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provide textbooks for students. Students are encouraged to use the services; however, textbooks <br />may be purchased from local bookstores, from publishers, or from other suppliers, <br />The faculty and staff of CSTU are available to assist students in achieving their educational <br />objectives. CSTU is especially sensitive to the special needs of adult students returning to <br />college after a long absence from the classroom. <br />A student is considered tardy if they are more than 15 minutes late for class. Students with <br />excessive tardiness must meet with Student Services for advisement. Excessive tardiness is <br />defined as the accumulation of six (6) or more tardies. Six (6) tardies equal one (1) absence. <br />Any absence (also known as a class cut) needs to be made up by watching the class recording <br />video if it is available and read the class materials. Excessive absenteeism will be placed on <br />attendance probation. Excessive absences are defined as absence from three (3) or more lectures <br />without make -ups in a course. Students will be dismissed from the school if they are on <br />attendance probation for two (2) consecutive courses unless they provide reasonable justification <br />to the Department of Student Services. <br />Satisfactory attendance rate is defined as at least 67% attendance under Satisfactory Academic <br />Progress standards and attendance ten (10) lectures in a three (3) unit course or five (5) lectures <br />in an one point five (1.5) unit course. <br />A leave of absence (LOA) is a temporary interruption of educational studies for a specified <br />period of time. A leave of absence period may not exceed 180 days within any 12-month period. <br />CSTU may grant more than one leave of absence in the event that unforeseen circumstances <br />arise, such as medical reasons affecting the student or a member of the student's immediate <br />family, military service requirements, or jury duty, provided that the combined leaves of absence <br />do not exceed 180 days within the 12-month period. <br />If the student does not return following the leave of absence, CSTU will terminate the student <br />and apply the refund policy in accordance with applicable and published requirements. All leave <br />of absence requests must be submitted in writing and then approved by CSTU, Students must <br />complete an LOA request form from the Student Services Office, sign & date it. The period of <br />the leave of absence may not begin until the student has submitted and CSTU has approved a <br />written and signed request for an approved leave of absence. <br />Page 13 of 65 <br />