NDC Catalog 2007-2008 - Notre Dame College

Class Attendance
Regular attendance in classes is expected of all
students; however, some College sponsored cocurricular
and extra-curricular events may occasionally
be scheduled during class hours. It is College policy that
students who are participants in a College sponsored
event are excused from a class for the specific event.
(Exceptions to this policy: students fulfilling nursing
clinicals and student teaching requirements.)
• Participants in College sponsored co-curricular and
extra-curricular events:
– Are not excused for practice.
– Are expected to make-up all work they miss.
– Are not penalized by the instructor for their
excused absence.
– Are expected to communicate with each faculty
member before the date of the excused absence.
– Must meet individual faculty requirements to
complete work due for each missed class.
• College personnel who are responsible for the
College sponsored co-curricular and extra-curricular
events will inform faculty of the game/event
schedules at the beginning of each semester.
– When weather is a factor in College sponsored
events and games, the event or game may result in
cancellation and require rescheduling.
– It is the student’s responsibility to inform the faculty
of any change in the original schedule.
• Student-athletes are subject to the additional rules
and procedures of the NCAA, Notre Dame College’s
Department of Athletics and their individual coaches.
Academic Probation
A report of scholarship grades is available to students
on the NDC portal. A student whose grade point
average is below 2.0 is placed on academic probation.
Unless the student gives evidence of scholastic
improvement during the semester after being placed
on probation, the student may be suspended from
Notre Dame College.
Scholastic improvement means that the grade point
average has been raised above the average of the
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previous semester. Students who have been suspended
once and who continue to make less than satisfactory
academic progress will be dismissed from the
College for no less than one academic year.
Readmission after dismissal is most unusual and only
for compelling reasons.
Withdrawal from Courses
Sometimes students may need to withdraw from Notre
Dame College or from one or more courses. However, a
student my drop a course and add another only during
the “drop/add” period (typically the first week of
classes.) A student may drop a full semester course after
the first week of classes and up until the 10th week of
classes with the designation of “W” with permission of
the Office of the Registrar. Short term courses have
different withdrawal dates and refund policies.
Withdrawals could result in tuition charges and/or loss
of financial aid.
Different guidelines exist for students in the on-line
program and in shortened sessions; please consult those
applicable policies for more information.
To be official all withdrawals must be in writing
and submitted to the Registrar’s Office for
processing.
Withdrawal from the College
Students who wish to withdraw from Notre Dame
College must meet with the Director of the Student
Success Center to initiate the withdrawal process.
• Any student who drops below full-time status may
face eligibility issues for participation in
intercollegiate athletics, living in the residence halls
or participating in the Academic Support Center for
Students with Learning Differences, as well as
participation in anything that requires full time
student status.
• Students who withdraw from the College are subject
to the refund policy established in the “refund”
section of this catalogue and all other applicable
financial policies.
• Students who voluntarily withdraw must follow the
admission and re-admission standards in place at the
time of re-enrollment.
• If a student withdraws from the College or is not
enrolled for one academic year, he/she must follow
catalog requirements and academic policies in effect
at the time of the readmission or new registration.
Non-attendance and/or non-payment DO NOT
constitute official withdrawal. If a student fails to
withdraw officially, he/she will be responsible for
all tuition and fee charges.