To remain in “active” status at the School, students must be enrolled in and be actively attending at least one course. If students withdraw from all their classes, or cease to actively attend, they will be withdrawn from the School in accordance with the Attendance Policy.
A student who withdraws voluntarily or involuntarily from enrollment in a course is also withdrawn from the institution if the student is only enrolled in one course. However, a student enrolled in multiple courses who withdraws voluntarily or involuntarily from one or more courses may remain actively enrolled. Students who wish to withdraw from all their courses, and therefore from the School, must submit the request in writing to the School. The withdrawal request is to be submitted to the Program Director.
If a student is considering withdrawing from a course or from the School, the student should contact and meet with the Program Director to receive information about possible options and to be fully aware of the implications of withdrawal from a course. Students may not be aware of the range of resources available to support their ability to continue in their academic program or may not be fully aware of the impact withdrawal may have on their academic standing, financial obligations, or ability to complete the program. If a student decides to proceed with withdrawal, the student is required to notify the Program Director and Registrar, in writing, and meet with the Director of Financial Aid to review and complete an Acknowledgement of Student Responsibility.
Medical Assisting students who withdraw from a course or from the School will receive a grade of “W” if they withdraw before or at the time of attending 50% of the scheduled class days for the course. If students withdraw after attending 50% of the scheduled days of the course, they will receive a “WF” grade. The grade will be recorded on their transcript.
Withdrawal by a Nursing Students
Students enrolled in nursing, science and nutrition courses and withdraw from one or all these courses, or from the School will receive a grade of “W” if they withdraw before the end of the 11th week of a semester-based course. If students withdraw in week 12 and thereafter, they will receive a “WF” grade for the course. The grade will be recorded on their transcript.
A “WF” grade is regarded the same as an “F” grade in determining academic persistence and satisfactory academic progress.
Nursing students are allowed only two course withdrawals (including both “W” and “WF”) from nursing, science, and nutrition courses during the entire program, whether such withdrawals were from the same course or different ones. Withdrawing a third time, regardless of the week in which the withdrawal takes place, will result in academic dismissal from the nursing program.
Effective Date of Withdrawal
If students provide notification of withdrawal, the effective date of the withdrawal will be the earliest of the following: the date on the written notification, the date it was received if there is no date on the notification, or the student’s last day of attendance.
If students withdraw without written or verbal notice, or if students fail to return from an approved leave of absence, termination shall take effect on their last day of attendance.
Student Responsibility
Whenever a student’s schedule changes (a course is added, dropped, or withdrawn), the student must meet with the Financial Aid Department in order to understand the impact of the change on their financial aid and financial obligations and must meet with the Registrar in order to review the impact of the change on their graduation date.
NOTE: Students who are contemplating withdrawing from a term should be cautioned that:
The entire scheduled length of the term in which they are currently enrolled is counted in their maximum program completion time.
- They must repeat all courses from which they elected to withdraw.
- They may not be able to register for a course due to capacity restrictions upon their return.
- They may have to wait for the appropriate course in the term to be offered again.
- Their graduation date may change.
- Their financial aid and/or tuition costs may be affected.