Attendance Policy
- You are expected to attend regularly and punctually all scheduled classes and activities of your programme and to maintain regular academic contact with your tutor. Programme regulations may specify the details of assessment requirements.
- If you are unable to attend a class, let your tutor know, explaining the circumstances.
- If you are absent due to illness, you should notify your tutor or your School Office. If your absence exceeds 5 consecutive days, you must produce promptly a medical certificate to your School Office.
- You must make yourself available to attend all formal assessments at the time given, including viva voce examinations. Failure to attend an assessment or submit coursework by the deadline without having obtained an extension or deferral may result in failure in the course concerned.
- If you are having difficulties attending classes because of personal, financial or academic problems, do not hesitate to talk to the relevant support staff: the Finance, Counselling, Careers or Jobshop teams at Student Affairs will be happy to help you. Please consult your Student Centre.
- Unsatisfactory attendance may affect your eligibility for a student loan.
- If you wish to interrupt your studies at the University or withdraw from your programme, you must follow the University’s withdrawal/interruption of study formal process.
This attendance policy does not apply to students who are not studying on our main campuses
(Policy agreed by the Learning & Quality Committee on 20 February 2004)