Participation Confirmation

Participation is engagement in an academically related activity which may include:

• Attending a synchronous class or lab, physically or online, where there is an opportunity for interaction between the instructor and students;
• Submitting an assignment;
• Taking a quiz, test, or exam;
• Participating in an assigned study group, interactive tutorial, or online discussion; or
• Interacting with the instructor about academic matters related to the course subject.

Participation does NOT include:

• Living in institutional housing;
• Using a meal plan or swiping an ID card;
• Logging into an online class without further participation; or
• Participating in academic advising or counseling.

Participation confirmation is required for all courses including on-campus classes, asynchronous online classes, study abroad, co-ops, internships, independent study, research hours or any course without a standard meeting time. 

If a course does not meet prior to the deadline to submit participation confirmation, it is the responsibility of the instructor to provide an academically related activity for students to demonstrate participation prior to the applicable deadline. 

Faculty will use the participation module located in the Faculty/Advisor Self-Service of iROAR to indicate if a student has participated in the class at least one day. This should be reported before or on the last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University without a W.

For step-by-step instructions and helpful tips on navigating the module, please view the quick guide. 

In addition to sorting the iROAR participation module by 0% to see unmarked students at the top, faculty and instructors can view students with missing entries on the participation dashboard.

Navigating the Participation Dashboard

• Dashboard data refreshes every hour.

• Filter the dashboard by the appropriate part of term.

• Search by instructor email address at the top to pull incomplete participation entries. 

• Unmarked students will be displayed by College, instructor and course.

• If nothing is listed, this means all students have been marked, instructor entries were saved and no further action is required at that time. 

Participation Dashboard

If the student has withdrawn from the University, no further action is required.

If the withdrawal from the course is backdated before the participation confirmation freeze date, the student could lose partial aid eligibility.