Withdrawing From Classes
Students are responsible for officially withdrawing from any class or classes in which they no longer wish to be enrolled. After registration has been completed, and within the withdrawal date guidelines, students may drop from a class or classes through the web registration system. Non-attendance or non-payment does not release the student from this responsibility and may result in a failing grade being awarded.
Within the withdrawal date guidelines, instructors may drop students from a course for nonattendance, or failure to meet the requirements of the course.
Withdrawal from a class or classes is authorized through sixty percent (60%) of a course. The academic record of a student who remains in a class beyond the last day noted above must reflect a symbol authorized in Policy 4C4A, other than a “W”. No notation (“W” or other) shall be made on the academic record of the student who withdraws during approximately the first twenty percent (20%) of a course. Withdrawal between approximately twenty percent (20%) of a course and sixty percent (60%) of a course shall be recorded as a “W” on the student’s record. The “W” shall not be used in calculating grade point averages, but excessive “W’s” shall be used as factors in probation and dismissal procedures. No ‘W’ grades may be issued after the 60 percent date. In courses other than semester length, the instructor or Admissions and Records Office should be consulted regarding withdrawal date deadlines.
A student may contact the Office of Admissions and Records regarding the procedure to drop or withdraw after the final withdrawal date deadline if there are verifiable extenuating circumstances. Extenuating circumstances are verified cases of accidents, illnesses or other circumstances beyond the control of the student. This must be done by the last day of classes and prior to the beginning of the final examination period for the term in which the withdrawal will apply.
Students who find it necessary to withdraw from the college are required to return all check-out supplies, equipment and library books, and pay all fines and debts owed the college.