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Due to the progressive nature of the individual courses and the program as a whole, timeliness and punctuality are seen as essential qualities for the health care profession. In addition to the rules and regulations stated in the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ catalog the following will be enforced:

1. Regular and prompt attendance for Diagnostic Medical Sonography courses is essential to meet the educational challenges and accomplish the objectives of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program.
2. Regular attendance in class is expected of all students at all levels in the University. Legitimate reasons for an "excused" absence include, but are not limited to, illness and injury, disability-related concerns, military service, death in the immediate family, religious observance, academic field trips, and participation in an approved concert or athletic event, and direct participation in university disciplinary hearings, as defined by the University’s Administrative policy regarding class attendance and class absence #3342-3-01.2 (available at /policyreg/administrative-policy-regarding-class-attendance-
   and-class-absence). Attendance policies for specific courses are at the discretion of the individual instructor.
3. An excuse must be turned in to an instructor within 1 week of the date the student returns to class. If the student fails to do this, the absence will be counted as an unexcused absence. Excessive excuses during a semester will be evaluated by the program faculty and subject to review.
4. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain material missed in class.
5. Any test missed will have to be made up by the student. It is the STUDENT'S responsibility to contact the instructor concerning the appropriate time period to make up a test. A student will not be permitted to make up a test during any class time. A test is to be made up the next class day that the student attends unless special circumstances exist and the student has made special arrangements with the instructor. The student may be given an alternate test as the make-up test. If the student fails to make special arrangements with the instructor on the returning class day, the student will receive a grade of "0" for that test. The instructor reserves the right to limit the number of make-up exams in a semester.
6. Course instructors may also assess penalties in classes for tardiness. Students should be familiar with individual course syllabi in this regard. If a student has a tardy occasion that is unexcused during a testing situation, the student will receive only the remaining time to complete the test.

Reporting Absences from Diagnostic Medical Sonography Courses:

1. Students must phone or email the instructor prior to class time to report an absence from class. Faculty contact information is located on course syllabi.

Policy: 2002 , revised 2003, 2006, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020  ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ â€“ Salem Campus DMS Program Handbook 2025-2026  Reviewed 2025