MSOT Attendance Policies

Students are expected to be on time, and in attendance, in accordance with all course and term schedules. Students will only graduate with the successful completion of all course grading and attendance requirements. This includes all theory, laboratory, and fieldwork courses.

Class Schedule

Students typically attend classes two to four days per week, depending on the academic term. Classes are generally scheduled between 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. (PT), Monday through Friday. In some cases, weekend classes may be required. Students must be available for all scheduled hours as determined by the program calendar.

Fieldwork Requirements

Full-time fieldwork experience is required for successful program completion. Fieldwork sessions and preparatory meetings may be scheduled on any day of the week, including weekends. Students are expected to accommodate the scheduling needs of clinical sites, including alternate shifts (e.g., 10- or 12-hour days) and non-traditional schedules due to facility availability or census constraints.

Theory and Laboratory Classes (Non-Specialty)

Students must adhere to the following attendance policies for all non-specialty theory and laboratory classes:

• Students are permitted up to two (2) absences per theory and laboratory course.
• Students acquiring three (3) absences in a theory or laboratory course will be placed on attendance probation.
• Students who violate the terms of attendance probation, including accruing additional absences, will be dismissed from the program.

Theory and Laboratory Classes (Specialty)

The program’s specialty courses include:
– OT5030 Fieldwork Skills Review
– OT5500 Review and Exit Exam

• Students are permitted up to one (1) absence in a specialty course.
• Students who accrue more than one (1) absence in a specialty course will be dismissed from the program.

Tardiness and Early Departure

Students are expected to attend the entirety of each scheduled class session.

• Tardiness is defined as arriving ten (10) minutes or more after the scheduled start time or returning late from a break.
• Early departure is defined as leaving before class is formally dismissed by the instructor.
• Students who acquire more than two (2) occurrences of tardiness or early departure will be referred to the Program Director, or designee, for disciplinary action.
• Three (3) occurrences of tardiness or early departure will count as one absence and all applicable attendance policies will apply.
• Students who, due to tardiness or early departure, miss more than 25% of a single class meeting will be marked as absent and all applicable attendance policies will apply.
• On exam days, students are advised to arrive at least 15 minutes Students who arrive late for an exam will not be permitted to enter the testing room. A make-up exam will need to be scheduled with all make-up exam policies applied.

Make-Up of Examination Due to Absence

Students are notified in advance of the schedule and due dates for exams, quizzes, and graded assignments. It is the student’s responsibility to prioritize these dates.

• One (1) make-up exam per course may be scheduled with the Office of Student Services and must be completed within 48 hours upon return to campus. Failure to do so will result in a grade of zero.
• Practical and laboratory exams must be rescheduled directly with the course instructor.
• Regardless of the score achieved on the make-up exam, the maximum grade that will be entered into the student’s grade record will be 75%.