Gwynedd Mercy University 2026-2027 University Catalog
4. Student-athletes are advised to meet with the instructor in advance and determine a plan to satisfy the course requirements for the time the student-athlete is likely to miss. At that meeting, the instructor and student will complete an Intercollegiate Athletic Participation Class Absence Form. The instructor will decide the appropriate assignment to compensate for the missed classroom time. This assignment shall not be in excess of the subject matter covered during the student-athlete’ s absence, according to the syllabus. Clinical experiences, studentteaching days, internships and practicum days, and science labs are not covered by this policy and cannot be missed unless an agreement is reached between the student-athlete and the faculty member.
5. Student-athletes are responsible for submitting completed Intercollegiate Athletic Participation Class Absence Forms to the Department of Athletics. Should a contest conflict with an exam or other graded in-class activity, the student-athlete must meet with the course instructor to establish an alternative method and / or date for testing / assessment.
As per NCAA regulation, student-athletes are not excused from class for practice or to play in a nontraditional-season contest. Students who do not comply with the policy have no recourse for exceptions to attendance policies listed in the course syllabus. The Faculty Athletics Representative is available to answer questions and assist in the coordination and implementation of this policy.
Attendance Policies for an Online Program
Online programs
If a student is absent and has not submitted coursework for any 2 consecutive class sessions( putting student out of program attendance for 14 days), then the student will be administratively withdrawn from the student’ s current course and earn the grade of“ WA.” Additionally, the student will be dropped from all future courses and administratively withdrawn from the program unless attending a concurrent course.
If, prior to the instructor’ s posting of the second absence, a student writes to their advisor from their GMercyU e-mail that they intend to be absent for two weeks but wish to continue with the next course, the student will not be withdrawn from the program. The student will only be withdrawn from the course in which the student has been marked absent, for which they will receive a grade of WA. The student will remain enrolled in future courses.
If a new student is absent and has not submitted assignments for the first 2 class sessions of their very first program course, then the student will be dropped from the course and all future courses. Since this student does not have a University transcript, they are considered“ never enrolled.” If a student is taking more than one course at a time and they have attended other courses, then only an administrative course withdrawal may be necessary.
Instructional Hour Federal regulations require that the university confirms all courses meet the required number of in-class instructional hours. For all undergraduate programs and non-lab courses, Gwynedd Mercy University defines an“ instructional hour” as a 50-minute session. While GMercyU is committed to an outcomesbased approach to curriculum and assessment in accordance with its accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education( MSCHE) and other program accrediting associations, it also complies
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