See also Non-Traditional and Distance Learning Policy.

Class Meetings

The class schedule indicates the required amount of time for each class to meet. The teacher has the privilege of minor variations in the amount of time spent in class but should confer with the department chair/program director or respective dean’s office if regular or substantial deviations from the announced schedule are desired.

To meet state of Virginia requirements, the class schedule is designed so that classes meet 750 minutes (15 50-minute periods, 10 75 -minute periods, etc.) per credit hour, including final examinations. At the undergraduate level, a long-held assumption is that students put in 2 hours of study per 1 hour in class, thus a total of 37.5 hours per credit hour. The graduate assumption is 2.5-3 hours of study per hour in class for a total of 43.75-50 hours per credit hour. Note that for EMU programs in Lancaster, PA, Pennsylvania standards require 14 hours of class time per credit hour, excluding final examinations.

Final Exams

Classes meet on regular schedule through the last class period. For the undergraduate program final examinations are to be given at the time designated by the university registrar in the final examination schedule prepared each year. The teacher or another faculty member is to be present while an examination is in progress.

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Payments due faculty for administering final examinations out of schedule are paid on June 30. The professor receives 75% of the student charge. See the Non-traditional Learning Policy outlining equivalency of activities to classroom instruction in the case of distance learning.

Class Attendance

Undergraduate

If a student who is not on the official class list attends class or if a student on the roster does not report to class, the teacher should notify the Registrar's Office as soon as possible.

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An undergraduate student considering withdrawal during the semester is asked to counsel with the vice president for student life. Faculty members are urged to report to student life cases where an undergraduate student is considering withdrawing.

Graduate

Graduate students considering withdrawal during the semester are asked to counsel with their respective program director. The program director will assist the student with the proper procedures for official withdrawal from the university. Seminary students considering withdrawal are asked to counsel with the associate dean or the dean of the seminary.

Revised for clarification July 2019