AMERICA'S ARMY: Globally Responsive, Regionally Engaged |
School Attendance Policies | |||
Army G-3/5/7 | ||||
- Individual schools have different benchmarks for excessive class absences:
- –US Army Sergeants Major Academy: 20 cumulative course hours
- –Command and General Staff College: 15 cumulative days
- –US Army War College: 20% of course events
- Differences are due to variations in course content, delivery methods, and requirements for group work
- Absences in excess of school benchmarks are subject to disenrollment; however, those due to legitimate medical reasons, subject to exception by school commandant / dean on a case-by-case basis
- School Commandant can approve individual make-up plan / mitigation strategy that may include:
- –Electronic participation
- –Independent study
- –Hybrid course approach including distance learning phases
- –Deferment to a later course
- Deferment or removal from a course due to a temporary medical profile is considered “without prejudice”; no requirement to re-compete for selection
DAMO-TRL // As of 5 DEC 17 v2
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