Class Attendance Policy - UW-Madison

The current Class Attendance Policy was adopted by the Faculty Senate on December 1, 1997. The policy, which is stated in Faculty Document 1308b, reads as follows:

Faculty and instructors may require students to attend scheduled meetings of a class and/or to participate in other course-related activities, including distance activities. Students are responsible for materials presented in such meetings or activities. Because courses are designed and conducted in diverse ways, faculty and instructors should inform students in writing at the beginning of each course if there are specific expectations for attendance/participation, including whether any component of the grade is based on such attendance/participation.