Tthe responsibility for properly dropping classes ultimately rests with each student. Students who do not drop a scheduled class which they are not attending are subject to receiving a failing grade. See also the section in the Schedule of Classes regarding refund of fees.
Courses may be added or sections changed through the sixth class day. Students may drop a class without penalty (no entry on student’s record) through the fifth calendar day of the quarter. After the 15th day of instruction, students may petition to drop a class only for serious and compelling reasons. Permission to drop during this time period will be granted only with the approval of the professor and the student’s major department chair and college dean. All requests for permission to drop under these circumstances and all approvals will be made in writing on a petition to drop. A statement of the reason(s) for dropping is required. For a course dropped during this period, a “W” grade will automatically be recorded.
Dropping of courses shall not be permitted during the final three weeks of instruction except in cases in which the reason is due to circumstances clearly beyond the student’s control. Such drops may be approved for the following reasons: emotional disturbance which requires professional consultation (verification may be required); serious illness or accident resulting in considerable loss of time (verification may be required); and/or financial difficulty or other personal problems of a serious nature which require withdrawal from the university or reduction in load (verification may be required for reduction in load). Failure in a course is not an acceptable reason for withdrawing from class during the last 15 days of instruction. Ordinarily dropping of courses during this time period will involve total withdrawal from the university. If a student does not have a validated withdrawal petition on file in the Registrar’s Office, the “W” grade will not appear on the final grade report. The administrative grade of “WU” will be shown. For explanation of these grading symbols, see catalog section “Grading System.” A student may improve the GPA, as a consequence of his or her receiving an F, by formally repeating the course. See “Repeated Course Policy.”
The No-show policy was modified in that instructors retain the authority to administratively drop (AD) a student from a course. However, it is a student’s responsibility to ensure that he/she has been dropped from a class by following the appropriate procedures within the given time period for each quarter. A student who registers for a class and whose name appears on the class list should attend the first class meeting or drop the class prior to the first day. If a student is absent without prior notification, the instructor (or department office) may then administratively drop the student from the class. Students are cautioned never to depend on this faculty option, but to take responsibility for appropriately dropping the class. An instructor may also administratively drop a student who does not meet prerequisite requirements for the course. These administrative drops shall be without penalty and must be filed by the instructor with the Registrar’s Office no later than the end of the sixth day of instruction.
See the original text from the University Catalog * on page 31
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