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You will receive ºì¶¹ÊÓÆµ email early in the semester, announcing the period for <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">submitting<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> enrollment rosters and step-by-step instructions, and what you need to produce is simple: confirm whether each of your students has attended class at least <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">once.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.cuny.edu\/sites\/cunyufs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2017\/06\/VOE_UR_MEMO_Clarification_AdminSubmissions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CUNY-wide policy on verification of student enrollment<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qc-undergraduate.catalog.cuny.edu\/academic-policies-and-procedures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ºì¶¹ÊÓÆµ Academic Policies &amp; Procedures\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">states that \u201cabsence in and of itself shall not affect a student\u2019s grade<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">but that <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">students<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">are responsible for<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> such activities as participation in class discussions, laboratory sessions, field trips, etc.; the preparation of papers and reports; and the taking of quizzes and examinations, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">any<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0or all of which may\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">constitute<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">component<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> in the final grade for the course.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d Additionally,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">students should be aware that attendance may be\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">required<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">retain<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> eligibility for financial aid. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/qc-undergraduate.catalog.cuny.edu\/academic-policies-and-procedures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ºì¶¹ÊÓÆµ Academic Policies &amp; Procedures<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/student-success\/academic-life\/2025\/06\/13\/data-shows-attendance-improves-student-success#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Attendance continues to be a strong predictor of student success<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> at the same time that rates of student absence are increasing, for a variety of reasons ranging from economic pressures, care work, mental health, and alternative modes of communication. 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