The Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) is committed to creating an inclusive
campus community that values and respects all of its members and achieves educational
excellence through diversity and nondiscrimination. As part of this commitment, the
College makes good faith efforts to accommodate students religious practices or beliefs,
unless such accommodation would create undue burden on other students or the College.
Religious Absences Accommodation Form
Attendance
Attending class, especially the first day of classes is critical to student success.
Be certain to attend each class the first day it is scheduled. Go to the room listed
on the invoice at the time and on the day the class is scheduled. Instructors begin
taking attendance on the first day. This helps you to learn students names and to
be certain that all students receive the information necessary to succeed in that
class. you should learn the instructor s name, office number and office hours.
Attendance Policy
You are expected to attend all classes regularly and on time. Excessive absences*
result in poor classroom performance, low grades and possible failure. The attendance
policies of individual instructors will be made clear on the first day of class and
will appear in the course outline. (Some instructors may calculate attendance and
absenteeism into students final grade.)
*Instructors will check attendance for the first three weeks of the term (or 20 percent
of shorter terms). If students do not attend during that time, they will be dropped
from the class, financial aid will be adjusted and tuition and fees will be forfeited.
Instructors will also report on attendance at the 60 percent date of the term for
financial aid compliance. For more details, see Appendix A in the Appendices, in this
catalog.