Policies
Attendance
We expect students to attend all their scheduled class sessions, and to be present at the beginning of the class, unless
prevented by illness or other compelling cause. Course instructors keep a record
of each student's attendance.
In courses that meet twice a week, the instructor will reduce the grade of a student who has more than three unexcused absences in the semester. For courses that meet four times a
week, the final grade is reduced after six unexcused absences.
Every absence after that point reduces the final grade by half a letter. If a student deserves an A based on his
midterm, final and class participation, but he
missed seven classes in a course that meets four days a week, his grade would be a B+. If he
missed four classes in a course that meets twice a week, his grade would be a B+. If a student enters a class ten minutes after it has
begun, he is marked late, which is considered half an
absence.
The Mechinah Program expends significant effort and resources on
out-of-classroom educational experiences. We expect students to
attend field trips and Shabbaton each semester.
A student's attendance record may be taken into account when
determining his status in the university. Continued unexcused absences
will result in the student being dropped from the course with a grade of
G. This may lead to probation or academic dismissal from the
university.
Permission to register late in a course does not in itself excuse the
absence from classes already held. Students who register late
for a course are responsible to learn on their own the material they
missed.
Probation
Students must maintain a minimum cumulative average of 2.0 (C). To
remain at Yeshiva University, students must maintain a satisfactory
academic level in the Mechinah Program. Failure in any course in the program results in a student being placed on Judaic Studies
probation for the next semester.
A student on probation in the Mechinah Program must pass all
his Judaic Studies courses. He may not accept employment outside Yeshiva
University, and he may not participate in extracurricular activities
that might distract him from his studies.
If the student does not fulfill these terms, he may be dismissed from the Mechinah Program and Yeshiva University.