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Printed on: July 4, 2009

2008-2009 Attendance Policy

1. Full-time students are expected to attend at least 70% of the scheduled Chapel & Assembly sessions each semester (i.e., 50 sessions each semester).

2. At the beginning of each semester, students must examine any extenuating circumstances that might cause them to be unable to meet the minimum attendance requirements (e.g. work obligations, family concerns, student teaching, internships), and submit a typed explanation of those circumstances to the Associate Dean of Students by the end of the first full week of the semester (fall semester by Friday, September 5; spring semester by Friday, January 23). Any request that is submitted after the first full week of the semester is subject to a $30.00 administrative fee. The Associate Dean of Students will evaluate the circumstances and, if necessary, adjust the student’s minimum attendance requirement according to the following scale:

Number of Days Exempt Per Week = Minimum Attendance Requirement Per Semester

2 days per week = 42 days
3 days per week = 28 days
4 days per week = 15 days

3. Students who fail to meet the minimum attendance requirement must pay a reinstatement fee of $50.00 and meet with the Associate Dean of Students to determine appropriate strategies for successfully fulfilling the requirements for the following semester. Upon completion of these requirements, the student will be placed on Chapel & Assembly Probation for one semester. A student who fails to meet the minimum attendance requirements while on Chapel & Assembly Probation will be notified of their suspension during the week following the last day of finals. A student may only be placed on Chapel & Assembly Probation twice during their career at OVU. The third failure to meet the minimum requirements may result in an immediate suspension.

4. A Pass/Fail grade will be noted on each student’s official transcript for Chapel & Assembly based on satisfactory attendance.

5. Students who arrive at 10:05 a.m. or later will be considered tardy and must fill out a “tardy slip.” Three “tardies” will be counted as one absence.