2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

CSU-Pueblo
Addition of Independent Study and Continuing
Education
A resident student may enroll in independent study
and continuing education courses only if the addition of
such courses will not cause his or her program to
exceed the maximum load allowable.
Dropping Courses
Courses may be dropped from a student’s schedule
through the drop/add period as specified in the
Semester Notes and on-line without a record of the
dropped course appearing on the student’s permanent
record. Courses may be dropped officially through the
Records Office or processed through the Web
Registration System. Short or mini-courses may be
dropped in the same manner before 15 percent of the
course duration has passed. Please refer to the
following table:
LENGTH END LAST
OF OF DATE
CLASS DROP (W)
PERIOD
(Weeks) (Days) (Weeks)
15 11 9
14 11 8
13 10 8
12 9 7
11 8 7
10 8 6
9 7 5
8 6 5
7 5 4
6 5 4
5 4 3
4 3 2
3 2 2
2 2 1
1 1 0.6
WITHDRAWAL FROM A COURSE
Immediately following the end of the drop/add period,
students may withdraw from a course according to the
policies below.
When a student withdraws from a course before 60
percent of the course duration has passed, a grade of
“W” (withdrawal) will be recorded on the academic
record. After 60 percent of the course duration has
passed, a student may not withdraw. Tuition and fees
will not be adjusted for course withdrawals during this
withdrawal period. Course withdrawals must be
processed in the Records Office.
FACULTY INITIATED STUDENT WITHDRAWAL
Under certain specific circumstances, a faculty
member may withdraw a student from a course. The
circumstances are either A or B below.
(A) Faculty may withdraw a student from a course for
nonattendance if the student has never attended
class through the end of the drop/add period. The
course will be removed from the student’s
transcript and no grade will be issued. Withdrawal
forms must be received by the Records Office by
5:00 pm on the last day of the drop/add period.
(B) Faculty may withdraw a student for a designated
number of absences or for any other reason as
stated in the course syllabus with the student’s
signature acknowledging the withdrawal on the
course withdrawal form. In the event that faculty
efforts to contact a student concerning the
withdrawal are unsuccessful, the signature of the
department chair (or Dean if the Department Chair
is the teacher of the course) acknowledging the
withdrawal may be substituted for the student
signature. The student will receive a W for the
course. Exceptions to the requirement of a student
or department chair signature may be granted to
programs by the Provost.
If a faculty member chooses to incorporate this policy,
it must be stated in the course syllabus. The criteria to
be met by the student which would trigger a Faculty
Initiated Withdrawal of the student from the course
must be stated in the policy. The criteria will also
include the method by which the student will be
informed by the faculty member of the impending
withdrawal. As with the Student Initiated Withdrawal
Policy, faculty may not initiate a student withdrawal
after the official course withdrawal period has ended.
WITHDRAWAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY
Up until the drop/add period expires, students may
cancel their course schedules without charge using our
web registration system or at the Records Office.
After the end of the drop/add period, students who are
planning to withdraw from all courses and leave the
University for any reason must file a withdrawal form
with the Student Academic Services Office (P-232)
prior to departure. Total withdrawals will not be
processed after the last scheduled class day of the
semester. Students residing in the residence hall also
must check out at the housing office. Unless the total
withdrawal procedure is followed, students are not
eligible for an adjustment (if appropriate) of tuition and
fees and will receive failing grades in all courses.
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