Office of the Provost: Memorandum
To: Students on the Quarter System
From: N. John DiNardo, Ph.D, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Subject: Key Reminders for Students: Fall 2007
Date: 20 September 2007
Key Reminders for Students: Fall 2007
Classes for the Fall Quarter, 2007-08 begin on Monday, September 24th. Please take a minute to review key policies and dates for the upcoming quarter.
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Critical Dates
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News
Seniors Graduating in the Fall
If you are graduating in the 2007-2008 academic year, please be sure to complete your Application for Degree. For those students planning to graduate at the conclusion of the Fall quarter, please submit your Application for Degree by September 28th
Indicating your graduation status will assist in ensuring that you receive an accurate bill for your final year/term at Drexel.
Critical Dates
The last day to add a course is Sunday, October 7th, at 11:00 PM. Students may add courses via DrexelOne.
However, students whose accounts are on "hold" will not be able to add courses. Those students whose accounts are on hold will have until Friday, October 5th at 5:00 PM to resolve their hold in time to add courses. Please click here to review the hold policy.
Special dates for accelerated courses
The last day to add, with Academic Advisor assistance, section A of an accelerated course is the close of the first week of the course session, that is Friday, September 28th, at 5:00 PM. The last day to add an accelerated course for section A of an accelerated course via DrexelOne is Sunday, September 30th, at 11:00 PM.The last day to add, with Academic Advisor assistance, section B of an accelerated course is Friday, November 2nd at 5:00 PM.
Special dates for Saturday Scholars
The last day for students enrolled as Saturday Scholars to add a course, with Academic Advisor assistance, is Friday, October 5th, 5:00 PM for Term A and Friday, November 9th, 5:00 PM for Term B.
The last day to drop a course is Sunday, October 7th, at 11:00 PM. Dropping a course will result in all evidence of it being removed from the student's transcript.
Students may drop courses via DrexelOne thus approval of the instructor is not required for students to drop a course.
However those students whose accounts are on "hold" will not be able to drop courses using DrexelOne. Those students seeking to drop a course while on hold will need to coordinate an appeal with the collegiate advisor/Dean's Office. Please click here to review the hold policy.
Special dates for accelerated courses
The last day to drop, with Academic Advisor assistance, section A of an accelerated course is the close of the first week of classes, that is Friday, September 28th, at 5:00 PM. The last day to drop section A of an accelerated course via DrexelOne is Sunday, September 30th at 11:00 PM.The last day to drop, with Academic Advisor assistance, section B of an accelerated course is the close of the first week of classes, that is, Friday, November 2nd at 5:00 PM.
Special dates for Saturday Scholars
The last day for students enrolled as Saturday Scholars to drop a course, with Academic Advisor assistance, is Friday, October 7th, 5:00 PM for Term A and Friday, November 9th, 5:00 PM for Term B.
Withdrawal from a course will be reflected by a "W" on the student transcript; courses from which students have withdrawn will count as attempted credits on the transcript.
The last day to withdraw from a course is the close of the sixth week of classes, that is Friday, November 2nd, at 5:00 PM. Approval of the instructor is required. In order to make a reasonable judgment about withdrawal, students should have information regarding performance on their first midterm by the close of the fifth week of classes.
Special dates for accelerated courses:
The last day to withdraw, with Academic Advisor assistance, from section A of an accelerated course is the close of the third week of the course, that is Friday, October 12th at 5:00 PM. The last day to withdraw, with Academic Advisor assistance, from section B of an accelerated course is the close of the third week of the session, that is Friday, November 16th at 5:00 PM. Because accelerated courses are often held on Saturday, withdrawal requests can be submitted to the SRC after hours box up until the opening of business, that is 8:00 AM on Monday of the fourth week of the session (that is, October 15th for section A and November 19th for section B).
Special dates for Saturday Scholars:
Students enrolled in Saturday classes who wish to withdraw from a course may submit a completed Add/Drop/Withdraw form to the SRC by dropping it into the after hours box. Withdrawal requests (for Saturday courses only) that are in the SRC after hours box up until the opening of business, that is 8:00 AM on Monday of week seven (November 5th) will be accepted. No withdrawal requests will be accepted after that time.
In the event that a course has reached its maximum capacity as established by the Office of the University Registrar and the Department Offering the course, a student must appeal to be added into the course that is, appeal to override the established maximum capacity for the course section. Authorization to add a student to a section that has exceeded maximum enrollment capacity must be secured by Thursday, October 4th.
The appeal to be overridden into a course must be advanced to the collegiate advisor/Dean's Office. The appeal will be reviewed against established criteria for override consideration (Click here to review criteria for override consideration). If the student meets the Criteria, he or she must then complete an Add/Drop/Withdraw form and obtain the instructor's signature for the course.
The instructor's signature on this form is provided as an indication that the addition of the student will not negatively impact his/her ability to achieve learning goals for the course and that the seating capacity of the room has not been exceeded. An instructor's signature is not final approval.
Once the instructor's signature is obtained, the student must return the Add/Drop/Withdraw form to his/her Advisor.
Please note that a student who has not registered for a course by the add deadline will not be permitted to attend that course after the end of the second week. Accordingly, students must resolve all "holds" on their accounts by the deadline. Please click here to review the hold policy.
Those students whose accounts have been placed on hold are prohibited from sitting in courses for which they are not registered. Students placed on hold cannot add courses until the circumstances contributing to the hold are resolved. Those students on hold have until Friday, October 5th at 5:00 PM to resolve their hold in order to add courses by the deadline.
"Being on hold" during the adjustment period is not considered an acceptable reason for a late or retroactive add.
To resolve a financial hold, students are encouraged to visit the Student Resource Center in Main Building, Room 222.
Important Policy Reminders
Classes During Co-op for Undergraduates
The Classes During Co-op policy affords students participating in co-op the privilege of taking one course (up to four (4) credits) at no charge. Registration for the Fall term opens September 17th and continues until the end of the add/drop period.
For more information, please reference the Classes During Co-op policy at http://www.drexel.edu/provost/policies/ug_classes_coop.asp and contact your academic advisor.
Incomplete and Late/Medical Withdrawal
In the event of a medical emergency or accident, students may seek late medical withdrawals. To initiate this process, students are strongly encouraged to meet with their College / School advisor to discuss the late withdrawal appeal and available options.
Students may also request an incomplete grade in the event of a medical emergency or illness; however it is strongly recommended that the student be passing the course for which the incomplete is sought, and has progressed far enough in the course that the missing material can be made up independently.
Students with chronic medical illnesses may be eligible for reasonable disability accommodations. Students seeking reasonable disability accommodations should contact the Office of Disability Services (“ODS”) which will review relevant medical documentation and consider the student’s eligibility for accommodations.
Please take a moment to review the ODS statement regarding incomplete and late/medical withdrawals at: http://www.drexel.edu/disability/incompletes.html
A final exam or project is expected in all undergraduate courses with the exception of laboratory courses. These will be due during final exam week at a time designated by the instructor. Standards for take home finals and or projects will be established by the instructor in the course syllabus and students must abide by those standards.
During finals week, no student is obligated to take more than two finals on any given day. The Final Examination policy states that students may appeal to the Office of the Provost for accommodation at least three (3) days before the examination date. Students may download the appeal form and submit it to the Provost's Office which is located in Main 102. For the Fall 2007-08 term, courses instructors for those courses with the highest course number will be asked to give a special exam.
Click here to review the Final Examinations policy.
The Office of the Provost will communicate any new or revised policies separately. These will appear in a special section of the policy website at http://www.drexel.edu/provost/policies.
Key Practices
Code of Conduct and Academic Honesty Policy
Undergraduate Students
We encourage students to review and abide by the University policy on Academic Honesty. The Academic Honesty policy is written in support of the University's strong commitment to high academic standards and integrity and has been endorsed by the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA). The Academic Affairs Committee of the USGA has authored a Statement of Honor, which furthers these ideals; the Statement of Honor was approved by the USGA on January 31, 2005.
As members of the Drexel University undergraduate student body, we seek to uphold a learning environment that embraces preeminent standards of education, integrity, and community. We strive to conduct ourselves in a manner that is beyond reproach, adhering to the University's Code of Conduct and Academic Honesty policies. Devoted to the principles of mutual respect, equality, and honor, we assume an obligation to serve one another.
Graduate Students
As a Drexel University graduate student and aware of the University’s mission, I commit myself to excellence in research, teaching, and service. In furtherance of that aim and because I understand that my actions affect all members of the Drexel community and my profession, I pledge to conduct myself with the highest integrity, honor, and respect in all my endeavors
The University is committed to promoting an environment that supports cultural and spiritual diversity.
It is essential that students contact their instructors at the beginning of the term for religious observance accommodation requests.
For more information, please review the Office of the Provost Statement on Religious Observances.
It is the University's policy to provide a learning environment that provides all students with the opportunity to realize their full potential. To this end, the goal of the Office of Disability Services (ODS) is to assist students with disabilities in becoming self-sufficient, independent, and successful members of the University's community and to provide students with disabilities with equal opportunity of access to University courses, programs, facilities, services, and activities.
Students seeking reasonable accommodations for their disabilities must first register with ODS. The staff of ODS will work closely with students to review medical documentation, assess their individual needs, and link them with the services necessary to ensure them the opportunity to participate fully in college life. The Office of Disability Services website can be found at http://www.drexel.edu/ods/.
Key Information
Register Today: Mobile Notification Alert System
Recent events highlight the need for fast and far-reaching campus communication.
An upgrade to DrexelOne has enabled instant alert notification capabilities via cell phone text messages. To protect the privacy of students, faculty and staff, the University offers them the choice to provide their cell phone information to receive mobile alerts. Users can choose to receive messages based on preferences.
To learn more and to register for mobile notification, login to DrexelOne and click on the “Drexel” tab, the find “Mobile Notification” in the “Technology Services” channel.