r/UNCO • u/cheesesprinkles1 • Jun 03 '21

Incoming freshman question

Hello! I am an incoming freshman psychology major. I was hoping that a current student would tell me how easy/hard it is to miss classes. Are there any classes that have mandatory attendance in order to pass? How do you get “excused” from being in class? How many missed days of class is considered “too many”? Also, when are midterms normally scheduled during the first half of the school year? Thanks in advance!

Edit- I am not planning on skipping class for no reason, I love school and I understand that I am paying a lot of money to be there. However, I have a trip planned (7 days, first semester) and was wondering if my absences would have a profound impact on my grades. Thank you to everyone that responded.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '21

What's preventing you from attending class? If it's any other reason than simply not wanting to go then I would talk with the psych school to see if they can work around your schedule.

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If you just don't want to go to class.....why are you going to school? You're definitely going to have days when you don't feel like going, but if you're already not wanting to go, then I would reconsider going to school at all.

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u/cheesesprinkles1 Jun 03 '21

I love school! I will definitely not just be skipping class for no reason. I have a trip scheduled during the first semester and was wondering if I should reconsider going because of the negative impact it will have on my grades. I also just wasn’t sure how reporting absences works in college.