Any student who has a Judiciary Board case pending in relation to a course, or who has received a penalty in relation to a course, is not permitted to exercise the voluntary withdrawal option in that course. While their approval is not required, the instructor, the adviser and the class dean or administrative adviser must each be consulted, and the voluntary withdrawal form signed by them before processing by the Office of Records and Registration. Since the Committee on Academic Standing does not permit students to use more than eight semester hours of AP credit to repair credit deficiencies a student cannot use his or her AP credit to justify course withdrawals beyond the first two. A student who pre-registers for a course has the obligation to appear at the first meeting of that course. Regular attendance at classes and other scheduled academic appointments is expected of all students.
Absences represent a serious loss to the students.
Instructors are requested to call to the attention of the appropriate academic dean any case of extended or repeated absence. After warnings from the instructor and the academic dean, excessive absence may result in failure in the course. No instructor is expected to give extra help or to grant extensions to a student who has missed classes voluntarily. A form with the required signatures should be filed with the Office of Records and Registration in ample time for approval before the summer work is undertaken. Students may make up academic deficiencies by taking approved summer courses, and the grades received in summer courses are included in the cumulative average.