No Show and Attendance Policies

No Show Policy:

*This information is for faculty use only. Please do not add to your syllabus or post on Canvas*

RPCC defines a “No Show” student as one who has completed all the necessary requirements for registration in the College but has not attended a face-to-face class or completed at least one academically related activity in a hybrid, online synchronous, or fully online class during the time specified by the Registrar each semester, which is usually the first week of the semester for which s/he recently registered.

To be considered a “Show”,  F2F students must attend 1 or more classes in-person during the specified time. Hybrid, online synchronous, or fully online students must log into Canvas/LCTCS Online Moodle 1 or more times and complete the required assignment. Only students who are receiving financial aid for that semester will be withdrawn from those classes that the instructor reported the student as a “No Show”. These students are withdrawn from their class(s) by the Registrar’s office. 

Course Types 

RPCC offers four types of courses to choose from when students register. Course attendance policies can be tailored according to different course types

• Traditional Face-to-face Courses (coded G, R, or P in LOLA) - meet in person at specific days/times on the Gonzales, Reserve, or Westside campus
• Hybrid Courses (coded GH, RH, or PH in LOLA) - meet in person at specific days/times on the Gonzales, Reserve, or Westside campus and online part of the time
• Online Synchronous Courses (coded S in LOLA) - online course that meet virtually at specific days/times
• Fully Online Courses (coded OL or O in LOLA) - all work is online with no specific meetings

Sample Attendance Policies 

Instructors will not withdraw students from the course for failing to participate.  If a student decides to drop the course, he/she must withdraw themselves.  Instructor will not award an “incomplete” except in emergency situations. If student stops participating in this class– they should drop the course or they will fail.

• Traditional Face-to-face Courses: Attendance in this class is the responsibility of each student and you are expected to attend all class meetings. Coming to class regularly will benefit your final grade since many graded activities will take place during class time. You will be held responsible for all material presented in class even if you were not in attendance when it was discussed or assigned. Bonus points are awarded at the end of the semester for attendance.

• Hybrid Courses: This hybrid class contains both on-campus and online components, and you are required to participate in each. Because this is a hybrid course, half of our time together will be spent in the online format. Therefore, your full, active, and engaged participation in the discussion boards is vital. Students are expected to attend all classes, face-to-face (F2F) and online. Therefore, attendance in this course consists of being present in-person on the specified F2F class day and online through Canvas. 

• Online Synchronous Courses:  Students must attend virtually classes on the scheduled days/times. Completion of online assignments and active participation during virtual classroom counts as attendance.

   

• Fully Online Courses: Students are expected attend class. However, online students do not attend class in the traditional sense.  Completion of online assignments and active participation in the online classroom counts as attendance.