A student on the track team must miss a lab to travel to a meet. The student has a
letter of approval from the Office of the Registrar, and has presented it to the
Faculty Member in Charge at least a week before the lab
is to be missed.- This lab may be made up.
A student must miss lab to travel to a national conference of a student organization.
The student does not have a letter of approval from the Office of the Registrar, because
complications have delayed it. A week before the lab was to be missed, though, the student
has met with the Faculty Member in Charge to discuss the
situation.- This lab may be made up, but it will not be graded until the letter from
the Office of the Registrar is presented.
A student on the cycling team must miss a lab to travel to a meet. The student got letter
of approval from the Office of the Registrar three weeks before the meet, but forgot to
present it to the Faculty Member in Charge until two weeks after
returning. - This lab may not made up. By failing to request the make-up lab a week in
advance, without unusual circumstances preventing them from doing so, the student has declined
the opportunity to make up the lab.
A student is in an accident and must spend two days in the hospital, causing them to miss
one lab. - This lab may not be made up. Although the Dean of Students Office would
probably request accommodation if the student applied for it, make-ups labs are only permitted
the second and subsequent times the Dean of Students Office requests accomodation, so there
is no point in even applying.
A student has a family emergency, which necessitates their flying home three weekends in a
row, causing them to miss three Friday afternoon labs. The student has gone to the Dean of
Students Office, which has requested accommodation for all three absences. - Two of the
labs missed may be made up, but one may not. Remember that make-up labs are only permitted
the second and subsequent times the Dean of Students Office requests accomodation.
A student skips lab to study for a big exam. - This lab may not be made up.
A student has a family emergency and must miss a lab. The next week is the last lab of the
semester, and the student doesn't go, thinking that labs are already over. - Neither of
these labs may be made up. The second may not be made up because no one will excuse it. The
first may not be made up because, although the Dean of Students Office would probably
request accommodation if the student applied for it, make-ups labs are only permitted the
second and subsequent times the Dean of Students Office requests accomodation.
A student stays up late the night before lab, and then sleeps through lab the next morning.
Three weeks later, they become too ill to attend lab, but they see a doctor and have a
note. - Neither of these labs may be made up. The first may not be made up because no one
will excuse it. The second may not be made up because, although the Dean of Students Office
would probably request accommodation if the student applied for it, make-ups labs are only
permitted the second and subsequent times the Dean of Students Office requests accomodation.
A student misses the first lab of the semester because they thought lab had not yet begun.
Then they are in an accident and their doctor requires them to stay in bed for two weeks to
recover, causing them to miss two labs. The student has gone to the Dean of Students Office,
which has requested accommodation for the two absences that occurred during recovery.
Finally, the student must miss a lab to represent Tech at a chess tournement. The student has
a letter from the Office of the Registrar approving the absence to attend the tournement, and
has presented it to the Faculty Member in Charge at least a week
before the lab is to be missed. - A total of two of these four absences may be made up.
The first may not be made up because no one will excuse it. One of the two for which the Dean
of Students Office has requested accommodation may be made up. Remember that make-up labs are
only permitted the second and subsequent times the Dean of Students Office requests accomodation.
The absence that has been approved by the Office of the Registrar may be made up, since the
make-up lab was requested at least a week in advance.