Adjunct Faculty Online Handbook

Beginning of the Semester

Attendance Certification

Attendance certification is a requirement of the Department of Education for all higher education institutions providing federal financial aid funds to students.

• On or before the 12th day of classes, all instructors are required to certify attendance on the XROP (Class Roster) screen in the eConnect system.
• An instructor shall record a student as certified if:
• The student was actually present on the class certification date; or
• The student has attended class at least once prior to the class certification date.
• Class certification dates are displayed on the XROP screen in eConnect.
• You will receive instructions on how to certify the attendance of student during the second week of classes.

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