Attendance

Attendance    Auditing a Course    Continuous and Non-Continuous Attendance

Attendance

Students are expected to be punctual and attend all class, laboratory, and clinical sessions for which they are registered. There are no exceptions to this rule unless specifically addressed by the instructor at the beginning of each course.

Auditing a Course

A student may audit a course if there is sufficient space available. Students may not audit the clinical component of a course. Although auditing students need not complete class assignments, take tests or participate in class activities, they may do so with the permission of the instructor.

A student may not change from or to audit status after the first week of the course. Neither a grade nor credit will be granted for an audited course. Audited courses do not serve as prerequisites for other courses. The student’s transcript will reflect “AU” for the audited class.

Continuous and Non-Continuous Attendance

A student in continuous attendance must complete all graduation requirements listed in the Mercy College catalog in effect at the time the student initially enrolled at the College. If the student remains in continuous attendance and new graduation requirements are in place at the time the student completes the application for graduation, the student will have the option of choosing to complete the new requirements as published in the new catalog at that time.

If a student does not remain in continuous attendance, graduation requirements at the time initially enrolled at the College pertain, provided the period of non-attendance does not exceed one full semester (two semesters for BSN Completion students). This does not include a semester in which a student withdraws before the semester is complete, or a semester in which a required course is not offered and there are no other required courses available for the student to enroll in that semester. If the period of non-attendance exceeds these limits, the student will be required to complete the graduation requirements in effect at the time of readmission.