Academic Policies Committee
Annual Report 2002-2003

DATE: September 22, 2003

The 2003-03 Academic Policies Committee was made up of the following individuals:

Professors Laura Gellott (chair), Norman Cloutier, Doug DeVinny, Susan Haller, Paul Mohazzabi, Lisa White; Academic Staff Rep. Bryan Lewis; Student Rep. Fue Xiong; ex officio members Richard Lott (Registrar) and Mary Power (Director of Advising); Administrative Rep. Jerry Greenfield (Office of the Provost).

The committee met on the following dates: November 7, 2002; February 14, 2003; February 28, 2003; and March 28, 2003.

Items submitted for consideration to the Faculty Senate and approved (text below includes revisions and amendments made by the Senate) were as follows:

1. Revision of the Late Withdrawal Policy:

“A student may withdraw from the university during the first half of the semester. The Registrar's Office will determine comparable deadlines for courses less than a semester in length. After withdrawal, no record will be kept of a student's grade in his/her courses for that semester. After the deadline, but before the last day of instruction in that semester, a student may request permission to withdraw only for extraordinary non-academic reasons. Any such request must be submitted to the Advising Center for action by the Director of Advising. The request must include a written explanation of the circumstances leading to the request. Students may not request a withdrawal from a completed semester.”