Class withdraw date looming
By Leigh Anne C. Manwarren, Staff Writer
The last chance to withdraw from summer semester classes is July 11.
Students may either withdraw in person at Admissions and Records until 5 p.m. or until midnight on MineOnline, said Alan Stringfellow, associate registrar.
“If a student doesn’t know where they are in a class, I suggest that they get with their teachers to touch base and get clarification,” Stringfellow said.
While students are deciding whether or not they should drop a course, they should also think about the dangers of withdrawing, he said.
A drawback from withdrawing is the possible reduction in a student’s financial aid for future semesters.
“A student must have a successful completion rate of at least 66 percent of attempted credit hours to remain completely eligible for financial aid,” Harold Case, dean of Student Financial Support Services said.
Withdrawing from a course will not affect a student’s GPA in a negative way, Stringfellow said. Instead of getting a D or an F, a student’s transcript will have a W.
Students can still withdraw from classes afterwards in rare cases. Stringfellow said there are two ways to withdraw after the deadline.
“Students are able to take advantage of a regent guideline that allows students to withdraw up until the last day of the term if they are currently passing,” he said.
This requires a signature from the instructor indicating that the student is passing the course.
The other is through petitioning to the Registrar’s office if a student proves an unusual circumstance happened during the semester that has caused the need for a withdrawal from class.
Staff Writer Leigh Anne C. Manwarren can be reached at photog@occc.edu.
