EXCUSED means that you have given
me documentation to explain your absence (business trips, medical
excuses, etc.).
Government employees need to submit
official TDY orders. Blanket TDY orders are not acceptable unless they
are accompanied by a cover letter (on official stationary) signed by your
Supervisor stating the specific dates that your were gone.
If you work for a non-governmental
organization, you need to submit a letter on official letterhead and
signed by your boss briefly explaining the reason why you missed class
(business trip, training, overtime, etc.). It also needs to include the
date(s) of the class you missed.
UNEXCUSED means
that you were absent and I have not received any paperwork from you that I can submit to
the Webster office. Even if you notified me in advance, you will be listed as
"Unexcused" until I receive the "official" paperwork.
If you want me
to change the classification to "Personal", you must tell me to switch it to
that category.
PERSONAL just
means that you were absent for reasons that do not need to be documented. You are entitled
to just one "Get Out of Class Free" card per semester. Your second (or
subsequent) "Personal" absences will be classified as Unexcused.
