Students are responsible for all material presented in lectures and laboratories. Regular attendance to lectures is expected as a component of professionalism and professional development. Students are required to adhere to any additional attendance policies outlined in the syllabus for each course. In addition, within any given course some lectures will have designated mandatory attendance. Excessive tardiness or absenteeism will result in a scheduled meeting with a representative from the DPT Policies and Procedures Committee and may result in disciplinary action such as a professionalism warning or professionalism probation. Active attendance and professional behavior are required at all synchronous course sessions [online and face to face (F2F)]. Following APTA guidelines, professionalism is a core value of our DPT Program. With that in mind, attendance in all class sessions is an expectation. Attendance in a health professions program is essential for the development of the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills required of a physical therapist. It is for this reason that attendance in all classes is a component of students' professionalism performance. Students are responsible for all material presented in lectures and laboratories.
As adult learners, it is understood that there may be extenuating circumstances under which an absence may occur. In the event of an absence, planned or unplanned, the student is required to contact the following individuals via email:
- Course Coordinator / Instructor of Record
- Program Director
- Associate Program Director
The student should state the reason for the absence as well as acknowledge the content that will be missed. It is the responsibility of the student to make additional arrangements with the course instructor(s) to complete missed assignments.
Attendance will be tracked, and all decisions related to excused and unexcused absences will be made by the Course Coordinator / Instructor of Record. An example of potential reasons for an excused absence may include, but are not limited to, participation in university-sponsored activities, hazardous weather conditions, personal hardship, extended illness or hospitalization, family emergencies, or death in the immediate family. The program may request documentation to verify the extenuating circumstances.