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Attendance at ELS

Attendance Policy

Because ELS Language Centers wants you to get the maximum benefit from your
course, you should attend all of your classes every day. You may fail the level if:

You are a GE or EAP student and have a total of 18 absences from any
combination of classes.
You are a Semi-Intensive student and have a total of 12 absences from any
combination of classes.

In addition, you will receive a zero (0.0) for participation (20%-30% of your grade) if you
miss the following number of classes:

Class Hours absent

SSP or LS 6 or more hours of class (3 days)

R/W 6 or more hours of class (3 days)

(morning) 5 or more hours of class
SECs
(afternoon) 4 or more hours of class
LTC 5 or more absences = failure

Students are expected to be on time for class every day.

If you arrive to class more than 10 minutes late or miss more than 10 minutes of class,
you will be marked absent. If you arrive during the first 10 minutes of class, you will be
marked “late.” Note: 3 “late” marks = 1 absence.

If you do not work on your assignments in the LTC, you will be marked absent for that
class period.

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