Once the instructor has initiated the drop, the registrar's office will send a letter to the student stating that he or she has been dropped from the class for excessive absences. If the instructor decides to reinstate the student, a class change form must be completed by the student and signed by the instructor. If a second absence occurs, a letter grade will be deducted from the final grade. If students are absent a third time, they will be dropped from the class. If the instructor decides to reinstate the student, a class change form must be completed by the student and signed by the instructor.
Students learn to write by writing and revising what they have written .
Many students have problems in a composition class simply because they have completed high school without having done much writing. Writing is a skill, and like all skills, it must be practiced to be perfected. A prime concern of a composition class should be composition . This course will be a writing class and not a grammar class. Although there will be a quick grammar review, and an ongoing study for students with deficient backgrounds, the primary focus will be on developing the skill of writing.