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termination altogether. The executive committee will decide the penalty after meeting with the student as to why satisfactory absences policy was violated. D. Make-up work: Students must make arrangements to make-up course work with the instructor, however, absences will remain on record. ONLINE ATTENDANCE To be successful in the online programs, student must actively participate and be engaged in class and class activities. Students are required to attend class and participate just as if they were in a face-to-face course. This means that instructors set up guidelines for how much each topic, each lecture, reading assignment, discussion, project, presentation qualifies as a meeting during the course of a module/week. Students must demonstrate participation in class by contributing to an on-line discussion, submitting assignments, viewing and/or completing a tutorial. Projects, quizzes, homework and examinations must be completed at scheduled time to meet satisfactory attendance. LEAVEOFABSENCE Students may apply for a Leave of Absence (LOA) only in case of serious illness, death in the family, or other emergency circumstances. Written request are reviewed on an individual basis and must be approved by the Executive committee. Only one written request for a leave of absence will be considered during any twelve (12) month period. A LOA not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days (or up to sixty (60) calendar days for verified medical leave) will be granted for verified emergencies. Students who fail to return to class as scheduled following a LOA, will be withdrawn from the program. Any Students making regularly scheduled tuition payments to the school remain under that obligation during a leave of absence. STUDENTCONDUCT Students attending American Heritage College are expected to treat all personnel, other students, and the premises with consideration. Graffiti on walls, equipment or furniture is not tolerated. Smoking, eating, visiting are not permitted in the classrooms. At the discretion of the Executive committee, students may by suspended or terminated from school for any of the following reasons: cheating; serious incident of an intoxicated or drugged state of behavior; possession of drugs, alcohol, or weapons on school premises; behavior creating a safety hazard to other persons at the school; disobedient or disrespectful behavior to another student, a staff, or faculty member; or any other determined infraction of conduct. GRADINGANDPROGRESSSYSTEM American Heritage College Catalog Page 25