{"id":8540,"date":"2026-08-25T12:28:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/?page_id=8540"},"modified":"2026-09-09T11:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:06:10","slug":"flexible-attendance-accommodations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/flexible-attendance-accommodations\/","title":{"rendered":"Flexible Attendance Accommodation(s)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Flexible Attendance Accommodation(s)\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students who experience periodic absences related to a disability and\/or chronic health condition <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">may<\/strong> be approved for an <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">attendance flexibility accommodation<\/strong>. This accommodation may be approved <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">based on documentation from a regulated health professional<\/strong> that verifies the disability and supports the need for attendance flexibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"scope-and-limitations\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scope and Limitations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attendance flexibility <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">is not unlimited<\/strong> and remains subject to course-specific requirements where attendance is an essential component of meeting course learning outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An attendance flexibility accommodation <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">may permit<\/strong> absences beyond those allowed under the course attendance policy. However, <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">absences must remain within reasonable limits and cannot compromise essential course requirements, academic standards, or learning outcomes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"establishing-parameters\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Establishing Parameters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The specific parameters of the accommodation, including reasonable limits on absences (for example, approximately 20% of scheduled classes), communication expectations, and procedures for completing missed academic work, must be established through a discussion between the student and instructor, with support from the Paul Menton Centre, where appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This discussion should occur as soon as possible following approval of the accommodation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"student-responsibilities\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Responsibilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students are responsible for actively participating in the accommodation process, including communicating with their instructor and adhering to agreed-upon expectations regarding attendance, missed coursework, and academic requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"effective-dates\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Effective Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attendance flexibility accommodations cannot be applied retroactively and do not cover absences that occurred before the accommodation was approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a student&#8217;s absences exceed reasonable limits during the term and may jeopardize their ability to successfully complete the course, the student will be advised to consult their departmental advisor to explore course withdrawal options before the last day to withdraw without academic penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This accommodation is valid only for the academic term in which it is approved and does not extend beyond the last day of classes, as established in the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/academic-dates\/\">Registrar&#8217;s Office academic calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students who experience periodic absences related to a disability and\/or chronic health condition may be approved for an attendance flexibility accommodation. This accommodation may be approved based on documentation from a regulated health professional that verifies the disability and supports the need for attendance flexibility. Scope and Limitations Attendance flexibility is not unlimited and remains [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":279,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[],"class_list":["post-8540","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/279"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8540"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8541,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8540\/revisions\/8541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=8540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}