Lecture Attendance Policy
Hondros College of Nursing believes active participation in on ground and online courses are essential for the development of the healthcare professional.
Attendance is expected in all courses. A record will be maintained for each student’s attendance and tardiness patterns in on ground and online lectures. All absences put the student’s ability to be successful at risk. A student will be withdrawn from their program when any of the following criteria are met:
- A student fails to post any attendance during week 1; or
- A student is absent from all classes (including lab and clinicals) for fourteen (14) consecutive calendar days, including holidays.
Lecture meetings for an individual course count as a separate “meeting” for that week. Courses traditionally offered online are considered as “meeting” once per week. Students absent from scheduled lectures for an individual course(s) between weeks 1 through 8 of the term, as outlined in the following schedule, will be administratively withdrawn from that course(s) by the College with a grade of “W” and will need to follow the Repeat Policy, pg. 85.
| Lectures Meeting Per Week | Maximum Absences During Weeks 1-8 of the Term |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 5 |
- Students are not required to turn in documentation for a missed lecture.
- If a student is at risk for being withdrawn from a course, they can submit documentation supporting an extenuating circumstance for their last documented absence. This will be reviewed by academic leadership.
- Documentation must be submitted within 24 hours of the students return to campus.
- Students enrolled in an online course will post attendance through the submission of weekly course work in an asynchronous or synchronous format.
- Make-up opportunities for lectures will not be offered.
- Students should refer to their syllabi regarding assignment completion and acceptance.
- This policy relates to students missing an entire scheduled class period.
- Students who are late to or leave early from lecture(s) will be subject to the Disruptive and Unethical Code of Conduct policy.
- Students who are absent for a scheduled exam and are approved for an exam makeup (per the missed exam policy) are subject to the above attendance policy.
- Failure to sign in to lecture will be counted as an absence.
- Any student attendance recorded as Other or Holiday are not applicable.
Classroom, Lab and Clinical Attendance
Students are responsible to ensure they answer roll call or sign the attendance roster for each lecture, lab and clinical. Arriving late or leaving early is considered disruptive conduct per the Student Code of Conduct, and is subject to disciplinary action. Students enrolled in a virtual online lecture option are expected to log into the Zoom meeting at the start of each course lecture session and remain for the duration of the course. Students enrolled in a virtual online lecture option will be required to be present at the campus for quizzes/exams. Attendance for virtual online lectures held via Zoom will be captured by the Zoom Usage Report which show a log in and log out time for each student.
NCLEX® Review Attendance
Students in their final term of the PN program will complete a two-day NCLEX® review, and students in their final term of the ADN program will complete a three-day NCLEX® review provided by the College. This event is designed to review test-taking strategies and curriculum content in order to increase student success on both the comprehensive and predictor examinations, and the NCLEX-PN® and NCLEX-RN® examinations. Due to the beneficial nature of this review, attendance is mandatory. Attendance will be taken daily. Any absences must be approved by the Campus Dean/ Director of Nursing or designee. If approved, the Campus Dean/Director of Nursing or designee will provide a make-up plan. Completion of the NCLEX® review or the approved make-up must be completed prior to the administration of the final term HESI assessment.
Online Attendance - for Traditional Online Courses Only
Students are required to “attend” an online course through submission of weekly course work in an asynchronous or synchronous format.
Students who were unable to complete online coursework due to a valid, verifiable excuse (per the Excused Absences policy above), but who are still considered as present in the course during the timeframe in which the missed coursework was due, may make up the missed coursework if they provide proof of the excuse to the Campus Dean/ Director of Nursing, the Dean of the Medical Assisting program, or designee within five (5) days of the due date of the missed coursework.
Excused absences only allow students to make up missed online coursework with a due date during the time period covered by the excuse, not the entire week for which the student received attendance.
Clinical/Lab Attendance
Clinical Attendance
- Students are expected to attend 100% of all scheduled clinical time. Students are required to make-up all missed clinical time resulting from an absence, tardy or leaving early.
- This also applies to NUR 166 lab, NUR 167 lab, NUR 221 lab, and NUR 232 lab as they are considered clinicals.
- Due to the hands-on nature of the nursing clinical, experiences may be difficult or impossible to replicate. The College is under no obligation to provide make-up opportunities.
- Absences will be reviewed by academic leadership on a case-by-case basis per the Guidelines for Lab and Clinical Attendance.
- Students missing 15 minutes or more of any scheduled clinical will be considered absent.
- Students leaving the clinical for any reason will do so with permission from the instructor. Repetitive leaving and extended absences from a clinical in progress is considered disruptive conduct per the Student Code of Conduct.
- A no call/ no show is defined as a student who does not contact the clinical instructor prior to the missed offsite clinical experience. A no call/ no show will result in a critical incident and may not be eligible for a clinical make-up.
Lab Attendance:
- Students are expected to attend 100% of all scheduled lab time.
- NUR 166 lab, NUR 167 lab, NUR 221 lab, and NUR 232 lab are considered clinicals, refer to Clinical Attendance section.
- Due to the hands-on nature of the lab(s), experiences may be difficult or impossible to replicate. The College is under no obligation to provide make-up opportunities.
- Absences will be reviewed by academic leadership on a case-by-case basis per the Guidelines for Lab and Clinical Attendance.
- Students missing 15 minutes or more of any scheduled lab will be considered absent.
- Students leaving the lab for any reason will do so with permission from the instructor. Repetitive leaving and extended absences from a lab in progress is considered disruptive conduct per the Student Code of Conduct.
Guidelines for Lab and Clinical Attendance
The following absences may be considered excused for the purpose of the lab and clinical make-up requests.
- Court Appearance – Applicable only when a student is mandated to appear in court for an action in which he/she is a third party or witness.
- Military Duty – All military personnel requesting an excused absence must submit a copy of their orders.
- Illness – In the event a student suffers personal illness or injury, a written doctor’s note excusing participation in school or documentation of the stay in the hospital will be required.
- For a Covid-19 diagnosis- students are required to submit a lab report or doctor’s note, home tests will not be accepted as documentation of COVID-19.
- Bereavement – Applicable in the event of the death of an immediate or extended family member (spouse, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, parents/guardians) and not to exceed 3 days. Documentation (e.g. newspaper notice, funeral notice, obituary, or church handout) is required.
- Jury Duty – Documentation required (stamped jury duty form from court).
- Extenuating Circumstance(s)
Students must submit a makeup request form with verifiable documentation within 24 hours upon return to the College. Make up request forms without verifiable documentation will not be accepted. The student should submit no more than one lab and/or clinical make up request per course, per term.
Missed lab/clinical time due to tardies/leaving early will be made up at the faculty's discretion in alignment with the course make up requirements.
Virtual Lecture Policy
Students are responsible to ensure they attend all virtual classes just as you are required to attend in-person lectures. Students must be registered for the class and attend the class as scheduled. Student Code of Conduct, behavior expectations, Dress Code Policies, and Attendance Policies do not change with remote teaching and learning; therefore, students must adhere to the written college policies as identified in the student catalog.
- Students are prohibited from recording virtual lectures and providing virtual links with others.
- All students attending virtual classes are to be stationary and clearly observed. The student is to remain visible on camera in order to create a collaborative learning environment.
- Students must log in with their full name as listed in CAMS. Failure to use their full name may result in the student may risk being recorded as absent if the college is unable to verify attendance.
- Students are expected to follow some basic etiquette rules when attending virtual lectures including but not limited to; minimizing background noise, muting of the student’s microphone when not speaking.
- Students are encouraged to ask questions and make comments using either the chat feature or microphone but always demonstrating respect to their instructor and classmates by using appropriate language and tone.
- To ensure a positive and productive virtual learning experience students should plan an area free of interruptions, avoid multitasking, and avoid participating in other activities that may distract the student or others from the lecture. Students are expected to engage in virtual classroom instruction and/or classroom activities as directed.
Fitness for Duty Policy
Students assigned to clinical rotations shall be deemed “fit for duty” by the student’s health care provider. If the clinical agency wants to verify the health records of any student assigned to the named agency, those records will be provided upon request.
Students prohibited by a health care provider to participate in lab, or clinical due to an illness, accident, or injury must notify the faculty member. A note from the student’s health care provider must be submitted to, as applicable, the Dean of the Medical Assisting program, the Campus Dean/Director of Nursing, or designee to verify student’s fitness for duty upon return to classes (lab or clinical). Students may not be permitted to attend lab or clinical without this verification.