Withdrawals “Undergraduate students may receive a grade of W

for no more than 16 credit hours over their academic careers.”

Applies to entire undergraduate student body beginning Fall 2014, but does not apply for W’s in courses prior to Fall 2014

Consolidates withdrawal deadlines to the 9th week All withdrawals will appear on transcript as W or WE

(extenuating circumstances)

Goals of New Policy Encourage students to assign high priority to

completing what they start Encourage student success by reducing the number

of unsuccessful course attempts and related undesired consequences:▪ Student debt▪ Untimely graduation

Ensure that students enroll only in those classes they intend to complete, thus freeing up more seats for ALL students

September 27, 2013: W Website Launch

December 3, 2013: Faculty/Staff Communication Launch

March 10, 2014: Student and Campus-Wide Communication Launch

Three critical clauses:1.Students who experience serious extenuating circumstances (personal or medical crisis or military deployment) may petition for a withdrawal that does not count against their career W limit. 2.The student is expected to submit the petition during the term the crisis begins. If approved, a grade of WE will be recorded for each course3.Courses marked WE do not count in GPA or tuition surcharge calculations.

What is an Extenuating Circumstance?Personal CrisisMedical CrisisMilitary Deployment or Activation

Scope of authorityMust have 3rd party documentation

Letterhead Signatures Dates Verifiable

Event occurred within the term of the requestNo grades for the term posted

Must be beyond their control

SPREAD THE WORD ACCURATELY!

Reinforce Univ.-wide messaging

Distinguish “drop” vs. “withdraw”

Understand other areas impacted (FA, housing, VA, visa students, etc.)

Emphasize enforcement

POINTS TO STRESS:

Register as early as allowed

READ and UNDERSTAND syllabus

GO TO CLASS first week

If petitioning for extenuating circumstances, must be done within SAME semester

Academic Policies and Procedures website includes most current academic policies:

http://provost.uncc.edu/policies

Withdrawals website includes most up-to-date implementation information regarding W policy

include FAQs: http://provost.uncc.edu/withdrawals

Henrietta Thomas, Director, University Advising Center, hlthomas@uncc.edu Leslie R. Zenk, Assistant Provost, lzenk@uncc.edu