25.8.1 Undergraduate Programs:

UD regulations for class attendance and absenteeism warnings imposed on all courses are as follows:

All credit courses are normally offered in two consecutive sessions of one hour and twenty minutes each. A twenty-minute break is given after the first session.
Students’ attendance usually takes place at the beginning of the class and after students return from the break. The attendance should be recorded on CAMS. However, faculty members are highly recommended to record attendance manually as well to verify in cases of discrepancy.
A student has access to information related to his/her course attendance through the Students’ Portal (CAMS).
A faculty member is allowed 24 hours to make amendments to the student’s attendance record in CAMS. A faculty member may also request the Registration Department (RD) to modify a student’s attendance up to the following lecture if there is a valid reason for the request. If the RD receives too many enquiries to modify the record by the same faculty member, then the RD should refer the matter to the Program Director/Dean for information and further appropriate action.
A student is sent a warning through his/her UD e-mail and CAMS (portal) when his/her absences reach 10% of class time for a given course. A pop-up message notifying the student regarding his/her attendance status will show once he/she signs into the Students’ Portal (CAMS).
Once a student’s absence in a course reaches 20% or 6 sessions of class time, he/she will be deprived from attending the midterm and/or the final exam. A grade of “FA” will be recorded for the course, and will count towards the student’s CGPA. However, if a student’s absence is for a UD-valid reason, then the student’s “FA” status will be changed to “Withdrawn” from the course by the Registrar. A deprived student may not attend any further exams; however, he/she still has the right to attend the remaining classes.
Late Arrival: A student who arrives within the first 10 minutes in each of the first and second sessions will be marked as having “Late Attendance”. The system will automatically register one absence for each three “late attendances”. A student who arrives later than 10 minutes in either session will be marked as absent.
Absenteeism percentages are calculated according to Table below: