendance may be taken using any method you chose, so long as all non-attending students are reported so that they may be dropped. Large lecture classes may chose to use the online attendance tool that is available in Blackboard. Faculty should contact APPS help desk (850/644-8004) with any questions about using this tool.

Distance learning/online classes. Attendance must be taken in online or distance learning classes. Synchronous class should take attendance at the first online meeting. Asynchronous classes may use the attendance tool that is available in Blackboard or take attendance through some other means of communication by which you can validate that a student is participating in class, i.e., discussion board posting, email, etc

Dissertation/Internship/Practicum/Externship/DIS/one-on-one classes, etc. Attendance during the first week must be verified by some communication or interaction with the student. Failure to communicate with the student within the first four days is grounds for dropping the student.

Your assistance with enforcing this policy is critical to ensuring that the University remains in compliance with Federal laws regarding disbursement and refunds of Federal Title IV financial aid. Failure to comply with the first day non-attendance drop policy increases the potential financial burden to our students and to the University. Please help us by reminding your faculty of this very important policy.

State Mandated Academic Learning Compacts (SMALCs)

The State Board of Governors has directed each university to develop Academic Learning Compacts for each baccalaureate degree program. A State University System Academic Learning Compact (SMALC) is comprised of the identification, for each academic Bachelor's program, of what it is that students will have learned by the end of the program, and how that learning will be measured above and beyond course grades.

Academic Policies

1st Day Attendance Policy

State Mandated Academic Learning Compacts (SMALCs)

Class Rosters

Grade Submission

Ordering Textbooks


	Getting Started Get set up with email, voicemail, parking, and other first week necessities. Administrative Policies & Procedures Academic Policies IT Issues Teaching & Learning with BlackBoard			Academic Policies 1st Day Attendance Policy University-wide policy requires all students to attend the first day of class meeting of all classes for which they are registered. Students who do not attend the first class meeting of a course for which they are registered will be dropped from the course by the academic department that offers the course. This policy applies to all levels of courses - graduate and undergraduate, online and classroom-based - and to all campuses and study centers. It remains the student's responsibility to verify course drops and check that fees are adjusted. Face-to-face classes. Attendance may be taken using any method you chose, so long as all non-attending students are reported so that they may be dropped. Large lecture classes may chose to use the online attendance tool that is available in Blackboard. Faculty should contact APPS help desk (850/644-8004) with any questions about using this tool. Distance learning/online classes. Attendance must be taken in online or distance learning classes. Synchronous class should take attendance at the first online meeting. Asynchronous classes may use the attendance tool that is available in Blackboard or take attendance through some other means of communication by which you can validate that a student is participating in class, i.e., discussion board posting, email, etc Dissertation/Internship/Practicum/Externship/DIS/one-on-one classes, etc. Attendance during the first week must be verified by some communication or interaction with the student. Failure to communicate with the student within the first four days is grounds for dropping the student. Your assistance with enforcing this policy is critical to ensuring that the University remains in compliance with Federal laws regarding disbursement and refunds of Federal Title IV financial aid. Failure to comply with the first day non-attendance drop policy increases the potential financial burden to our students and to the University. Please help us by reminding your faculty of this very important policy. State Mandated Academic Learning Compacts (SMALCs) The State Board of Governors has directed each university to develop Academic Learning Compacts for each baccalaureate degree program. A State University System Academic Learning Compact (SMALC) is comprised of the identification, for each academic Bachelor's program, of what it is that students will have learned by the end of the program, and how that learning will be measured above and beyond course grades. Class Rosters Class Rosters can be accessed from the secure apps tab in Blackboard. Grade Submission Ordering Textbooks To order textbooks contact the Reception desk at 644-5772.