Industrial Maintenance - College of the North Atlantic Qatar

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REGISTRAR’S OFFICE
General Guidelines
1. Students’ attendance is recorded by instructors
daily. It is recorded as:
Present (and can include Tardy and Left Early)
Absent – excused
Absent – medically excused
Absent – unexcused
2. Students absent for medical reasons must submit
medical documents to the Registrar’s Office
no later than two working (class) days after the
student returns to class.
3. Registrar’s Office accepts or declines medical
certificates and records them in the student
information system.
4. For the purpose of attendance taking, each
semester (Fall, Winter, Intersession) will be
considered a separate block.
Attendance guidelines
Students who are absent 10% during the semester
and who are failing 25% or more of the course hours
attempted in a semester will be dismissed for one
semester (upon the Dean’s approval).
Exceptions and Attendance Probation
1. Students in their first semester who are absent
10% during the semester and who are failing 25% or
more of the course hours attempted in a semester
will be placed on attendance probation for one
semester.
2. Students who for the first time are absent 10%
during the semester and who are failing 25% or
more of the course hours attempted in a semester
will be placed on attendance probation for one
semester.
3. Probation status is for one semester and one time
only and students will not be eligible for probation
again in subsequent semesters.
Repeating a Course
With the permission of the program administrator,
students may repeat any course for which a passing
grade has previously been awarded. The original
passing grade will remain on the transcript and a
second entry will be recorded with the new grade.
The highest mark attained will be used in the
calculation of the GPA. Space limitations and other
considerations will determine approval.
Independent Studies
When required courses are not available in a particular
semester, full-time students may make application to
the program administrator to register for such courses
through independent study.
Applications must be processed within two weeks
from the commencement of the term.
Access to courses through independent study may
be permitted when resources are available and with
the permission of the program administrator and
the program coordinator in consultation with the
faculty. Strategies to ensure adherence to course
requirements may be documented in contract format
to be signed by the student, the course instructor, the
program administrator and the program coordinator.
Change of Registration
Adding Courses
The last date for adding courses is two weeks from
the first day of classes in a 15-week semester and
one week from the first day of classes in a 7-to
10-week Intersession/Spring session. In extenuating
circumstances during the 15-week semester, the
two-week period for adding courses may be extended.
Dropping Courses
Courses may be dropped without academic prejudice
up to the end of eight weeks from the first day of
classes for a 15-week semester or the end of the
second week in a 7-to 10-week Intersession/Spring
session. If a course of 6 or 7 weeks in duration is
offered in a 15-week semester, the drop date for that
particular course will be the end of the second week.
Students must complete the appropriate registration
change form and all changes must be approved by the
instructors concerned, the program administration,
and the sponsors, where applicable.
Program Transfer
Students wishing to change their program of studies
must apply for program transfer.
• Applications for program transfer are available
from the Registrar’s Office. Students must discuss
their request with a counsellor and the program
administrator and receive written approval from their
sponsor.
• Program transfers may be granted if there is space
available and the appropriate counselling processes
have been followed.