All
undergraduate students are expected
to attend scheduled taught sessions
including lectures, practical classes, group
work, workshops, tutorials, seminars, field
work, computer lab sessions, problem-solving
classes, exercise classes, lab sessions,
project meetings, and other events which are
associated with the modules for which they
are registered as part of their programme of
study.
Registers
are
taken for each seminar, and
persistent non-attendance at seminars and failure to submit coursework
may lead to de-registration from your programme and termination of your
enrolment with Queen Mary. You are expected to be available to attend classes 9am - 6pm Monday to Friday.
It
is a College requirement
that you must
supply a medical certificate for illness that
lasts longer than five
days.
It is your
responsibility to regularly check your
email and QMPlus announcements
for
notifications concerning changes to the
timetable, so that you are always aware of
when and where your seminars are
scheduled. Persistent
non-attendance – whether
for good reason or not – may affect your ability to pass a module successfully. If you do not pass sufficient modules to progress you
will be required to take late summer
resits and should you still not pass
sufficient modules after these resits and if you have further attempts remaining, you will be registered to resit ‘out of attendance’ the following academic year. This means that you do not return to full
time study until you have re-sat and
passed sufficient modules to
progress.
If the School
notes that you are achieving low
marks on your modules you may be asked to
meet with your adviser to discuss your
studies. However, you are always welcome to
discuss all aspects of you studies with your
adviser. If you have any concerns it is better to seek advice from your adviser
sooner than later.
Deregistration
may occur for:
Persistent non-attendance in seminars
Non submission of assessment
If
you miss 3
seminars in the same semester on a
single module, you will be sent a warning
email and asked to meet with your Personal
Adviser to explain the reason for your
absences. It is essential that you do so, as
we will only be able to support/advise you when we know more about any
problems you are experiencing which may be affecting your attendance and
engagement.
We can only help if you
are forthcoming and willing to put
in the effort to improve your
engagement. We recommend all students take advantage of the support and services available to them within the
School and the College. If
your absences persist and you miss 5
seminars in one semester, on a single
module you will be sent a final
warning and given one last chance to
make a case to your Personal Adviser before
being deregistered from that module. You may
be required to submit evidence of your
circumstances in order to support your claim.
De-registration
may lead to termination of your
enrolment with Queen Mary.
NOTE
While absence from one
or two
seminars or lectures owing to illness
or
family emergency
is understandable, you must have
attended seminars in order
to achieve the learning outcomes of
a module – regardless
of the circumstances
If you are
unable to attend a seminar for a good
reason, such as illness, you should let
your seminar tutor and the School Office
(politics@qmul.ac.uk)
know in advance, so that the absence
can be noted as authorised. When you
return, you should see your seminar
tutor to discuss how to catch up with
missed work.
If you have had a series of
absences, you may be required to produce a medical certificate to
confirm that your absences have been
due to medical problems. If such
medical issues persist indefinitely
you may be required to submit a
medical note to confirm you are fit
enough to attend university.
If
ongoing circumstances
are
affecting your ability to
attend
seminars and you are therefore
unable to successfully complete a module, you
should
contact either
your Personal Adviser, Senior
Tutor or Student Support officers.
