Page 60 of Louisiana College 2003-2004 Catalog by Louisiana College, Alexandria-Pineville

60 Resignation from the College Students wishing to withdraw from all classes must officially resign from the college. Resignation forms are available from the registrar s office. Students who do not officially resign may receive failing grades in all classes. Students resigning by the end of the late registration period will have no courses or grades listed on the transcript. Students resigning after the end of the late registration period through the ninth week of the semester, will receive a grade of W for each course. Students resigning after the ninth week through the 14th week of the semester, will receive a WP for courses in which they are passing and a WF for courses in which they are failing. Students may not resign after the 14th week of the semester except with the permission of the vice president for academic affairs. Such permission is only granted in extraordinary circumstances. For courses which are not of normal semester length, the department will specify the last day to withdraw with a W (approximately 60% of the course length) and the last day to withdraw with a WP or WF (approximately 90% of the course length.) A student may not use the resignation process to avoid an F that is given for violations of the Code of Academic Integrity or serious misconduct as specified in departmental documents. Additional information on the financial effects of resigning can be found in the Expenses and Financial Assistance section of the catalog. Directed Individual Study (DIS) When a particular course (ordinarily an upper-level course) required in the curriculum of a junior or senior cannot be scheduled as a regular class prior to his expected graduation, he may apply for permission to take the course by Directed Individual Study (DIS). Forms for this purpose are available in the registrar s office. A student pursuing a degree cannot receive credit for more than 12 hours of DIS courses. Repeating Courses Louisiana College follows a replacement policy for courses that are repeated. For purposes of calculating the GPA, the hours and grade points of the original course are replaced by the hours and grade points of the repeated course. The grade from the original course is not removed from the transcript. If you originally took and/or repeated a course at another college, you must file a Repeat course form with the Registrar s Office by the end of late registration. This form certifies the equivalency of the courses for purposes of applying the repeat policy. If you receive a W or WP in the repeated course, the original grade will be used to calculate the GPA. In all other cases, the last grade earned becomes the official grade for the course. Unless specifically identified as repeatable for credit, a course cannot be counted more than once toward degree requirements. Auditing Courses Any regular course in the curriculum may be audited by a student upon payment of the required audit fee and upon a space available basis. The course will appear on the student s The Academic Program

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