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Absences, Drops and Withdrawals

One of life’s inevitabilities is the “unexpected” – whether it materializes in the form of sickness, disease, death of a loved one, divorce, separation of family, economic hardship, demands at the workplace, caring for others, etc. – it is a significant change in events that often forces you off the designated path of coursework at TWU.  Responses vary from individual to individual, and can take the form of being absent from class, dropping a course, or possibly withdrawing from the University altogether.  As much as faculty members would like to have you engaged in their classes, there are times when you need to look critically at what life has brought before you, and sometimes the call is to step back from TWU and regroup so that you can, perhaps, return to class with a sharper focus and determined intellect. 

Information on Absences, Drops and Withdrawals

  At a glance…

 

ACTION        

ABSENCES

DROPS

WITHDRAWALS

FORM

Attendance Form

Drop/Add Form

Withdrawal Form

OTHER
MATERIAL

Supporting
Documentation

 A Drop (or Add) that is student initiated will be accompanied by a $10 fee for each class change. 

 [Courses that are altered by the department or University to deal with classes that have been
closed and/or to facilitate more even teaching loads will have no charge associated with them.]

Request for Withdrawal canNOT be taken over the phone.  It MUST be submitted in writing by the student making the request.

Supporting medical documentation
must additionally accompany a
Medical Withdrawal.

REQUIRED MATERIALS/ ACTION

Documentation on
Letterhead (for example, a doctor’s note) or

Original Material from Source
 (for example, relating to a court appearance or funeral)

Requires Faculty Signature

Requires signatures of: 
Faculty (if submission is AFTER academic penalty date for term), OR
that of the Head of the Academic Program/Department (if submitted prior to academic penalty date)

as well as Student Life.

Compelling medical documentation must be timely, detailed and noted on letterhead for Medical Withdrawals.

LOCATION OF FORMS

http://www.twu.edu/student-life-office/attendance-policy.asp

http://www.twu.edu/registrar/forms.asp

http://www.twu.edu/student-life-office/withdrawal-information.asp;

SUBMIT
HERE:

Student Life

Suite 2300

Registrar’s Office
Enrollment Services
1st floor

Student Life

Suite 2300

713-794-2169 (FAX)

dunruh@twu.edu (scanned)

 

Please NOTE:  For individuals submitting Drop and/or Withdrawal Forms by fax or email, Student Life can assist on this side of things to secure departmental signatures.

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page last updated 2/8/2012 9:50 AM