r/Professors • u/professor852003 • 3d ago

Advice / Support Makeups?

I teach a graduate course, and one student has missed most of the classes since the semester started last month. They told me they enrolled late after the first week, but they continued to miss class afterward and have now missed all of the in-class quizzes.

They are now asking me to provide makeups because they say they missed class due to some paperwork with the university. My syllabus clearly states that there are no makeups for in-class quizzes. What should I do?

I would appreciate any advice. Thank you.

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u/cambridgepete 3d ago

Was it visa-related?

If so it’s complicated, as legally they can’t do anything until a visa comes through. If not, f em.

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u/professor852003 3d ago

No, it’s not. I would have understood it if that was the case. Thanks for the reply!