Physical Sessions FAQs for DECI What happens during the physical session, and what are the goals? Meeting your colleagues in the initiative and interacting with them. Communicating with your trainers who are highly specialized in this technical field. To practically apply what you have learned in the classroom. How to prepare for my physical session? Ensure that you have carefully watched and revised all your classroom concepts for the past month. Review what you have studied in your weekly connect sessions. Ensure to attend your physical session at the time and location assigned to you ( Attendance is mandatory for staying in the program ), also make sure if there is an assessment you attend and take the assessment as it is an essential part of your learning journey. Remember your registered Udacity email and password as you will have to use them in the center to log in to your classroom and take any assessments. How many times should I attend the Physical session during this 1-year program? The physical session will take place once every month at the same location and time allocated to you. Attending the physical session is mandatory, unfortunately not attending the physical session might result in your exclusion from the program. Also, the physical sessions have important assessments. The details of the physical session are sent to all students via email. What is the duration of the physical session? The duration of the physical session is three hours, including breaks and training activities. Attendance is taken on a regular basis. I have not been allocated the preferred location or time / The physical session has been changed but not into the desired location/time. Sessions are limited to a certain number of students to ensure the best outcomes. Due to the constraints with regard to the availability of spots, our team has moved your location/timing that is closest to the ones you picked. If you want to submit or edit your physical session preference, please submit a request here. I can not attend the Physical Session due to some personal commitments, what should I do? Please note that attending physical sessions is mandatory and any unexcused absence may result in your removal from the program. In case you have a valid excuse for not attending the physical session, please submit a request here providing proof and official documents. I have been assigned my preferred session location and time but would like to switch Unfortunately, we will not be able to switch the physical session twice. Can I change the physical session location/time for the next session only? / Can I attend only the next physical session at another time/location/governorate? Unfortunately, we will not be able to help with this request as changing the session location/time for one time only will have difficult consequences.