Prompt and regular class attendance, with preparation adequate for full class participation, is expected of all students. A faculty member is permitted to count classroom performance, both good and bad, in grading, provided the students are informed of that information at the beginning of the term. Furthermore, an instructor may require a student to drop the class for poor attendance. A student who is not present for 80 percent of class meetings will not be per- mitted to sit for the final examination.