Absence Notifications
OS3 notifies faculty on a student’s behalf when they miss class due to medical, legal, or personal/family issues. Students must notify OS3 by emailing os3@smcm.edu within 24 hours of missing the class with the exact dates of their absence unless they are hospitalized or have similar extenuating circumstances that do not allow them to communicate. Please reference the current copy of our “To the Point – Student Handbook” for the College’s formal attendance policy.
Please note: Per the SMCM policy, there is no distinction between “excused” or “unexcused” absences; an absence is an absence. Students are not required to provide documentation that establishes the reason for their absence; any student absence that occurs on a day of a quiz, test, or assignment submission is subject to this course’s policies on late work and/or missed assignments. Any notifications sent by OS3 are courtesy notices and do not establish that the student’s absence requires special exceptions from this policy and/or the late work and missed assignment policies.