CIAT Attendance Policy

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Student Attendance Requirements

Starting with the May 2023 term, attendance will now be submitted and recorded through weekly Attendance Quizzes. These quizzes will support the course material while also allowing you to stay engaged with a quicker and easier attendance process. Make sure you are completing these on time to stay within your attendance requirement!

  • Quizzes will be a 1 question multiple choice quiz.
  • There will be 3 weekly attendance quizzes due on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays by 11:59 PM PST of each due date.
  • Quizzes submitted within 24 hours after each due date will be marked Tardy; anything after will be considered Absent.
  • You can work ahead! All 3 attendance quizzes are available at the beginning of each week, so you can complete them at once for that week’s attendance!
  • Whether you get the attendance right or wrong, you’ll still receive attendance for complete on the attendance quizzes.
  • ALL components of the weekly discussion are now due on Saturdays at 11:59 PM PST of each week, except week 5 which will be due on Thursday 11:59 PM PST.

Reminder: Students may not exceed 14 days of consecutive non-attendance.

If you have additional questions or need extra support, please book an appointment with your student success advisor.

There are three (3) five-week terms in a semester evaluation period. At the conclusion of each semester period, a student’s grades and progress are evaluated. Learn more about Satisfactory Academic Progress.

Frequently Asked Questions Attendance:

The weekly discussion questions will still be an assignment towards your grades, but they will no longer count towards attendance.

Yes, you can work ahead! All 3 attendance quizzes are available at the beginning of each week, so you can complete them at once for that week’s attendance.

The design and the intent of the new attendance format is to provide students more time flexibility and less stress rather than additive assignments on top. Many students have found it challenging to dedicate the time needed during the week for in-depth discussion questions, did not prefer the reliance on other students’ activities (ie. discussion replies), and requested fewer deadlines during the week to balance work, family, and more. We react to ongoing feedback from students from multiple channels including end-of-course surveys (we read EVERY comment, one-on-one student advising sessions, phone calls, emails, class feedback through instructors, grades and performance data, and more).

The Attendance Quiz is worth 1 point.

Whether you get the attendance right or wrong, you’ll still receive attendance for complete on the attendance quizzes.

This change has no impact on your financial aid including GI Bill. We’d be happy to go through anything you’re worried about for your personal funding concerns, for extra financial aid support please email financialaid@ciat.edu.

Live lectures are highly encouraged but not required, you must complete attendance quizzes to receive attendance credit.

Attendance quizzes are automatically graded and reflected in your Canvas gradebook.

Do you have additional questions?

Book an appointment with a Student Success Advisor below to get all of your questions answered on CIAT’s attendance requirements.

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2021 BEST CYBERSECURITY PROGRAMS

CIAT has been awarded top ranking status in Intelligent.com’s Best Cybersecurity Program review, highlighted as “Best For Industry Certifications”. Evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD

EC Council, the world's largest cybersecurity technical certification organization, awarded CIAT the Circle of Excellence Award two years in a row for our Certified Ethical Hacker certification training courses and career-ready curriculum.

MILITARY-FRIENDLY

We believe you deserve an education worthy of your service. CIAT welcomes military veterans, active duty service members, and spouses using the Post 9/11 GI Bill®, Veteran Readiness & Employment (VR&E), Active Duty Tuition Assistance, and MyCAA.

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FULLY ACCREDITED

We have high standards and we believe you should too. CIAT has proudly earned accreditation from the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET) listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency.

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