University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Dropping Classes
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Before dropping a class, you should consider how this may impact your academic and athletic career. Withdrawals, after the drop/add period, are considered courses attempted, but not completed successfully. The course and the symbol “W” will be posted to your transcript. Take the following into consideration before you decide to drop:
1. Athletic Eligibility Implications
Student-athletes must meet NCAA requirements for Satisfactory Progress and Progress-Toward-Degree to maintain his/her eligibility to compete. To ensure you do not jeopardize your athletic eligibility, you MUST meet with your Academic Counselor in the Student Athlete Academic Center (SAAC) to obtain permission to drop. DROPPING BELOW 12 CREDIT HOURS MAKES YOU IMMEDIATELY INELIGIBLE TO PRACTICE AND COMPETE!
2. Academic Considerations
· Your ultimate progress towards completing your degree and graduation may be delayed.
· It might impact prerequisite sequences.
· The class may only be offered once a year (e.g. fall only).
3. Financial Implications
All financial aid, including TOPS, and academic scholarships require you to maintain a specific number of credit hours per semester and a specific GPA. Check with the Financial Aid Office to be certain that withdrawing from a course will not negatively affect your financial aid.
4. Career Concerns
Many times, before you even have the opportunity to speak with a potential employer or the members of a graduate or professional school admissions committee, your transcript will have already told them a great deal about you. Although one or two “W’s” may not hurt your chances of securing a job or being a competitive candidate for graduate/professional school, withdrawals from particular courses or certain patterns of withdrawals may have a detrimental effect on your career goals. “W’s” may suggest that you are not focused; that you run from challenging or demanding tasks; and/or that you don’t know your limits.
Student-athletes must also adhere to the university drop policy, which states:
· Withdrawals in courses taken at UL cannot exceed the numbers allowed in the following table without the student incurring a fee for excessive withdrawal.
· Withdrawal allowances cannot be “banked” or carried forward.
· There is no appeal process for Drop fees.
· Withdrawals resulting from resignation from the University will not count toward the limit, nor will course withdrawals resulting from military activation (“WM” grades).
· Withdrawals earned at other institutions will not count toward the limit.
· Schedule adjustments made during the “drop/add” period at the beginning of each term are not recorded as “W” grades and thus do not impact the limits on withdrawals.
· Any withdrawal that exceeds the limit stated in the table will incur a fee of $50 per course.
· Late resignations will incur a fee of $150.
Hours Earned Withdrawals Allowed Without Fee
0-29 1 or 2 (no more than 3 in first 59 hours)
30-59 1 or 2 (no more than 3 in first 59 hours)
60-89 1
90-119 1
119 + 1
0-29 1 or 2 (no more than 3 in first 59 hours)
30-59 1 or 2 (no more than 3 in first 59 hours)
60-89 1
90-119 1
119 + 1
If a student-athlete has exhausted all resources in helping him/her improve a failing grade, then dropping the class will be considered. Approval must be granted by the student-athlete’s SAAC Academic Counselor and his/her Athletic Coach. This must be done by the last day to drop a class. Dropping a class may result in sanctions dictated by the student-athlete’s Athletic Coach (e.g. additional mandatory study hall hours) and/or the Athletic Department administration (e.g. re-payment of the cost of the course dropped if receiving athletic aid).
