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WITHDRAWAL FROM THE UNIVERSITYStudents initiating a withdrawal from the College ofUndergraduate Studies must schedule an exit interview with theDean to obtain a withdrawal form. No withdrawal will beconsidered official until this action has been taken. A studentreceiving financial aid should notify the Financial Aid Office at thetime of withdrawal.Immaculata reserves the right at any time to request thewithdrawal of students for unsatisfactory academic performance.Students who withdraw during a semester are referred to Changeof Courses, page 27.A student requesting readmission to Immaculata University afterhaving been dismissed due to academic failure, must address therequest to the Dean of the college to which readmission is sought.The Dean will consider the grades a student has earned from aninstitution of higher learning attended since the dismissal and willdecide on an individual basis whether the student may bereadmitted.WRITING AND MATHEMATICS CENTERSThe Writing and Mathematics Centers at Immaculata Universityare focused on enhancing the writing and math skills of Immaculatastudents. The goal is to help students across the disciplines in allstages of writing and mathematics expertise. The Centers offer apleasant and supportive environment as well as print and electronicresources.Registration and TranscriptInformationAUDITING COURSESWith approval, a student may audit courses. Such courses mustbe indicated with an “AUD” in the credit-hour column on theregistration form. Tuition for a course audited is the same as forcourses taken for credit. Assignments, including examinations andterm papers, are not required. Transfer from credit to audit ispermitted only in the change of registration period. Transfer fromaudit to credit is not permitted.CANCELLATION OF COURSESThe university reserves the right to cancel a course in theacademic schedule because of insufficient enrollment or for anyother valid reason.CHANGE OF COURSESAdding a course: Students may add or change a course onlyduring the first week of the semester. All courses are added throughthe Office of the Registrar or the College of LifeLong Learning.*Dropping a course: Students may drop a course withouttranscription during the first three (3) weeks of the session. Theofficial process must be initiated through the office of the Registraror the College of LifeLong Learning.*Withdrawal from a course: A student withdraw from a course(delivered in the traditional semester format) without academicpenalty prior to a date which falls two weeks after the submission ofmid-term warning grades. The Registrar will set and promote thedate at the time that course information is published. Students whodo not withdraw prior to this date will receive the grade earned atthe end of the semester. Any student who needs to withdraw from acourse after the published withdrawal date will require medical orother documentation and authorization from the Dean of theappropriate college. Requests for withdrawal must originate in theoffice of the Director of Academic Advisement in the College ofUndergraduate Studies or the Assistant Dean in the College ofLifeLong Learning. A student who stops attending class and doesnot submit a withdrawal request will incur an automatic failure (F)on the transcript. Any student who withdraws officially will have aW (withdrawal) recorded on the transcript. In determining tuitionpayment in the College of Undergraduate Studies, a grade of W willbe counted as credits attempted and included in the credits forwhich the student is billed.*The drop and withdrawal policy for ACCEL ® courses isdescribed in the ACCEL literature and in the College of LifeLongLearning course brochure.*Students will not be added, dropped or withdrawn fromcourses unless the proper paperwork has been submitted andadvisement has been sought through the appropriate offices.CROSS REGISTRATIONStudents in the College of Undergraduate Studies, payingcomprehensive tuition, may register for up to two undergraduatecourses a year at any other SEPCHE member institution. TheSouthEastern Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education(SEPCHE) includes Arcadia University, Cabrini College, ChestnutHill College, Gwynedd-Mercy College, Holy Family University,Immaculata University, Neumann College, and Rosemont College.The Cross Registration program provides additional educationalopportunities for students of the member institution. Through thisprogram, students have the option to take courses not offered attheir home campus so that they can participate in the varied anddiverse resources of member campuses across the Delaware Valley.Students must have completed at least one year as a full-timestudent at their home campus before taking courses through theCross Registration program. Courses may not be taken at a memberinstitution if that course or its equivalent is offered at the homeinstitution in the same semester. No tuition or fees will be chargedby the host institution, except for special or extra fees such as labfees. The Cross Registration program is available only in the falland spring semesters, and does not apply to accelerated or weekendcourses, independent study, tutorials, internships, practicum fieldexperience, student teaching, private music lessons or study abroad.Credits earned count toward graduation requirements on the homecampus and grades earned will apply to the student’s GPA.Immaculata students enrolling in study abroad programs throughArcadia University’s Center for Education Abroad receive a 10%tuition discount.For course listings and more information, check the SEPCHEweb site: http://www.sepche.org/Short-term study abroad courses (with 1-4 week travel) listed asspring or fall courses at any SEPCHE institution are included in thecourses that are eligible for cross registration. Students who qualifyfor the SEPCHE Cross Registration program are not chargedadditional tuition to cross register for one of these courses. Thestudent is responsible, however, for all travel-related costs.FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS ANDPRIVACY ACTThe Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 grantsstudents the right to review their educational records. Studentswishing access to their records should make the request in writingto the Registrar. Federal law permits the release of academicrecords to the parents of students who are considered the parents’dependents for income tax purposes. Unless notified to the contrary,Immaculata University considers such students to be their parents’dependents. Notification of a change in status as a dependent mustbe made in writing to the Registrar.27