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Northwest Missouri State University

Student Absences

Students are responsible for contacting their instructors about class absences. If a student will miss due to illness or other extenuating circumstances, he/she should fill out the Absence Request Form online and submit it to the Student Affairs Office. Verification of the absence will be required. Although each of the student’s instructors will be notified of the absence, it is still the responsibility of the student to contact his/her faculty about the absence and to make arrangements for missed coursework. Please note that each faculty member sets his/her own attendance policy. These notices are not excuse letters but rather documented information for the instructor. Students are required to supply documentation to the Student Affairs Office.

Faculty may use the Early Alert System to notify Advisement, 562-1695, if they are concerned about student absences.