Academic Policies and Procedures
Attendance and Coursework Policy
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management regards class attendance as vital to academic success. All students are expected to actively participate each week in scheduled classes. Responsibility for class attendance, coursework and participation rests with the student. It is the responsibility of the student to notify the instructor as soon as possible about any absence. Students must still do any required work for the class, and are urged to attend an equivalent class at another time in order to maintain attendance. Missing more than two classes will result in the student being withdrawn from the course. The student is charged tuition according to the published Cancellation/Refund Policy. Please refer to the Tuition and Financial Aid sections for more information on the financial aid impact of non-attendance.
Definitions of Student Types
In-person students attend course offerings at the Lake Forest campus, or corporate onsite locations in the Chicagoland area. Videoconference students attend synchronous course offerings using videoconferencing tools.
Non-Attendance
If a student does not attend the first two class sessions for the first two weeks of the term, and does not respond to the school’s emails or phone calls, the school reserves the right to remove the student from the course. The student is charged for tuition according to the published Cancellation/Refund Policy. Please refer to the Tuition and Financial Aid sections for more information on the financial aid impact of non-attendance.
In-Person Students—Class Attendance Responsibilities
Students must notify their instructor in advance of an unavoidable absence due to personal or business reasons, and are responsible for obtaining approval for make-up options with their instructor. For details, see the Class Session Make-up Work section.
Students have the option to attend their missed in-person session in another class (if available), at the same location or at a different location (if available), or attend via videoconference, with instructor approval and with no attendance or participation penalty. In-person students, however, may not attend every class session of the term via videoconference.
If the in-person student does not attend an alternate class session or videoconference, the student is responsible for completing missed work that is equivalent in content and rigor for class participation credit, if the instructor determines make-up work to be appropriate.
In-person students will receive the grade they earned based on their completion of required coursework, class participation and contribution to learning. Participation in all courses is defined by the grading rubrics associated with the course.
Videoconference Students—Class Attendance Responsibilities
Students must notify their instructor in advance of an unavoidable absence due to personal or business reasons, and are responsible for obtaining approval for make-up options with their instructor. See Class Session Make-up Work section for details.
Students have the option to attend their missed session in another session either in person (if available) or via videoconference, with instructor approval and with no attendance or participation penalty.
If the student does not attend an alternate in-person or videoconference class session, the student is responsible for completing missed work equivalent in content and rigor for class participation credit, if the instructor determines make-up work to be appropriate.
Students will receive the grade they earned based on their completion of required coursework, class participation and contribution to learning. Participation in all courses is defined by the grading rubrics associated with the course.
Class Session Make-Up Work
If the student misses a class session, the instructor will determine appropriate make-up work. The make-up work shall require the student to demonstrate substantially the same level of knowledge or competence expected of a student who attended the scheduled class session.