Proposal to Limit Course Withdrawals

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on April 8, 2007 - 12:00am

General Information

Motion Number: 0607.AG.007.P
Source Committee: Academic Governance Committee
Motion Status: Awaiting Action by Implementor
Motion Type: Policy Recommendation
Referenced Material: 

Undergraduate Catalog Sections on pages 80-1:
- DROPPING COURSES
- WITHDRAWAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY
- INVOLUNTARY MEDICAL WITHDRAWAL POLICY, page 81

Supporting Documents: 
AttachmentSize
Microsoft Office document icon W Proposal, Rational, and COPLAC data51.5 KB
Microsoft Office document icon W Proposal Majority Report23.5 KB
Microsoft Office document icon W Policy Minority Report47 KB
Motion Text: 

To adopt the following as university policy:
Undergraduate students may accumulate no more than five W grades. Once a student has accumulated five W grades, all subsequent withdrawals will be recorded as WF. If a student withdraws from the university or from a class due to an approved documented hardship, those W grades will not be counted as part of the five maximum.

Action log: 
Placed on University Senate Agenda on April 13, 2007 - 4:00 AM
Recommended to University President to Approve on April 23, 2007 - 4:00 AM
Motion signed by Craig Turner, Presiding Officer on April 23, 2007 - 4:00 AM
Motion signed by President Dorothy Leland on April 27, 2007 - 4:00 AM