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Academic Standards
<br />Attendance Policy
<br />General
<br />Regular and punctual attendance at all scheduled classes as well as clinical
<br />and externship classes is expected of all students. When a student enrolls,
<br />that student accepts the responsibility of attending all scheduled class hours.
<br />Attendance is recorded and becomes part of the student's permanent record
<br />with the school.
<br />Concorde recognizes that unforeseen situations do occur in students' lives,
<br />possibly resulting in a limited number of absences. Forth is reason, Concorde
<br />allows for two levels of attendance monitoring. Excessive time missed may
<br />cause a student to be placed on Attendance Warning or Attendance
<br />Probation or be withdrawn from the program.
<br />In all cases, a student will be withdrawn following 14 consecutive calendar
<br />days of nonattendance, excluding published holidays and unscheduled
<br />closures of the school, clinical site or externship site.
<br />Specific courses may have additional or more strict attendance
<br />requirements. In these situtations, the course specific requirements will be
<br />listed in each syllabus.
<br />Excessive Absences
<br />Excessive time absent will prevent student from achieving course and
<br />program outcomes. For the purposes of this policy, excessive absences are
<br />defined as:
<br />• Missing more than 20 percent of total scheduled time within a
<br />grading period for programs that include externship hours.
<br />• Missing more than 10 percent of total scheduled time within a
<br />grading period for programs that include clinical hours.
<br />A student will be placed on Attendance Warning at the end of the first
<br />grading period during which he or she has excessive absences. A student will
<br />remain on Attendance Warning until the end of the next grading period. At
<br />the end of the next grading period, a student who did not have excessive
<br />absences will return to good standing,
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<br />A student will be placed on Attendance Probation at the end of a grading
<br />period during which the student was on Attendance Warning and had
<br />excessive absences. A student will remain on Attendance Probation until the
<br />end of the following grading period. At the end of the next grading period, a
<br />student who did not have excessive absences will return to good standing. A
<br />student on Attendance Probation will be withdrawn immediately upon
<br />having excessive absences.
<br />Externship Courses
<br />For programs with a required externship component, the successful
<br />completion of 100 percent of course hours is required for graduation.
<br />Externship is scheduled in partnership with the externship site. Students
<br />must plan sufficiently in advance to attend every day of the scheduled
<br />externship. In the event a student will be absent from a site, the student
<br />must contact the site and the appropriate school official immediately upon
<br />becoming aware of the situation, Except in cases of documented emergency,
<br />notification of absence or tardiness must occur at least 60 minutes in
<br />advance of the scheduled start time. If the site supervisor or school official
<br />determines that a student is not reliable for any reason, including absences,
<br />the student may be removed from the site and may be withdrawn from the
<br />program
<br />Clinical Classes
<br />Clinical participation is vital to student success, and students are expected to
<br />be present, on time, and prepared for every scheduled clinical experience.
<br />If, for any reason, a student will be late or absent for a clinical shift, the
<br />student must notify the instructor or other designated Concorde individual
<br />immediately upon becoming aware of the situation. Except in the case of a
<br />documented emergency, failure to notify of an absence or tardiness at least
<br />60 minutes before a scheduled start time or arriving more than 30 minutes
<br />late to a scheduled clinical shift may result in disciplinary actions up to and
<br />including withdrawal from the program. Some clinical. facilities may have
<br />additional or stricter attendance requirements for students. In this case,
<br />students are required to follow the attendance policy in place at the clinical
<br />facility.
<br />Students who have any absence or absences that result In not completing the
<br />required clinical hours, lab competencies, or required cases shall fail the
<br />course. Clinical make-up sessions may be provided; however, the program's
<br />ability to provide make-up hours is dependent upon scheduling and other
<br />factors that may prohibit the availability of clinical make-up hours.
<br />Online Courses and Programs
<br />Students taking online courses should refer to the Distance Education/Online
<br />section of the catalog for specific attendance requirements.
<br />Make -Up Work
<br />All graded work or performed competencies (letter grade or pass/fail) not
<br />completed by the due date, or missed due to absence, including being tardy
<br />or leaving early, will not be eligible for a grade. Students will receive
<br />a zero (0) for missed work or an "F" for missed competencies. Instructors
<br />may make case -by -case exceptions if a significant, documentable, and
<br />infrequent situation caused a student to miss a submission deadline.
<br />Instructors will ensure that all students receive equitable consideration when
<br />granting extensions.
<br />Marital, Parental and Military
<br />Leave Statuses
<br />Concorde Career Colleges, Inc., complies with all requirements outlined in 34
<br />C.F.R. 106.40 (a) and (b) with regard to the marital or parental status of
<br />students. Any student is eligible for leave in the care of pregnancy, childbirth,
<br />false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, and recovery therefrom for so
<br />long a period as deemed medically necessary by the student's physician. The
<br />student will be administratively withdrawn from the institution for this leave
<br />period. At the conclusion of the student's leave period, the student will 6e
<br />reinstated to the same academic and enrollment status that he or she held
<br />when the leave began. An academic skills assessment may be applicable
<br />upon return.
<br />Additionally, Concorde complies with all requirements outlined in 34
<br />C.F.R.668.18 (a), (e), and (g). Students who have been deployed, or are
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