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Withdrawals “Undergraduate students may receive a grade of W
for no more than 16 credit hours over their academic careers.”
Applies to entire undergraduate student body beginning Fall 2014, but does not apply for W’s in courses prior to Fall 2014
Consolidates withdrawal deadlines to the 9th week All withdrawals will appear on transcript as W or WE
(extenuating circumstances)
Goals of New Policy Encourage students to assign high priority to
completing what they start Encourage student success by reducing the number
of unsuccessful course attempts and related undesired consequences:▪ Student debt▪ Untimely graduation
Ensure that students enroll only in those classes they intend to complete, thus freeing up more seats for ALL students
September 27, 2013: W Website Launch
December 3, 2013: Faculty/Staff Communication Launch
March 10, 2014: Student and Campus-Wide Communication Launch
Three critical clauses:1.Students who experience serious extenuating circumstances (personal or medical crisis or military deployment) may petition for a withdrawal that does not count against their career W limit. 2.The student is expected to submit the petition during the term the crisis begins. If approved, a grade of WE will be recorded for each course3.Courses marked WE do not count in GPA or tuition surcharge calculations.
What is an Extenuating Circumstance?Personal CrisisMedical CrisisMilitary Deployment or Activation
Scope of authorityMust have 3rd party documentation
Letterhead Signatures Dates Verifiable
Event occurred within the term of the requestNo grades for the term posted
Must be beyond their control
SPREAD THE WORD ACCURATELY!
Reinforce Univ.-wide messaging
Distinguish “drop” vs. “withdraw”
Understand other areas impacted (FA, housing, VA, visa students, etc.)
Emphasize enforcement
POINTS TO STRESS:
Register as early as allowed
READ and UNDERSTAND syllabus
GO TO CLASS first week
If petitioning for extenuating circumstances, must be done within SAME semester
Academic Policies and Procedures website includes most current academic policies:
http://provost.uncc.edu/policies
Withdrawals website includes most up-to-date implementation information regarding W policy
include FAQs: http://provost.uncc.edu/withdrawals
Henrietta Thomas, Director, University Advising Center, [email protected] Leslie R. Zenk, Assistant Provost, [email protected]