Attendance Policy

Absence
Students are required to attend all classes as scheduled for completion of the course. A minimum of 80%-hour completion (160 of 200 hrs) is required for completing the course. If student does not meet attendance progress requirements, they will be counseled by the instructor or school Director. If the student does not improve after academic probation, the school Director may suspend or expel the student. All students absent for 10 consecutive days will be terminated from the program.

Tardiness
A student the comes to class more than 10 minutes late is considered tardy. Five (5) tardies will be equal to one (1) absence.

Make Up Work
No more than 5% of the total course time hours for a course may be made up. Make-up work shall:

(1) be supervised by an instructor approved for the class being made up;
(2) require the student to demonstrate substantially the same level of knowledge or competence expected of a student who attended the scheduled class session;
(3) be completed within two weeks of the end of the grading period during which the absence occurred;
(4) be documented by the school as being completed, recording the date, time, duration of the make-up session, and the name of the supervising instructor; and
(5) be signed and dated by the student to acknowledge the make-up session.

Leaves of Absence
A leave of absence may be granted for up to 9 consecutive school days, or 9 cumulative school days if there is more than one request for a leave of absence. If extenuating circumstances require the student to be absent from class 10 or more days, the student will be required to withdraw from the class and re-enroll in the next class cycle if they wish to complete the course. See cancellation and refund policy.