§   DEFINITION OF AN EXCUSED ABSENCE

An excused absence is one where your attendance in class would be less reasonable than your devotion to a pressing outside issue, and one that also is communicated to me promptly.  A late excused absence is one where you communicate the reason for your absence, but you fail to do so within 24 hours of the missed class.  This grace period will last for one week after the date of the missed class.  An unexcused absence is one that is not confirmed, acknowledged, or communicated to me in a timely fashion.  NOTE: Students who do not submit an excuse within 24 hours of their absence will be considered “unexcused,” except in cases of emergencies.  Please make every effort to schedule appointments and vacations at times that do not remove you from class.

 

 

Penalties for Absences

Each student will be given a Semester Attendance grade that is worth 10% of your overall course grade.  Each student begins with a 100, and will maintain the 100 with perfect semester attendance.  Each absence will incur the following point deductions:
 

§ PENALTIES FOR ABSENCES

-7  points  =  Each UNEXCUSED ABSENCE   -5  points  =  Each LATE EXCUSED ABSENCE   -3  points  =  Each EXCUSED ABSENCE             -1  point   =  Each  EXCUSED RELIGIOUS                                    or KSU-SPONSORED ABSENCE                         Each TARDY                        Each unannounced EARLY EXIT

 
 

HOW TO EXCUSE YOUR ABSENCES

If you are absent, please do the following:  1) Visit Mr. Hagin's website to read the class summaries and print any handouts.  2) Contact Mr. Hagin as soon as possible and briefly explain your absence.  3) If you sent an e-mail, check for Mr.Hagin's reply to verify that your message has been received.

 
 

§ EXCESSIVE ABSENCES POLICY

Probation  Any students who accumulate 15 points in attendance deductions will be placed on probation.  Simply stated, if your attendance grade falls below 85, I will request a meeting with you regarding your excessive absences.  After our meeting, I will monitor your attendance closely, and will request further explanations if your absences continues to accumulate.  Removal from the Class Roster  Once you accumulate over 30 points in attendence deductions, I will automatically remove you from the class roster.  In other words, once you receive an attendance grade below 70, I will consider you to have "failed attendance," and therefore the course.  NOTE:  I want all of my students to pass this class, but you will have to show up in order to earn your grade.  Since we will be using class time to assist each other through peer review exercises, you will need to be a dependable class participant by the time the research essay is due.  EXCEPTIONS: Any students who have communicated the nature of their chronic absences to me early may be exempt from this penalty.  I can work with any student who makes the effort to communicate personal difficulties.

 
 
 

Acquiring Missed Class Information

Students who miss any class may obtain class information and handouts by pulling up my KSU website.  Each day after class, I will post a “Class Summary” on my KSU website that explains the day’s lessons and activities.  On my home page, click the link entitled “Class Info (Sections 03, 06 & 08).”  Unfortunately, I cannot post many handouts that contain copyrighted information, such as supplemental readings.