COVID-19 Information

Spring 2021 class attendance policies 

• For the benefit of students, faculty will record the audio of all class lectures and make those recordings available to all students.  
• Excluding online classes, all class meetings will either be face-to-face or virtual (students in virtual classes are expected to be online and participate in class at the designated meeting time for the class period). 
• Students are required to attend all face-to-face lectures either in person or virtually, at their designated times, with the following exceptions:  
  • Some classes, labs, etc., require that students attend face-to-face lectures in-person, which means there is no virtual option. These classes are identified in the class schedule by the designation in-person. 
  • With faculty approval, students may learn asynchronously, meaning they will be provided audio recordings of class lectures without attending lectures either in person or virtual. This option is restricted and only applies to students who are residing abroad or have other circumstances which limit their ability to attend classes. Approval for this option must be obtained from the faculty member prior to the first day of class. 
• International students should consult with the Office of International Programs and may be required by federal law to attend all face-to-face lectures in person. 
• Spring break will be March 15-19, 2021. Instruction for undergraduate classes during the week following spring break will be delivered virtually. 

Instruction/Attendance definitions  

• Asynchronous – students learning asynchronously are not attending class in-person or virtually.  Asynchronous students will be provided recordings of class lectures (audio). 
• Face-to-Face – faculty deliver live instruction in the classroom.  Subject to the restriction noted above (#4) students may choose to attend a FTF class in-person or virtually. 
• In-person- students are physically present in the classroom/lab during the designated face-to-face (FTF) class lecture. 
• Virtual or virtually – students attend class using an online platform such as Collaborate or Teams. Students are expected to be online and participate in class at the designated meeting time for the class period.