It is the student’s professional responsibility to attend and to be on time for all scheduled lectures and required at all clinics, laboratories, seminars, case presentations, small-group sessions, rotations, and scheduled faculty appointments. Attendance is considered a measure of a student's professional conduct.
Any make up quizzes, exam, clinical cases, lab assignments etc., are only granted with excused absences by the Associate Dean for Faculty and Students.
Excused absences may be granted by the Associate Dean for Faculty and Students for the following reasons:
- Medical necessity: illness of the student or a member of their immediate family (Mild symptoms including but not limited to headache, migraine and dysmenorrhea are not considered excused absences unless a document from a medical professional is provided).
- Death in the family: the passing of an immediate family member (Parents, siblings, grandparents and significant other)
- Professional meetings and research conferences upon approval from the Associate Dean for Faculty and Students and the office of academic affairs.
- Externships for D3 and D4 must be preauthorized by the Associate Dean for Faculty and Students and the Office of Academic Affairs.
- Special circumstances/other: including vehicle accidents, court appearances, participation in immediate family weddings (Parents, siblings and grandparents), approved religious observances, and other qualifying absences as approved by the Associate Dean for Faculty and Students.
- Students with prior knowledge of the excused absence are required to fill out the leave of absence form. For more information see the LMU University Leave of Absence Policy. https://www.lmunet.edu/registrar/documents/ApplicationforLeaveofAbsence.pdf
- Any other excuse not listed above is considered an unexcused absence.
The student will be required to present with documentation supporting the request for excused absences. Examples for such documentation include but are not limited to: Physician's note or medical certificate, death certificate or obituary or funeral program or notice, counselor or therapist note, police report, documentation from a social worker, letter from religious leader or religious event schedule or notice, official letter or email from university staff or faculty, conference program, schedule, or conference registration confirmation, jury duty summons, court subpoena or notice, quarantine or isolation order from health authorities or doctor’s note indicating required isolation, flight cancellation notice, documentation from public transportation services indicating disruptions, weather advisories or notices or proof of vehicle breakdown or accident report.
All student requests for an excused absence must be made in writing to the Associate Dean for Faculty and Students. When possible, students should make sure to complete the absence request form in advance of their absence. If this is not possible, the form MUST be filled out and submitted within 24 hours of the student’s return to campus. Failure to follow the 24-hour protocol will result in the absence being considered unexcused.
Upon written approval from the Associate Dean for Faculty and Students, it is the student’s responsibility, unexcused and excused absence, to communicate and coordinate a make-up session with the instructor of the course. Students with excused absences will not be penalized. Some activities and points, for example, team-based learning activities and quizzes may not be able to be made up even with an excused absence. It is at the instructor's discretion whether assignments can be made up as stated in their syllabus.