Initial Attendance Reporting

Faculty are required to monitor and record initial student attendance for each class in Self Service Grading. Although students should not be graded on attendance, participation points and class activities can constitute a portion of the grade which reinforces regular attendance.

Initial attendance reporting is used for identification of non-attending/non paid students to seek their commitment and get them to attend class and to fulfill requirements for financial aid disbursement.  All faculty members will need to report their initial attendance to the Student Services Office by using the mid-term grade feature in My Campus | Self Service for Employees | Faculty. The two attendance grades that will be used to report attendance are: Y (initiated attendance) and Z (never began attendance). Faculty must report attendance at the end of the first day of class using a Y or Z for face-to-face and online synchronous courses and after the third day for online courses. It is critical to meet these deadlines so that enrollment at the beginning of the semester can be verified and that financial aid can disbursed to students accurately and in a timely manner.  Emails from Student Services staff will be sent to faculty with further details.

Students participating in any NICC Sports Team must meet the academic standards of the College. All faculty are required to provide attendance and academic updates for student athletes in their courses. You will receive notification if you have a student athlete enrolled in your courses and will be contacted on a bi-weekly basis to provide updates on their attendance and progress in your course.