 Faculty Association |
Fall
2000 Denied on December 7, 2000 |
| ITEM #7 | -- | FA 00-41: | Submitted by the Academic Standards Committee. |
Based upon UNF faculty survey and SUS policies, the committee recommends the proposed revised policy for late withdrawals at UNF.
A
student may petition for late withdrawal if there are unusual circumstances
clearly beyond the student's control. The dean or designee of the
student's major college has final approval/disapproval authority.
The course instructor does not approve or disapprove the withdrawal,
but only assigns a grade of W, WP, or WF. The instructor
may recommend an action or write an explanation of the applicable
circumstance. The policy does not mean a student has the right to
withdraw from a course after the official withdrawal deadline simply
because he/she had a passing grade at the time. (UNF Undergraduate
Catalog 2000-2001, p. 28)
Rationale:
SURVEY ANALYSIS
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68.6% of responding faculty supported removing "W" from the withdrawal form.
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33.3% of responding faculty reported that they experienced problems in assigning grades after the final withdrawal deadline; 82.9% of those supported removing "W" from the withdrawal form.
Number of responses = 105
SOME FACTS:
RECORD OF WITHDRAWALS AFTER THE DEADLINE AT UNF
|
Sp.95
|
F.95
|
Sp.96
|
F.96
|
Sp.97
|
F.97
|
Sp.98
|
Su.98
|
F.98
|
Sp.99
|
Su.99
|
F.99
|
Sp.00
|
Su.00
|
|
|
W
|
85
|
79
|
47
|
68
|
88
|
93
|
73
|
23
|
153
|
159
|
48
|
218
|
152
|
118
|
|
WP
|
84
|
55
|
54
|
50
|
98
|
98
|
29
|
47
|
62
|
47
|
20
|
38
|
2
|
36
|
|
WF
|
10
|
9
|
4
|
4
|
12
|
10
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
26
|
6
|
|
Total
|
179
|
143
|
105
|
122
|
198
|
201
|
107
|
76
|
222
|
215
|
77
|
265
|
180
|
160
|
SUS POLICIES ON WITHDRAWAL
| State University System Schools | Withdrawal Deadline (in weeks) | Options of Grades after the Deadline | Failure to attend the classes and not withdrawn by the Deadline | Medical Withdrawal/ Total withdrawal from the University |
| UF | 13 | WF | F | Possible |
| FSU | 4 | W/F | F | Possible |
| USF | 9 | F | F | Possible |
| UCF | 8 | WP/WF | F | Possible |
| FIU | 8 | WP/WF | F | Possible |
| FAU | 8 | F | F | Possible |
| FAMU | 8 | F | F | Possible |
| UNF | 11 | W/WP/WF | F | Possible |
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Questions, Comments, Suggestions
Modified:
March 6, 2003