High school students who meet the following criteria will be allowed to have two excused days of absence for a college or Armed Forces visit during their junior year and two excused days of absence for a college or Armed Forces visit during their senior year:
- The student must have passed the required parts of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®)/End-of- Course (EOC) tests for the previous year.
- The student must be on track to graduate on time.
- The student must be classified as a junior or senior based upon credits earned.
- The student must be passing all course work.
- The student must have no truancy or other attendance problems.
Students must submit a written request to the school office at least two days prior to the day requested for a college visit so that eligibility criteria for an excused day of absence can be verified and approval granted prior to the student participating in a college visit. Approval will not be granted for a college visit on a day when major exams are scheduled, and no partial days will be approved.
The student will be required to make up any work missed, but will not be charged with an absence if official documentation of the visit is received by the school office within one week. Official documentation will be:
- a letter on the college official letterhead giving the student’s name, date, and reason for visit; and
- an official visitation form from the college dated with the student’s name and signed by a college official.
If the college visit cannot be made on the date specified on the approved written request, a new request must be submitted for consideration.