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A new withdrawal policy will begin on
January 1, 2012.
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In the past, students have had no limit
on the number of times they could withdraw from an individual
course or the number of courses they could withdraw from or
repeat. Students have also been allowed to retake classes that
they have passed, meaning they earned a D or higher, in hopes of
earning a higher grade.
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Starting in January, no single
undergraduate course may be repeated more than two times to include
withdrawals with a maximum of three attempts. A student who has
received a “D” or better may not repeat that course unless it is a
prerequisite course requiring a grade of “C” or if a minimum of
“C” is a requirement for the student’s declared major. No single
graduate course may be repeated more than one time to include
withdrawals with a maximum of two attempts. Subsequent to the
effective date of this policy, any undergraduate who has exhausted
their three attempts and has not passed a required course in their
major field of study will be dismissed from their major. Only the
initial repeat attempt of a single course will be excluded from GPA
calculations. On the third attempt, the two most recent grades will
be used in computing the GPA. For a course to be considered for
forgiveness under this policy, the course repeat form must be
submitted to the Registrar’s office no later than the last day of
the final examination period during the semester in which the
course is being repeated.
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Withdrawal from a individual course with
be effective on January 1, 2012: 1) from withdrawals taken
subsequent to the effective date of this policy, students are
limited to a maximum of two withdrawals per course, up to a maximum
of five courses during the student’s academic career; 2) Upon a
third attempt in a single course, the student is not permitted to
withdraw from the course and must receive a grade in the
course.
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“The hope was that, as a result of
changing this policy, students would take their courses more
seriously and if they were in the situation where they were
borderline between passing or failing, that instead of saying
they’d withdrawal from the class or retake it, that they would put
more effort into trying to salvage the class,” said
Lester
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director of registration and records.
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In addition, students can only retake
five courses. If they try to withdrawal from a sixth course, they
will not be allowed.
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Students who pass a course with a D or
higher will not be allowed to retake that course to earn a higher
grade, unless it is a prerequisite or a class from their major that
requires they earn a C or higher in the course. If a student’s
grade is still not sufficient for them to progress within their
major, after their third attempt at earning a C or higher, they
will have to find another major.
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These changes were approved in July 2011
by a subcommittee headed by the Office of Enrollment Management,
which included representation from all of the academic schools and
colleges, as well as various other support service areas. They had
a forum to discuss different policies and this was the group’s
consensus after reviewing polices at
other UNC System
Schools to revise these policies.
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There have been no changes in the number
of times a student may withdraw from the university.
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- Cheri Farrior Contributor