Missed Lessons: In the event the student has to miss a lesson and it cannot be justified as an "excused" absence, the final letter grade will be lowered by one letter for each cut up to 3 cuts. The 4th cut will result in an automatic WF.

Rescheduling Missed Lessons: Lessons cannot be rescheduled except under the most extenuating circumstances. If a rescheduled lesson is arranged and the student misses the RESCHEDULED LESSON for any reason, it cannot be made up and will result in F for that week's grade.

Excuses for Absences: To be excused for a missed lesson so that it will not affect your final grade, ALL absences must be accompanied by an official excuse. Belmont University has official forms for excused absences and these are obtained from the appropriate person: school nurse, your ensemble director, etc. Absences not accompanied by an official excuse will not be allowed to be made up and will be treated as a cut and result in an F for the weekly grade. Conflict or change of work schedule (including gigs, auditions, etc.) will not constitute a legitimate excuse.

Making Up Missed Lessons: Missed lessons which are excused must be made up within one week of the absence or the weekly grade for that absence will automatically convert to F. It is the responsibility of the student to arrange for make-up lessons.