Per Course Attendance Adjustment

All students, regardless of a disability, are responsible for fulfilling the essential requirements of their courses/programs/degrees, including attendance expectations. However, some students have serious health-related disabilities which may impact attendance due to their episodic nature. While no accommodation exists that waives attendance due to disability, the Per Course Attendance Adjustment accommodation provides reasonable flexibility with course attendance policies to qualified students who have disability-related absences.

Per Course Attendance Adjustment Agreement: Reasonable adjustment for absences may be appropriate for students with chronic conditions experiencing unpredictable, brief flare-ups resulting in interruptions that can interfere with course activities. This accommodation is intended to provide limited flexibility to the course syllabus attendance policy. The Office of Disability Services will directly facilitate creating and documenting a course-specific plan. Upon notification from Disability Services, Instructors will be prompted to complete the Per Course Attendance Adjustment form with information about their course policies. Disability Services will review that information and issue a course-specific agreement for the student and instructor that will outline the number of allowable absences. Students are responsible for following the agreement and for notifying their Instructor and Disability Services staff member about any disability-related absence within 48 hours of it occurring. The nature and structure of the course helps guide what is reasonable.

The attendance accommodation does not permit unlimited absences and is not applied retroactively. Health conditions not on record with Disability Services or non-disability related absences are not subject to the attendance accommodation.