That's how it was for me in college in the USA.
As an aside, it's a little absurd that people wouldn't go to class given how much money they're paying.
Private colleges are around $39k USD per year. That's a lot of dough per class-hour.
As an aside, it's a little absurd that people wouldn't go to class given how much money they're paying.
Private colleges are around $39k USD per year. That's a lot of dough per class-hour.
The reality in my experience is that, whilst students are on paper adults (mostly) and responsible for their own successes and failures, a significant number benefits from being forced to attend. That's unfortunate for the ones that could "safely" skip the lectures and have to go, but on average it leads to better overall outcomes. So in that regard the attendance policies are sensible.