Attendance

Policy number: AA001EN
Last review date: Fall 2023
Next review date: Fall 2025
Issuing office: Academic Affairs

Students studying at The American University of Paris are expected to attend ALL scheduled classes, and attendance at all exams is mandatory. Students are responsible for reviewing and understanding any specific attendance policy that a faculty member might have set in the course syllabus. The French Department has its own attendance policy, and students are responsible for compliance. In case of absence, students should contact their professors to explain the situation. Academic Affairs will excuse an absence for students’ participation in study trips related to their courses. If a student arrives at course meetings more than 10 minutes late, it may be considered an unexcused absence.

IN ALL CASES OF MISSED COURSE MEETINGS, THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMMUNICATION WITH THE PROFESSOR AND FOR ARRANGING TO MAKE UP MISSED WORK RESTS SOLELY WITH THE STUDENT. Whether an absence (excused or unexcused) is accepted or not is ALWAYS up to the discretion of the professor or the department. Unexcused absences can result in a low or failing participation grade. Students must be mindful of this policy when making their travel arrangements, and especially during the Drop/Add and Exam Periods. 

Who is affected by this policy: Undergraduate and graduate students.

Responsibilities: 

Students are responsible for attending all class sessions and for communicating any absences to their professors; faculty are responsible for monitoring student attendance in classes.

Issuing office and contact: The Office of Academic Affairs, 5, boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg Paris, 75007,  Tel. +33 1 40 62 06 04.