The Art Institute of Houston has a school-wide Attendance Policy.  Class attendance records are maintained and monitored by the school’s Registrar.  Maintaining a good class attendance record is critical for academic success and is an important facet of each student’s professional development. 

The student is expected to attend all classes as scheduled, on time, and to remain in class for the full duration.  There are no excused absences.  It is recognized that a student may occasionally have to be absent from class due to illness or a family emergency.

a) Dismissal from an Individual Class
A student may be dropped from an individual class, at the instructor’s discretion, when the student has three absences in a class which meets once per week, or five absences in a class which meets twice per week.
b) Dismissal from Program
A student will be dismissed from the program if the student is not enrolled in at least one class through the end of the academic term.  A student who has dropped or been dropped from all classes must complete the re-admissions process in order to attend in the next term.
c) Ten Consecutive Day Dismissal
A student who has been absent from school for 10 consecutive school days will be terminated from school for that quarter.  A student who wishes to return in a future quarter may contact the Re-admissions office for further information.

Definition of an Absence
A student is considered to be “absent” when the student is not physically present in the classroom at the time the roll is taken. Instructors take roll twice: once at the beginning of the class, and again during the second half of the class. Arriving late or leaving class early may also result in the student being marked as “absent” for one half of the class.  Half absences are included in the cumulative total considered for dismissal from an individual class. Please refer to individual department attendance policies for more details.