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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Yu Gothic", 游ゴシック, YuGothic, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">The University’s mandatory
First Day Non-Attendance Drop policy is in effect for</span></span><span style="font-family: "Yu Gothic", 游ゴシック, YuGothic, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="ContentPasted0"> the
first week of Fall 2023 classes<span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">. The use of different delivery methods for</span> Fall 2023
<span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">classes does not remove this requirement.
<b class="ContentPasted0">Dropping students for first day non-attendance is necessary in order for the university to remain in compliance with Federal Financial Aid regulations (and students expect it).</b> This policy requires all faculty and instructional
staff to take attendance at the first class meeting of the semester. This policy is non-discretionary and applies to all classes, regardless of campus, space availability in the class, delivery method, course level, and/or academic unit offering the class.</span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal" class="ContentPasted0">As a reminder<span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">,
<b class="ContentPasted0">‘attendance’ means making contact with the instructor as specified by the instructor at the start of the term</b>. There are a number of ways this contact can be achieved. One way instructors can take first day attendance is via their
Canvas course site(s). Please see </span></span><a href="https://support.canvas.fsu.edu/kb/article/810-first-day-attendance-in-canvas/" id="OWA5af5065b-8795-8862-daa5-0cbe8c5cbb62" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal">First
Day Attendance in Canvas</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal"><span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0"> for more information and options. If you use Canvas to satisfy the first day attendance
requirement, please note that you still need to report your first day non-attendance drops as directed below.</span><o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal"><b><u><span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">Methods for reporting and processing non-attendance drops</span></u></b><span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">:<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0"> 1.
<b class="ContentPasted0">Faculty</b></span>–<span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">
</span>For now, please continue to g<span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">o to the following link for instructions and screen shots:
</span></span><a href="http://sc.my.fsu.edu/Faculty/How-To/Use-the-Attendance-Roster-Tool" id="OWA6549cb79-d962-6d44-b790-8d7e05257059" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal">How To Use the Attendance Roster Tool</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="ContentPasted0">.</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0"> 2.
<b class="ContentPasted0">Staff</b> </span>–<span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">
</span>For now, please continue to g<span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">o to the following link for instructions and screen shots:
</span></span><a href="http://sc.my.fsu.edu/Staff/How-To/Use-the-Attendance-Roster-Tool" id="OWA02314ac2-c585-7c7a-5aa6-15a8ab2aae06" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal">How To Use the Attendance Roster Tool</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="ContentPasted0">.</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal"><span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0"> 3.
<b class="ContentPasted0">Email</b> -- Send a message to </span></span><a href="mailto:registrar@admin.fsu.edu" id="OWA7a362a00-1371-1233-0b46-a31fe342d234" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal">registrar@admin.fsu.edu</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">.
Please include the student's name, EMPLID, the course prefix and number and the class section number. Staff will be monitoring this email closely and will be processing drops up until midnight on the 4th day of classes (</span>Thursday, 31 August 2023<span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">).<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0"> 4.
<b class="ContentPasted0">myFSU Mobile</b> -- Check and submit first-day attendance via the</span>
<span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">mobile version of Faculty Center. Simply download the myFSU Mobile app from the iTunes App Store or Google Play and follow these instructions</span> (for now)<span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">:
</span></span><a href="http://sc.my.fsu.edu/faculty/how/use-myfsu-mobile-access-faculty-center-and-take-attendance" id="OWA4759b725-9531-3fc5-c777-9bc093b51de9" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal">How to Submit First
Day Attendance via myFSU Mobile</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="ContentPasted0">.</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal" class="ContentPasted0"><b class="ContentPasted0"><span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">Once drop/add closes on
</span>Thursday, 31 August 2023<span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">,
<u class="ContentPasted0">faculty will still be able to use the attendance tool for their
</u></span><u class="ContentPasted0">Friday<span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">
</span>(01 September) <span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">classes</span></u><span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">.</span></b><span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0"> Please take attendance in any class that meets for
the first time </span>on Friday, 01 September 2023.<span style="color: black;"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal"><span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">We are no longer processing administrative cancellation requests on the fifth day of classes. Students that need to drop all of their classes will
need to be directed to the Withdrawal Services Office.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginal"><span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">Thank you,<o:p class="ContentPasted0"></o:p></span></span></p>
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