Excessive Unexcused Absences
During the fall or spring semester, students having more than an equivalent of two (2) weeks of unexcused absences in a course will be notified that administrative withdrawal from the course is imminent, pending immediate communication from the student with the professor. In the case that the student goes on to accumulate more than an equivalent of three (3) weeks of unexcused absences in the course, the student will be administratively withdrawn from the course. Students will not be administratively withdrawn on this basis during the last two (2) weeks of the semester, nor will they be administratively withdrawn from preparatory courses. If the student is administratively withdrawn from a course before the deadline for withdrawing from a course, the student will receive a grade of W (Withdrawal) for the course. If the student is administratively withdrawn from a course after the deadline for withdrawing from a course, the student will receive a grade of WF (Withdrawal Failing) for the course.
Note: If administrative withdrawal from a course results in the student's enrollment falling below full-time status, the student's financial aid, athletic eligibility, and campus housing status may be impacted.
Appeal Process: Students administratively withdrawn from a course on the grounds of excessive unexcused absences may apply for reinstatement to that course within a week of the withdrawal. To accomplish this, the student must complete the required appeal application. The application must be submitted electronically to the Academic Affairs Office, which will seek input from others, including (but not limited to) Center for Student Success personnel, the student's advisor, and the student's professor for the course at issue. Students appealing the administrative withdrawal are required to continue attending the course up through the time of their final decision. The final decision will rest with the Academic Affairs Office and cannot be appealed.