As per the Calendar and the Faculty of Science regulations (3.6 A “Missed Components of Term Work), students are expected to notify the laboratory coordinator (Dr Hunt) within 48 hrs of missing a laboratory section.
If you know you are going to miss a laboratory session ahead of time, then it is in your best interests to report the absence before the session takes place, ideally before the start of that week of laboratory activities. The laboratory coordinator will determine if the reason is valid or not based on the information provided and determine if it should be treated as an excused absence (EA). Note that as per the course outline (missed work), a maximum of 2 EA are allowed per student.
Students without valid reasons to miss the laboratory work and don't perform the experiment during their scheduled laboratory time are deemed to be absent and will get a zero for the experiment (i.e. no grades will be recorded for any of the components).
In order to report missed laboratory work, you must complete the online survey (this ensures we get all the information we need the first time, and helps facilitate the other steps in the process).
As per the course outline, in order to obtain a prerequisite pass the course (i.e. C-), a minimum passing mark in the Laboratory (50%) is required.
As per the CHEM353 laboratory manual and course outline, students are normally allowed a maximum of 2 EA / semester in the laboratory. Any additional absences will be zero.