<p>For ex. if I'm a theatre major, can I just skip any class I want during the day? its not like high school is it?</p>
<p>You can, but they frown upon it and youll miss notes that you need for your final exam.</p>
<p>Unlike high school, in college you are expected to take control of your own schedule.
If you skip classes for no reason, the professor will likely not help you out with regards to missed notes. Also, some professors take attendance and/or class participation into account when calculating the final end-of-year grade, and a bad grade because of low attendance can likely hurt your GPA.</p>
<p>I was thinking of auditions… I will go to auditions as well so I might skip some classes… And when does colleges end and begin? like 7am-3pm?</p>
<p>Some profs will take/consider attendance and some won’t. But honestly, I would think it’s a waste of tuition money if you’re spending more time catching up than learning from the professors.</p>
<p>You are allowed to. But just remember that you’re paying thousands of dollars for your education. Don’t do anything you’ll regret later on.</p>
<p>yeah you can, most professors really couldn’t care less. but like someone else said, your family is paying thousands of dollars for your college education, it’s not like public school where it’s free. you really would be just wasting money, so try to not make it a daily thing. remember you’re at college first and foremost to learn.</p>
<p>some professors count attendance into your grade. i have only taken a few college courses so far so i definitely can’t make a sweeping generalization, but my professors have counted attendance into my grade, ex. i get one point each day for showing up. overall it doesn’t really make a huge difference for your grade, it might only count for 5% or so of your total grade, but it could bite you later on. some professors may use attendance when considering whether to raise your grade if you have a borderline grade</p>
<p>OP - If you are going to miss classes due to auditions, talk to your professor before you just “skip” the class. You’d be surprised how helpful professors can be to students who are upfront and honest with them. In addition, the time spent talking to the professor about your auditions and so forth help develop a dialog between you and the prof. </p>
<p>D2 is an architecture major and I was surprised by how understanding her non-architecture professors have been with her crazy studio and project time requirements. The important thing is that she does not just “skip” class, she talks to her professor(s) ahead of time, so they know where she is and why she needs to miss that particular class session. They even let her know what particular points she needs to catch up on for that missed class.</p>
<p>Depends on the school/program.</p>
<p>There are programs that have very strict attendance policies. There is no rule that applies to every college and every program within that college.</p>
<p>My younger D was in the BFA Acting program @ Brooklyn College, and they were very strict about missing classes for any reason, for example.</p>
<p>You need to find out your professor’s policies about this as well as the policies of your department and of the college/university itself. Some are much more strict than others. I have heard of some that will drop you out of a course if you miss too many classes.</p>
<p>You need to read the syllabus for each class. Some classes will have no penalty for missing class. Other classes might have a 30% participation grade. Some classes might have a maximum number of days you are allowed to miss(usually this number is <5). But note that missing class is always bad, even if there is no direct grading penalty.</p>
<p>thanks everybody for your wonderful answers!</p>