Recieving "NO PASS" because of absences

excelblue
Mon, 17 May 2010 06:53:34 +0000

While abscences can irrelevant in large lecture-type classes, it’s quite different in small discussion-based courses.

I’d assume that this is one of them. Correct me if I’m wrong.

In this situation, the contributions you make to discussions in class, the exercises of debate, etc. play a huge role in how well you did in a course. Papers and exams serve to verify some aspects of your understanding of material, but the discussion is yet another aspect. Missing too many classes in such a case is almost akin to missing a midterm.