2008 Woodie Awards
Committee discusses hardship withdrawal criteria, Drop/Add
JULIA SEVY
Issue date: 10/23/07 Section: News
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The Educational Affairs Committee agreed Monday more documentation is needed for hardship withdrawal.
Representatives from the College of Education, School of Law, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Student Government Association and the Office of the Vice President for Instruction attended.
The committee also discussed the necessary criteria to receive a hardship withdrawal and the required documentation in preparing the appeal.
Because financial aid and housing appeals require documentation, hardship withdrawal should, too, said William Vencill, a professor in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science.
Requiring the student to present documentation of his or her hardship puts the burden of proof on the student, said Denise Mewborn, committee chair of the College of Education.
The committee favored more extensive documentation from the student.
They also discussed whether to add a fifth day of "add" to the current four days of Drop/Add. While students would likely benefit, it generates problems for teachers, who would have to accommodate students entering classes a day later, Mewborn said.
The Committee also discussed whether or not a grade of C- should remain on a student's record who was granted an academic renewal. A student's new GPA is lowered by several C-s on his transcript even after the renewal.
Possible solutions include keeping, expunging or trying to differentiate between C-'s earned for an elective credit or for a major course credit, Mewborn said. If D's and F's are erased, a student with several C-'s may start his new GPA with a 1.75 or lower.
"I don't see how you can call it a fresh start if you're starting out with a 1.7," Andrews said.
The committee unanimously agreed that a C- should be treated the same as a D's and F's, which are expunged from students' records.
The next Educational Affairs Committee meeting is schedule for Jan. 8, 2008.
Representatives from the College of Education, School of Law, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Student Government Association and the Office of the Vice President for Instruction attended.
The committee also discussed the necessary criteria to receive a hardship withdrawal and the required documentation in preparing the appeal.
Because financial aid and housing appeals require documentation, hardship withdrawal should, too, said William Vencill, a professor in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science.
Requiring the student to present documentation of his or her hardship puts the burden of proof on the student, said Denise Mewborn, committee chair of the College of Education.
The committee favored more extensive documentation from the student.
They also discussed whether to add a fifth day of "add" to the current four days of Drop/Add. While students would likely benefit, it generates problems for teachers, who would have to accommodate students entering classes a day later, Mewborn said.
The Committee also discussed whether or not a grade of C- should remain on a student's record who was granted an academic renewal. A student's new GPA is lowered by several C-s on his transcript even after the renewal.
Possible solutions include keeping, expunging or trying to differentiate between C-'s earned for an elective credit or for a major course credit, Mewborn said. If D's and F's are erased, a student with several C-'s may start his new GPA with a 1.75 or lower.
"I don't see how you can call it a fresh start if you're starting out with a 1.7," Andrews said.
The committee unanimously agreed that a C- should be treated the same as a D's and F's, which are expunged from students' records.
The next Educational Affairs Committee meeting is schedule for Jan. 8, 2008.
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