Attendance Verification - Academic Engagement
UTRGV requires faculty to report students who had no academic engagement between the beginning of a semester and census day (official 12th class day) or (4th class day for Summer). Academic engagement consists of active participation by a student in an instructional activity related to the student’s course of study. Examples of academic engagement include, but not limited to: attending (physically or online) a synchronous class, lecture, or laboratory activity, submitting an academic assignment or taking an exam. Federal regulations state that a student must begin academic engagement in all classes for which he/she enrolls in order to establish Title IV program eligibility (i.e. loans & grants). A student who is reported as not having academic engagement will have his/ her financial aid reduced and the cost of attendance budget adjusted.