ATTENDANCE POLICY
Absences and Tardiness
Students are expected to attend class regularly. No student shall be allowed to pass a course if the total absences exceeds three (3) classes unless special petition has been approved. Students should be aware that a failing grade may result upon missing the fourth class. Absences may be excused for childbirth, documented illness, injury, death in the family, or other emergency situations acceptable. Students should contact the Academic Affair Office as soon as they can on the first day of absence, and provide an estimated duration of absence.
Students who enter the class more than ten minutes late will be marked tardy. Three (3) tardies are counted as one absence. A student who arrives after the first third of a class session may be counted as absent from that session. A student who leaves class before its completion or who does not return to class after a break without the permission of the instructor will be charged as a tardy.
Makeup Work
Students are responsible for taking the initiative in making arrangements with faculty members to makeup work missed. Instructors may arrange makeup work or examinations, in cases of an excused absence. Instructors are not required to provide makeups for examinations missed due to unexcused absences, and will normally assign a failing grade for that course.
Leave of Absence
All leaves of absence must be approved by the Academic Dean to avoid withdrawal status. The duration of an approved leave of absence will not be included in the calculation of a student’s maximum allowed timeframe for completion of the degree program. A student who wishes to take a leave of absence must make a request prior to or on the first day of instruction by completing the Request for Leave of Absence form. The leave of absence is effective only when the Academic Dean has acted upon the request and granted permission. A student who has taken a leave of absence without the Academic Dean’s permission will not be considered a continuing student without persuasive reason(s) and evidence to substantiate such absence. If a student anticipates being unable to enroll for one or more semesters, he or she must file a Leave of Absence form with the Registrar. Specific dates and signature must be provided and specific conditions for the resumption of study will be prescribed. A student who does not file a leave of absence and fails to register for the following semester is considered to have unofficially withdrawn from the program, and may be subject to the provisions of re-admission.
ACADEMIC HONORS
IUTS recognizes students’ academic achievement. Honors will be awarded to students attaining the following final grade point averages:
- GPA 3.8 -4.0 Summa Cum Laude
- GPA 3.65- 3.79 Magna Cum Laude
- GPA 3.5-3.64 Cum Laude
ACADEMIC PROBATION AND DISMISSAL
Students will be placed on academic probation if a 2.0 (undergraduate)/2.5 (graduate) grade-point average is not maintained. A student on academic probation may only enroll for a maximum of 12 hours for undergraduate programs and 9 hours for graduate programs until their GPAs reaches minimum requirement of 2.0 (undergraduate)/2.5 (graduate). Failure to achieve a minimum GPA after two consecutive semesters will result in dismissal.
EVALUATION OF COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR
At the end of each semester, students are asked to complete an evaluation of their instructors. Evaluations are one of several tools used by the administration to assess the effectiveness of instruction. Instructors will also receive summaries of the results.