You are allowed 4 free absences from plenary and seminar combined without it affecting your grade. 3 tardies will be counted as 1 absence. If you enter the room after your name is called in roll, you are tardy. (It is your responsibility to contact your seminar instructor immediately after class to change an absence to a tardy.) Gross tardiness is an absence. When you are absent/tardy, be sure to tell your seminar leader why you missed class time. An absence because of sickness or a game or practice is still an absence; this is why we give you 4-in case you get sick or have a game. Use your absences wisely!

Once you have accumulated 4 absences, 2.5 points (out of 100) will be deducted from your final grade for each additional absence.

Absence on a day when mystery presentations are performed (yours or your peers) will count as two absences.