Class Attendance and Absence Rules

• Attendance of all classes and course-related activities is obligatory. A student is not allowed to miss more than 20 percent of the course sessions within the first 14 weeks of the semester (six weeks in the case of the summer session). Any student who misses more than 20 percent of a course’s sessions would be withdrawn and given a grade of ‘WA’.
• An instructor issues the first warning when the student’s absences reach 10% and a second warning when absences reach 15%. At the 20% mark, the instructor sends a letter to the Administrative Committee in the College requesting that the student be withdrawn from the course for excessive absence. A student may not be withdrawn from a course if the student’s semester study load would fall below twelve credits without the approval of the Administrative Committee. The Dean sends approved requests for withdrawing students for excessive absences to the Office of Admission and Registration for implementation.
• A student may petition the Administrative Committee of the college requesting his/her reinstatement if he/she provides a compelling reason to do so. If the petition is approved the instructor is informed of the decision which he/she will honor.

Withdrawal from Courses
A student may withdraw from courses after the Drop/Add period until the 14th week of a regular semester or the sixth week of the summer session subject to the following conditions:
• Students who are withdrawn for excessive absences will receive a grade of “WA.”
• Student who withdraws from a course will receive a grade of “W” for the withdrawn course.
• A student cannot withdraw or be withdrawn from a course after the announced deadline unless approved by the College Administrative Committee.
• Students cannot withdraw or be forced to withdraw from a course if this results in the student being registered for less than 12 credits without the approval of the College Administrative Committee.
• A student can withdraw from only one required course per semester. Students who wish to withdraw from more than one required course must petition the College Administrative Committee for permission to do so.

Withdrawal from the University
A student may apply to withdraw from the University at any time, but he/she should fill a form for this purpose that he/she could secure from the Office of Admission and Registration or download from the University’s website. The student should note the University’s refund policy mentioned elsewhere in this catalogue.

Withdrawal from a Semester
A student may apply to withdraw form a semester, but the period of absence from the University cannot exceed four semesters consecutively or in total. Application for dropping the semester after the deadline announced in the University Calendar for withdrawal from courses without a grade "F" requires the approval of the Dean of the College. The student must fill an application form for this purpose, which can be secured from the University’s website or the Office of Admission and Registration. When a student returns to the University after withdrawing one or semester, he/she should fill a Resumption of Studies form for this purpose. The absence from the University cannot exceed the total of six semesters, after which a student must reapply to be admitted to the University as a new student and he/she would lose his grade record, unless decided otherwise by the College Administrative Committee.