Attendance, engagement and absence policy
View and download policies and documents relating to student progression at Sussex.
Undergraduate and Masters students
Students on taught courses are covered by this policy:
This policy sets out how the University monitors and considers attendance, engagement and absence to support students and to be anticipatory in our approach to carrying out our duty of care to all students.
Other documents
The following guides are provided to support staff in recording attendance during 2021/22 (to be updated for 2022-23):
- Attendance and Engagement Monitoring Process 2021-22 [PDF 670.33KB]
- Staff Guidance to Recording Attendance via the App 2021-22 [PDF 154.18KB]
- Recording Attendance on the Sussex App [PDF 573.51KB]
- Using the administrative reports in Canvas [PDF 1.73MB].
Research students
Students studying research degrees are covered by this policy:
The administrative processes for postgraduate research students are handled by the Research Student Administration Office.
Online Distance Learning
The Engagement policy for ODL courses [PDF 364KB] applies to all students on Online Distance Learning courses.