Bayan College Media Studies

Attendance for all classes is compulsory. Students are expected to attend all classes for which they are enrolled from the first day of a semester. Students are also expected to be punctual. Although lateness might sometimes be unavoidable, persistent lateness is not only disruptive to other students but is also harmful to student comprehension.

A student who is 15 minutes late for his/her class will be recorded as absent and the teacher has the right to deny him access to the class. Bayan College policy on students' attendance is as follows:

1.     Students are expected to miss no more than 20% of the scheduled teaching hours of any given course.
2.   The first warning will be issued to the student if he/she misses 10% of the teaching hours.
3.     The second warning is issued if the student misses 20% of classes. If this happens, the college reserves
        the right to expel the student from the course, award him/her a failing grade or exclude him/her from sitting
        the final exam.
4.     A student who is absent from a pre-announced examination (quiz, mid-term) will receive a failing grade
        unless a legitimate excuse is presented and approved by the instructor.
5.    A student who is absent on a final exam will receive a zero grade unless a legitimate excuse is presented
        and approved by the examination committee.
6.     A student will be permitted to take a make-up exam if he/she presents a legitimate excuse for a missed
        examination.
7.     A student who misses a final exam will be allowed to sit for a make-up exam while a grade of incomplete “I”
        will be posted on his/her record until the result of that exam comes out.
8.     We define a legitimate excuse as follows:

       - Illness of the student or serious illness of a member of the student’s immediate family.
       - The death of a member of the student’s immediate family.

9.     All legitimate excuses must be supported by written proof or evidence such as an official and original sick
        leave or certified death certificate of an immediate family member.