Full Sail expects students to take full responsibility for their academic work and academic progress. To progress satisfactorily, students must meet the requirements of each course in their program. Successful work depends on regular class attendance.
Students are expected to attend all scheduled class lectures, labs, exams, and other scheduled activities each week. If the student misses 14 consecutive days, the school will determine that the student is no longer attending the University and administratively withdraw the student. The University may consider reinstating a student who confirms their continued enrollment with written communication prior to the finalization of the withdrawal process.
Exemption: If the student successfully completes 49 percent or more of the number of days in the current semester or successfully completes at least half-time coursework for the semester, a Return to Title IV Calculation will not be required. Successful completion is defined as receiving a passing grade in the course.
*Students in the Intensive English Program: Please see the Intensive English Student Handbook.
Attendance Requirements in On-Campus Courses
Attendance in on-campus courses means physically attending the class lectures, labs, exams, and other scheduled activities each week. For campus courses, the course syllabus will outline any additional attendance requirements per course.
Academic Engagement/Attendance Requirements in Online Courses
Students attending online courses will earn grades for academically related activities and academic engagement. Students taking an online course are required to adhere to Full Sail’s Academic Engagement Policy. For students in an online course, Academic Engagement is defined as actively participating in their online course as outlined below, and these activities are monitored regularly.
Academic Engagement Policy
Weekly Academic Engagement is required for students in all online courses, and failure to demonstrate regular Academic Engagement may place a student at risk of being withdrawn. If a student fails to begin an online course within the University’s LMS within the first week of the course and does not complete any engagement activities within this week, the student may be removed from the course for lack of engagement and will be at risk of being withdrawn from the school.
Academic Engagement Defined
For online courses, Academic Engagement is defined by completing activities through the University’s LMS or across specific Full Sail–approved platforms outside of the LMS. Each online course may be composed of different types of Academic Engagement activities in order to fulfill its specific educational objectives.
Academic Engagement in an online course includes but is not limited to the following academic activities:
- Attending a synchronous class session online, where there is an opportunity for interaction between the instructor and students
- Submitting an academic assignment
- Taking an assessment or an exam
- Participating in an interactive tutorial, webinar, archived lecture, or other interactive computer-assisted instruction
- Participating in a study group, group project, or an online discussion that is assigned by the instructor
- Interacting with an instructor about academic matters