Students should attend and be actively involved in the learning experience during class. This includes participating in discussions, asking questions, and engaging with the material. Being discourteous, disruptive, and using your devices for reasons unrelated purposes (among other activities) will result in a loss of points for that day. Each day, you will receive an 85 for attending class. If you participate actively, it will become a 95. If you act disruptively, it will become a 75, and if the behavior continues it will become a 65 or lower depending on the behavior. You will receive a 0 for being absent. You will be permitted two unexcused absences without penalty.
There will be no excused absences beyond those two days unless you have a documentation from the university. For instance, if you are a member of a Queens athletic team and are traveling for a competition (or any other university sponsored event). If you have an extended illness or some other reason why you will miss extended time of class contact university Student Accessibility Services. In other words, you are given two free days to miss class. If you choose to use them foolishly and fall ill for a day, you will still receive a 0 for that day. You cannot miss more than a week of class without a documented reason.
Summary:
- 85: Attending class
- 95: Actively participating
- 75: Disruptive behavior (worse if continues)
- Two free unexcused absences
- Absence = 0 for day after two free absences