Attendance - OMS-I and OMS-II
Students are responsible for all material presented in lectures and laboratories. Attending lectures is strongly encouraged as a component of professional development and academic preparedness.
Attendance is mandatory for the following:
- Lectures designated as *mandatory* on the course calendar
- Basic Science Laboratories
- Clinical Skills Laboratories
- Team-Based and Case-Based Learning Exercises
- Written and Practical Examinations
Students who are on Academic Warning as defined in the LMU-DCOM Student Handbook must attend lectures in person for all courses. Attendance for those students will be monitored through the Office of Student Affairs. Students will be removed from mandatory attendance once they have been removed from Academic Warning as defined in the LMU-DCOM Student Handbook. Students must also follow all attendance procedures as specified by all individual course Syllabi.
A student may request an excused absence from a mandatory event. All student requests for an excused absence must be made in writing by published deadlines outlined in the LMU-DCOM student handbook to the Assistant/Associate Dean of Students at their respective location. If granted written approval for the absence by the Dean of Students at the student’s respective campus location or their designee, it is the student's responsibility to communicate and coordinate a make-up session for all activities other than examinations. Examinations will be rescheduled as outlined in the LMU-DCOM Student Handbook. Failure to meet published deadlines may result in the absence being considered unexcused, and the student may be referred to the appropriate Student Progress Committee (SPC) for review.
Excused Absences may be approved for the following reasons:
- Medical necessity: illness of the student or member of the immediate family (spouse, parent, grandparent, child, or sibling)
- Death of an immediate family member
Other qualifying absences (e.g., religious reasons, professional student leadership obligations) submitted for consideration at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the absence date as approved by the Assistant/Associate Dean of Students at the student’s respective location.
- Students must provide acceptable documentation to the Office of Student Affairs for any excused absence. Acceptability of documentation will be determined by the Dean of Students on each campus or their designee.
LMU-DCOM reserves the right to require students to attend a meeting or activity on campus, in-person, as needed.
Examinations
Students must follow the examination instructions outlined in the LMU-DCOM Student Handbook. Failure to follow examination policies and procedures may result in referral to the Community Standards Committee (CSC) or SPC for professionalism deficiencies as outlined in the LMU-DCOM student handbook
Approved make-up examinations for students will be given on a date determined by LMU-DCOM, within seven (7) calendar days of the original exam date.
Due to the amount of material presented within each examination block, students cannot make up more than one block exam per semester, unless approved by the appropriate Assistant/Associate Dean of Students based on extenuating circumstances. If a student misses two block exams per semester for any reason, the student will be referred to the appropriate SPC for review of their academic progress.
An unexcused absence for an exam will result in a zero being scored for all items on the missed examination(s). Additionally, the student will be referred to the appropriate SPC for review.
If the final course grades must be submitted to the registrar prior to the date of an approved make-up examination, the student will receive a grade of "Incomplete" (I) for any courses affected. Once the student completes the make-up examination, the final course grade will be calculated and submitted to the registrar. At that point, the "Incomplete" grade will be changed to the grade the student achieved in the course.
Attendance - OMS-III and OMS-IV
Refer to the Clinical Rotations Manual for all policies and procedures regarding attendance for third- and fourth-year rotations and exams.
LMU-DCOM reserves the right to require students to attend any meeting or activity on campus, in-person, as needed.