<p>Can you go AWOL for an unspecified amount of time and come back whenever you want?</p>
<p>What are you talking about?
If you dont go to class for a certain number of times, especially if they take roll, you get dropped from the class, if you get under a 2.0, then you will be on academic probation.</p>
<p>NOBODY IS MAKING YOU GO TO CLASS, ITS TOTALLY YOUR CHOICE TO GO TO CLASS, SO IF YOU WANT TO GO AWOL, BE MY GUEST.</p>
<p>Wow, sorry please calm down, lol. I don't even attend Cal yet, though I do have a friend who used to go to Cal but kind of slipped after breaking up with his gf, he told me he put himself on "pause" status with the office. I've been trying to get him back into school but he kept telling me he can resume the program anytime he wants. I want to pressure him the right way but I need to know whether he's telling the truth or not.</p>
<p>That's what the question was about, I'm the kind of person who gets up at 6:30 in the morning for a physics class, going to school is not a problem with me.</p>
<p>Sorry for the misunderstanding, lol.</p>
<p>Helpful info from the General Catalog:</p>
<p>[url=<a href="http://www.berkeley.edu/catalog/policies/leaving.html%5Dhere%5B/url">http://www.berkeley.edu/catalog/policies/leaving.html]here[/url</a>] and about returning [url=<a href="http://www.berkeley.edu/catalog/policies/returning.html%5Dhere%5B/url">http://www.berkeley.edu/catalog/policies/returning.html]here[/url</a>].</p>
<p>Good luck to your friend! Sometimes a break is just the thing you need, but you do need to be careful about getting stuck in the habit of being out of school.</p>
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<p>That's only true for early-drop deadline labs or something. But for most cases, you do not need to attend lecture. It would be really stupid, and if the class is small, you'll look bad, but you can ditch if you want. I've never seen/heard of a class where they take roll every day.</p>
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<p>My seminar did, as did my Latin class. As a rule, if it's got room for less than 25 people, expect roll. Otherwise, they usually only take it the first day or two for enrollment purposes. </p>
<p>Your friend should be aware of the policies, though. He basically has to reapply for admission to the university when he wants to come back, and if he withdrew mid-semester he may be subject to the "semester out" rule and have to wait at least one full semester following before being allowed to register for classes again (ie, withdrew in November, he couldn't take classes again until summer or the following fall).</p>
<p>My bad for that rude comment, but seriously tho, people have to learn the hard way and so did I. I mean, we all come from schools where we were probably the top of our class and basically excelled at all the classes, but once you reach berkeley, there isnt really anyone pushing you to go to class. Yes, depending on what classes you take, they probably dont care about you attending class or not, but there ARE classes, such as business classes that do care and if you miss a certain amount of sections, then they will drop you.</p>
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<p>Yeah but every day? In the small classes I've seen, either they don't take roll at all, or they might take roll at the beginning of the semester, but then kinda forget about it later on. But okay, I trust you that there are some classes out there that actually care about attendance.</p>
<p>Well for intended business majors, if your planning to take UGBA10, expect roll every section.</p>
<p>They took roll every single day in both classes. Attendance mattered enough that a specific number of absences resulted in a lower grade. In my seminar, he sat there with a roll sheet at the beginning of class and specifically looked up every single person and marked whether they were present. In Latin, we had turned in index cards at the beginning of the semester, and when class began she went through the stack of cards and removed those of the students who were not present, making a mark on the back.</p>
<p>Besides, even if they don't sit there and call your name at the beginning of class, small classes often have "participation" grades which depend on in-class discussion. You can bet that the prof gets to know you and notice when you're not there to participate in a class with 12 students.</p>
<p>I will definitely admit that it's not the norm, but it's important to realize that there are classes out there that care whether you're present for them. Of course, there are many classes that could care a less -- I had a class where the lecture hall was consistently half-empty, but the auditorium where the final was held was full to capacity (~80 students versus ~150 students).</p>