- Attendance and punctuality are mandatory for all courses at Syracuse Madrid.
- Course-related field trips are mandatory to attend, and some may take place during non-class hours or on weekends, as indicated in the syllabus.
- Excused Absences:
- An absence can only be excused for documented medical reasons or emergencies when approved by SU Madrid Assistant, Student Life – Wellness, Raquel Perea. Any absence from class must be accompanied by a medical note issued by a Madrid-based health care provider for it to be excused (within 48 hours for classes and 24 hours for exams). Failure to provide a valid doctor’s note within this time frame will result in the absence being unexcused. It is the student’s responsibility to justify their absence with the Student Life Wellness Assistant Raquel Perea at rparenas@syr.edu and obtain any missed course material from the instructor in a timely manner. Please note that repeated absences, even with a doctor’s note, may require a meeting with the Assistant Directors from the Student Life and Academics Office.
- Non-health-related absences are exceptional, for very specific and documented reasons, and need to be dealt with by the Academic office preferably in advance.
- Unexcused Absences:
- Failure to participate in a mandatory course-related field trip counts as an unexcused class absence. Do not make personal travel plans before you arrive in Madrid and review your course outlines to understand your academic commitments. Otherwise, because course-related field trips take precedence, you will need to rearrange your personal travel plans at your own expense.
- Personal travel inside or outside of Madrid during class sessions is an unexcused absence. This includes family visits.
- Students must inform the professor prior to the start of class if they know they will be tardy for a valid reason; tardy students should enter the room discreetly and quietly. Excessive tardiness may be counted as an unexcused absence and may affect the final grade the student earns, at the professor’s discretion.
- Students are expected to stay for the duration of the class and to leave only during designated breaks except in the case of a valid and documented medical necessity. Frequent missed time in class maybe counted as an unexcused absence, at the professor’s discretion.
- A student that falls asleep during the class may be asked by the professor to leave the classroom and may be counted as an unexcused absence for that class, at the professor’s discretion.
- Students who are having side conversations that distract the instructor, or your fellow students maybe asked by the professor to leave the classroom and may be counted as an unexcused absence for that class, at the professor’s discretion.
- If you are unable to attend class for unforeseen reasons, the first TWO unexcused absences will not
count against you, after which, every additional unexcused absence will decrease your final grade (e.g. an A will become A-; A- will become B+; a B+ becomes a B, a B becomes a B-, etc..). This is not applicable to scheduled field trips. Unexcused absences from overnight field trips may be counted as double, at the professor’s discretion.
5. Faculty will use Early-Semester Progress Reports (ESPR) and Mid-Semester Progress Reports (MSPR) in Orange SUccess to alert the Registrar and Financial Aid Office on non-attendance. More information regarding Orange SUccess can be found here.