Academic Catalog 2024-2025

Academic Catalog 2024 - 2025

ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT Each degree-seeking student will be assisted by an assigned Academic Advisor in understanding and interpreting the College’s academic requirements for graduation and securing help with academic concerns or assistance with achieving life/career goals. DROP/ADD PERIOD During the first week of each semester, a student may drop or add a course without penalty. Any course dropped during this period will not be recorded on the student’s permanent academic record. Students may not add courses after the final Drop/Add date designated by the Academic Calendar. To drop or add courses, an Academic Course Drop/Add Form must be obtained by the student, signed by the student, instructor, and Academic Advisor, and then forwarded to the Office of the Registrar. Students should be advised that dropping a course may affect the anticipated graduation date. COURSE WITHDRAWAL POLICY Dropping a class after the one-week drop/add period has ended is considered a course withdrawal. A student cannot withdraw from a course later than three (3) weeks after midterm grades have been posted. Students withdrawing from a course will not be eligible for a refund of tuition and/or any associated course fees. To understand the full impact of course withdrawal, students should communicate with the course instructor, their academic advisor, and the Financial Aid Office (if they receive financial aid). Withdrawing from a course can affect current and/or future financial aid and scholarship eligibility. Withdrawing from a course may also affect a student’s anticipated graduation date. A student withdrawing from a course must submit a completed Course Withdrawal Form: Student- Initiated to the Registrar’s Office. This form is to be signed by the student, his/her Learning Specialist/Academic Advisor, and the instructor. A student who withdraws from a course before the posting of mid-term grades will receive a “W” (Withdrawn) on his/her academic transcript. If a student withdraws or is withdrawn by an instructor after the posting of mid-term grades, a notation of “WP” (Withdrawn Passing) or “WF” (Withdrawn Failing) will be recorded on the transcript. A notation of “W”, “WP”, or “WF” will earn no course credit, and the course will not be used in calculating the cumulative grade point average. Faculty may withdraw a student from a course at any time after the drop/add period after making all appropriate interventions. Faculty-initiated withdrawal is based on the student exhibiting classroom behavior detrimental to the learning environment or unsafe behavior Faculty wishing to withdraw a student from a course must submit a completed Course Withdrawal Form: Faculty-Initiated to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for approval. If a student is withdrawn by a faculty member before mid-term, a notation of W will be recorded on the student’s transcript. After mid-term, the student will receive a WP or WF grade (Withdrawal Passing or Failing). W, WP, and WF notations will not be used in calculating the cumulative grade point average.

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