Dropping Courses

After a student has officially registered for a class, the student is considered to be a member of the class unless the student officially drops the class, withdraws from the University, is canceled by administrative authority, or is permanently excluded by the Student Academic Grievance Committee. Discontinuing class attendance without officially dropping or withdrawing from the University will be an unofficial withdrawal, and the student will retain financial obligation. Failure to file a notification on the approved form in the Office of the Registrar will result in the grade of “F”, “FA”, or “FN”.

Withdrawal from the University

Official withdrawal requires all courses to be dropped by withdrawing online through AP Self Service at https://onestop.apsu.edu. First time freshmen, athletes and active duty soldiers using GoArmyEd are not permitted to withdraw online. First time freshmen must contact the Academic Alert Coordinator at 931-221-6555 and athletes must contact the Athletic Department at 931-221-6119 to initiate the withdrawal process. Active duty soldiers who registered through the GoArmyEd portal must withdraw from classes through the GoArmyEd portal. Any fee adjustment of tuition and fees will be based on the published schedule for fee adjustments included in the Official University Calendar and the date the completed withdrawal form is submitted to the Office of the Registrar. Withdrawal from the University may require repayment of financial aid, loss of lottery scholarship eligibility and loss of VA benefits. Students receiving financial aid should meet with the financial aid counselor prior to withdrawal.

Reporting Grades for Dropped

• A student who officially drops a course or withdraws from the University no later than the last day for withdrawing from a course with an automatic grade of “W” shall be assigned a “W” for the course. This period during which a student may withdraw from the University or drop a course with a “W” will usually be five or six weeks after registration. Refer to information listed in the SCHEDULE OF CLASSES.
• A student who drops a course after the date in (1) above and before the mandatory grade of “F” period as shown in the University Calendar will receive a “W”, or a grade of “F”, “FA”, or “FN” at the discretion of the instructor. A grade of “F” or “FA” should be given when the student is failing at the time of withdrawal.
• Students who officially or unofficially drop courses or withdraw after the mandatory dates for grades of “F” shall be given the grade of “F” or “FA”.  Very limited exceptions to this rule may be made when the student who is not failing the course at the time of the drop, or withdrawal, presents to the Dean of the College in which the course is offered, acceptable reasons that establish the existence of unavoidable circumstances for the drop or withdrawal. The Dean will determine if such circum-stances exist, and, if so, will then report the findings to the instructor who will make the decision of awarding a “W”, “F” or “FA”.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

It is the student’s responsibility to check for satisfactory completion of prerequisites and necessary Corequisites as listed in the BULLETIN. Students should attempt to schedule courses that serve as pre-requisites for advanced study early in their academic career. Courses numbered 1000-2999 are designed to serve as preparation for upper division requirements.

Students must have passed or be currently enrolled in the appropriate pre-requisite(s) prior to registration. Corequisites are courses in which students must register concurrently. Sequential course numbers may be separated by a “,” (comma) and indicate the first course number is a prerequisite for the second course number.

Proficiency in English

Students are expected to maintain satisfactory minimum standards of oral and written English in all their courses. The faculty of the University has agreed to accept English usage as a University-wide responsibility. Deficiencies in the use of English will be taken into consideration in assigning course grades, and students who fall below acceptable standards may expect to make low grades or fail.