- There are no excused absences. According to the rules of the Commission on Higher Education, every student is required to attend no less than 80% of all class periods in a given subject to earn the corresponding units. Twenty percent of the periods are deemed more than sufficient to take care of emergencies such as illness or death in the family, and similar circumstances. Furthermore, the counting of the number of class days begins on the first meeting. Students are expected to be present on the very first day as class discussions are expected to start then.
- Students are required to attend class punctually and regularly. A student who absents himself/herself due to illness must submit a physician’s certification of his illness, or if absent for some reasons, he must present an excuse letter from his parents or guardian. Any student who accumulates more than the maximum number of absences tolerated in a given subject disqualifies himself from earning any unit of it, and causes himself to be dropped automatically from the class with a final mark of F (Failure).
- The MORPHE rule on absences applies to all students, be they scholars, student leaders, working students, Dean’s listers, athletes, artists, and performers. These students are expected to balance their other commitments with their studies. Students who have other commitments that conflict with a class day should inform their teachers ahead of time if they are to miss a class. In such a situation, students have a right to make-up for missed assessments. The absence will still be recorded and the student becomes responsible for the material covered during the class missed. Nevertheless, they are entitled to retake a missed assessment or to be given another deadline of submission of a requirement due on the day of the absence. Attendance to class is an expectation and mere attendance does not measure learning. Attendance is not given any credit in the grading process and no extra points should be given for perfect attendance.