Online classes begin on the first Monday of the Undergraduate Day schedule and end on the last Friday of each Undergraduate session. Course materials should be made available no later than 6:00 p.m. EST on the first day of class, but instructors are encouraged to make class available before that time.

In the event that the last day of an online class falls on an official University holiday, the class will end on the following Monday.

Online classes are generally asynchronous, meaning that students do not have to log into the class at a particular time. Students should plan to log into the class and expect to have assignments due throughout the course of each week of the session. A class that has required synchronous sessions will be listed as such when the Schedule of Classes is posted so that students are aware, at the time of registration, of any required synchronous meetings.

Assignments and Exams

1. Online classes require the submission of weekly assignments.
2. It is preferable that all assessments for an online class be delivered online. In rare instances, the instructor may find it necessary that students complete an assessment in person.
3. Exams must be scheduled at a time that is mutually agreeable to the instructor and student. Alternately, students may make arrangements to have their exam proctored at a convenient location in consult with the instructor. Such testing sites may include: public libraries, local colleges or universities, or commercial testing centers. Students must coordinate proctor approval with their instructor, and the student will be responsible for any proctoring fees incurred.

Attendance Policy for Online Classes

A student registered for an online class must log-in to the learning management system of the online class and submit one graded assignment or task by 11:59 p.m. on Friday of the first week of class to be counted as present for the first class. A student who does not log-in and complete the assignment, task, or attendance requirement noted in the syllabus should be reported to Academic Advising & Student Success, the Registrar, and Financial Aid Offices by the faculty and may be subject to be dropped from the class and/or reduction in financial aid.

Online classes require the submission of weekly assignments. Any student who has missed (as defined by Spalding University's online standards) the equivalent of 25 percent of an online class should withdraw from the class or receive the grade of F for the class. A student who withdraws from an online class will be responsible for the tuition accrued for the chronological time that has elapsed in the class, not for the amount of work that student has completed. A student may not withdraw from an online class after 11:59 p.m. on the 4th Friday of the session/semester.

A student who does not wish to remain in a class should follow the Add/Drop or Withdrawal Policy. Any student who stops attending a class without having officially withdrawn from that class will receive the grade of F and must assume any remaining financial obligations for the class. 

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