Attendance Regulations
Halifax Community College is committed to the principle that class attendance is an essential part of an educational program. Regular attendance is required in all courses. At the beginning of each course, the instructor will announce the College's attendance regulations and any attendance requirements specific to each course. Since course content and teaching methods vary, each instructor will determine additional attendance requirements for his or her class. A student who discontinues attending class without communicating with the instructor will be withdrawn from the class by the instructor after two consecutive weeks of non-attendance.
Instructors are under no obligation to make special arrangements for students who are absent.
Additionally, tardiness is disruptive and will not be tolerated.
Any student not officially on the class roster will not be permitted to sit in the class. The student must take appropriate steps to be officially enrolled in the class.
Student Adding Courses
A student may add a course to his/her schedule only during the add period.
Student Withdrawal from Courses
A student may withdraw from a course by contacting his/her instructor and requesting to be withdrawn from the class.
Students who do not request to be withdrawn from class or who do not attend classes within the guidelines outlined in the college attendance policy may have adverse transactions occur on their record, which may include removal from the course, or a grade of W, WF, or F in the course. Students who are withdrawn from all courses may further have adverse transactions occur with their financial aid status including owing a repayment of the disbursed financial aid funds.
Officially Withdrawing from All Classes
Students dropping all of their classes must complete the non-completer's form and an exit interview with the director of counseling or Vice President of Academic & Student Affairs. Students may get this form from their advisor, the director of counseling, or the Vice President of Academic & Student Affairs.
Never Attended Withdrawal
Students who register for a class and do not attend at least one class or complete the required assignment in a distance education class by the census date (within the first 10 percent of the course) are considered never-attended. Instructors will certify attendance and mark as a "no show" all students who have never attended the class. Those "no show" students will be administratively withdrawn from the course.
Withdrawal by Faculty
Faculty will withdraw students based on the established attendance policy(ies). Additionally any student who has not been attending class or is not making satisfactory academic progress at the mid-term of the course will be withdrawn from the class by the instructor.