Course Attendance
The foundation of a quality, online educational experience is ongoing, active engagement with both fellow students and the facilitating instructor. Ideally, students are actively engaged in completing the stated learning objectives throughout the instructional week.
In order to be counted present for a specific instructional week of an online course, the student must make substantial contributions to the course at least once during the instructional week.
A "substantial contribution" is defined as posting to an assigned discussion forum, submitting an assignment, completing a quiz/exam, or any other academic activity required for that specific instructional week of the course. If the student fails to meet this minimum requirement, s/he will be counted as absent for that instructional week.
| Course Length |
Number of Allowed Absences |
| 1-4 weeks |
0 |
| 5-6 weeks |
1 |
| 7-12 weeks |
2 |
| 13-19 weeks |
3 |
| 20 weeks or more |
4 |
Students enrolled in an International Executive Studies program must demonstrate satisfactory engagement in each of their courses by satisfying the following criteria throughout the corresponding academic term:
Residency Courses
- completion of modular assignments;
- participation in weekly virtual instructor check-in sessions;
- completion of a one-day, on-campus residency.
Non-Residency Courses
- completion of modular assignments;
- participation in weekly virtual instructor check-in sessions;
- active participation in assigned discussion forums.