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
All-Seminary Retreat is held each fall and spring semester. These are important events in the life of the Seminary since they are times 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. Alumni are also invited to attend All-Seminary Retreat.
All Northeastern Seminary students are expected to participate in various retreats during their seminary tenures (including All-Seminary Retreat). Onsite students should plan to attend All-Seminary Retreat as part of the seminary experience. Online students have retreat requirements as well; while their distance may preclude attending All-Seminary Retreat, they are warmly welcomed to join the onsite community if they are able to do so.