Attendance Policy
Class attendance is expected for all students at Northeastern Seminary. This includes timely attendance at all class sessions, field education hours, retreats and other required activities. In online courses, this means participation in discussion forums, Zoom meetings, or other learning activities. Students who log into the course page but do not contribute are not counted as participating students. Emergency situations are the only exception, in which case students are responsible to notify their instructors or supervisors in advance when possible. Excessive class absences, whether excused for emergency reasons or unexcused, may negatively affect evaluation and continuance in a given course.
Students are certified as participants in a course when the instructor submits a signed class roster during the first week of class.
All-Seminary Retreat Attendance Policy
The All-Seminary Retreat is an important annual event in the life of the Seminary. It is the one time during the academic year when all Northeastern Seminary students, staff, faculty and administrators have the opportunity to be in one place, and intentionally to set aside a day to step out of their normal routines to enjoy the presence of God and one another together. The All-Seminary Retreat is one to which alumni are also invited to gather for a retreat experience.
All Northeastern Seminary students are expected to participate in various retreats during their seminary tenures (including the All-Seminary Retreat). Onsite students should plan to attend the All-Seminary Retreat as part of the seminary experience (online students have retreat requirements as well; while their distance may preclude attending the All-Seminary Retreat, they are warmly welcomed to join the onsite community if they are able to do so).