What is Last Date of Attendance (LDA)?\u00a0 This\u00a0refers to the last date in a semester that a student was engaged in an academically-related activity. This date must be reported during final grading for students who fail a course or receive an Incomplete grade, provided they were not previously reported as “Never Attending” the class.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The FAQs below explains how to report a student’s last date of attendance (or engagement online or non-traditional courses) and what counts as an “academically related activity.” Previously faculty were also required to submit source documentation for certain reported dates. This is no longer a requirement to submit with final grades, but faculty should continue to keep records of how you arrived at a student’s reported LDA. Documentation is also required to change a reported LDA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you do not keep attendance in your course, which is not a requirement at this insitution but always suggested, you can report the last date of attendance as the mid-point of the part of term for the course being graded. The mid-point date can be found on the Term Due Dates<\/a> calendar each semester. For students who complete the course but still receive a grade of F, the LDA should be entered as the date of the final exam or last day of class as applicable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n