Description of maximum allowed theory and clinical session absences and consequences of exceeding them:
- No more than ONE absences are permitted in theory and TWO in clinical sessions. Exceeding either of these limits will result in immediate dismissal from the program unless absences are excused and supported with valid documentation. Please see the section “Description of excused and unexcused absences” below for more information.
- Students must contact their instructor at least two hours before class if absent.
- All missed classes MUST BE made up to meet CDPH hour requirements. See the section “Make-Up Policy” below for more information on scheduling make up sessions.
Description of excused and unexcused absences:
- Excused absences include documented illness, emergencies, or approved personal leave.
- Unexcused absences are any missed sessions without valid documentation.
- Students who experience a prolonged excused absence, that is greater than maximum allowed absences, i.e. 1 theory or 2 clinical sessions may be placed on a temporary leave of absence and transferred to the next available cohort to complete missed Theory and/or Clinical hours.
- Students must provide documentation for excused absences.
Make-Up Policy
Any missed theory class must be made up before you begin your clinical training. Likewise, any missed clinical session must be made up before the end of the program. Our school runs Weekday AM, Weekday PM, and Weekend cohorts in parallel. There are no additional make up days added in a cohort, instead make‑up classes will be scheduled in another cohort running at the same time. For example – A missed AM class will be made up in a PM or Weekend cohort, or a missed PM or Weekend class may be made up in an AM cohort, depending on availability.
No more than one absence is permitted in theory and two in clinical sessions. Exceeding either limit will result in immediate dismissal from the program unless the absences are excused and supported with valid documentation. Students who experience a prolonged excused absence — meaning more than one theory or two clinical sessions—will be placed on a temporary leave of absence and transferred to the next available cohort to complete the missed theory and/or clinical hours.
All make‑up hours must be completed within 90 days of the original absence.
Make-up Fee
There is a $50 make-up fee for each Theory make-up class, and $75 make‑up fee for each Clinical make‑up class.
How to schedule Make-Up classes
Please submit your makeup request here.