Dropping the Course The College of Natural of Natural Sciences adheres strictly to the published deadlines of the University. 4th class day: Dropping courses electronically: During the first four class days, students may add and drop courses using TEX, the Telephone Enrollment eXchange or the world wide web with ROSE. 12th class day: Dropping a class with a possible refund: During days 5-12 (September 12th, for the Fall semester, and January 30, 2004, for the Spring semester) students may drop courses by phone, but must go to the department offering the course to seek permission to add a course. Be advised that some departments do not allow adds/drops after the fourth class day. For those departments that do allow adds/drops, the add-transactions before the twelfth class day will be processed by terminal in the respective department. 20th class day: Deadline for dropping a course without possible academic penalty: The deadline for dropping a course without possible academic penalty is the end of the fourth class week (September 12, 2003, for the Fall semester, and February 11, 2004, for the Spring semester.) During this period a Q is automatically assigned but no refund is provided. If at all possible a substantial course grade should be assigned by this deadline to assist students in making an informed decision about dropping a course. 40th class day: Last day to drop a course with Dean's approval: After the end of the fourth week of class, and until the deadline for dropping courses (October 22, 2003, for the Fall semester, and March 25, 2004, for the Spring semester), a student wishing to drop a course will get the forms from the Dean's Office (WCH 1.106) and ask the instructor to complete the drop form that assigns a Q or an F. The symbol Q indicates an average of C or better at the time of the drop, or that no grade has yet been assigned, or that due to the student's performance and the nature of the course, no academic penalty in in order, or that for documented non-academic reasons, no academic penalty is in order. Non-academic Q-drop: After the last day for academic Q-drop students with substantiated non-academic reasons (as determined by the Dean's Office) may be allowed to drop a course. Faculty will be asked to provide intormation on student performance up to the time of the non-academic Q-drop request but are not responsible for making the decision about assigning a grade of Q. Students who experience significant non-academic problems such as extended health-related problems or family emergencies are urged to contact the Dean's Office. The College of Natural Sciences is not obliged to honor the "one free drop" policy of some other colleges (e.g. Liberal Arts), so do not ask me for a Q drop after the deadline (March 25) for academic reasons (i.e. because your grade is low), no matter what a counselor in your college may have told you. |
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