Limited excused absences for personal health or family concerns are approved and monitored by the freshman academic counselor or the assistant to the vice president. A course may be added during the first seven class days of a semester. A course may be dropped without penalty during the first five weeks of the semester with the approval of the office of academic affairs. To drop or add a course, a student must submit the relevant form with the appropriate signatures. After the fifth week of classes, a student may withdraw from a course with the permission of the office of academic affairs or the freshman office and the instructor of the course, or on the recommendation of a physician for health reasons.
Forms are available in the registrar's office.
Failure to receive a midterm deficiency notice does not preclude the possibility that the student may still fail the course, nor does it imply that the student will automatically pass the course. No notation of a deficiency notice is made on the student's permanent record. Copies of deficiency notices are sent to parents of all freshmen and sophomores as well as juniors and seniors on academic probation, unless the student furnishes proof that she is independent. Only for serious illness or other legitimate reasons may an examination be taken at any other than the scheduled time. At the end of each semester the student receives a final grade in each course based upon the instructor's evaluation of course requirements.