Attendance and Tardiness
Attendance at all fieldwork education sessions is mandatory. An absence of more than one day requires a doctor’s note.
Each student is expected to arrive on time and remain for the entire day at fieldwork.
Tardiness is not accepted and has consequences that can include dismissal from the fieldwork site. Leaving a fieldwork site early to attend to personal business is not permitted. Taking unexcused or lengthy breaks is not acceptable.
If a student must be absent or late due to illness or an emergency, the following procedure must be followed:
The OTD Program permits students a one-day absence from Level II fieldwork due to illness or personal emergency. Additional time taken due to illness or personal emergency must be made up. Time can be made up by working additional hours, working additional days, at times by adding days to a subsequent rotation, and infrequently through completion of a relevant project which adds to your growth as an entry level practitioner in the given setting. Students should refrain from scheduling any event which would result in missed days on fieldwork.
Planned absences are not permitted except in the case of extraordinary circumstances and when previously approved by the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator and fieldwork site. In cases where time must be made up after term completion, a grade of “incomplete” will be given for the Level II Fieldwork. All time must be made up within two weeks of the scheduled end of the experience except for any days that are first approved and excused by the fieldwork site according to site specific policy.
Currently, Rutgers University recognizes the following holidays:
Students are required to make up time off from fieldwork when their facility is closed for the above holidays. If the student’s fieldwork educator is working during these holidays, the student is expected to work, unless the fieldwork educator makes the decision not to have the student work.
If the student’s fieldwork educator is working during the weekend, the student is expected to work, unless the fieldwork educator makes the decision not to have the student work.
Attendance at all fieldwork education sessions is mandatory. An absence of more than one day requires a doctor’s note.
Each student is expected to arrive on time and remain for the entire day at fieldwork.
Tardiness is not accepted and has consequences that can include dismissal from the fieldwork site. Leaving a fieldwork site early to attend to personal business is not permitted. Taking unexcused or lengthy breaks is not acceptable.
If a student must be absent or late due to illness or an emergency, the following procedure must be followed:
- If an absence is anticipated, the student must report this in advance to the Fieldwork Educator and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator so that arrangements for make-up can be made.
- If an absence is sudden, the student must inform the Fieldwork Educator by calling the site 15-30 minutes before the scheduled start of the day.
- If a message is left, the student must call again later to ensure the message was received. The student must notify the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator of the day missed and the scheduled makeup date.
- Should the site have specific procedures for calling out, these take precedent over Rutgers policy, however, the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator must be notified either way.
The OTD Program permits students a one-day absence from Level II fieldwork due to illness or personal emergency. Additional time taken due to illness or personal emergency must be made up. Time can be made up by working additional hours, working additional days, at times by adding days to a subsequent rotation, and infrequently through completion of a relevant project which adds to your growth as an entry level practitioner in the given setting. Students should refrain from scheduling any event which would result in missed days on fieldwork.
Planned absences are not permitted except in the case of extraordinary circumstances and when previously approved by the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator and fieldwork site. In cases where time must be made up after term completion, a grade of “incomplete” will be given for the Level II Fieldwork. All time must be made up within two weeks of the scheduled end of the experience except for any days that are first approved and excused by the fieldwork site according to site specific policy.
Currently, Rutgers University recognizes the following holidays:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Friday after Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Students are required to make up time off from fieldwork when their facility is closed for the above holidays. If the student’s fieldwork educator is working during these holidays, the student is expected to work, unless the fieldwork educator makes the decision not to have the student work.
If the student’s fieldwork educator is working during the weekend, the student is expected to work, unless the fieldwork educator makes the decision not to have the student work.