Tulane University: Registration
2008-2009 Academic Year
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Voluntary
A student who has registered for a semester and plans to withdraw from the
university must inform their academic advisor. After appropriate action has been
completed with the Advising Center, confirmation of withdrawal will be sent to
the student. The official date of the withdrawal must be approved by the associate
dean of the College and usually is the date of formal notification. The withdrawal
date is important for determining possible refunds. Students who officially have
withdrawn from the university cannot reside on campus and must surrender their
student identification cards at the time of withdrawal.
After the last day to drop courses, a student withdrawing from the university
without adequate reason, will receive UW grades. A W grade will be recorded if
withdrawal has been approved for medical reasons.
Medical
A withdrawal from courses for medical reasons requires an official letter of
recommendation from a physician in the Student Health Center and the approval
of the Newcomb-Tulane College dean's office. Students needing a medical
withdrawal should, if possible, report to their academic adviser and the dean's
office before going to the health service for an evaluation. Medical withdrawal
letters issued by the Student Health Center should be delivered to the dean's
office within 48 hours after they are issued. Grades of W are assigned when a
student withdraws from one or more courses for medical reasons after the last day
to drop without record.
A partial medical withdrawal (from some but not all courses) or incomplete
grades in one or more courses may be permitted upon the recommendation of the
Student Health Center. Students requesting a partial medical withdrawal must
confer with their academic adviser, who will confer with the associate dean, who
makes the final decision on this matter. Withdrawals from individual courses for
medical reasons after the published deadline for dropping a course will require
supporting justification. Partial withdrawals are not given during the last two
weeks of classes. The deadline for medical withdrawals from all courses is the last
day of classes each term. Requests for retroactive medical withdrawals normally
are not approved.
The university may require a medical clearance before a student can continue
studies in a semester that begins subsequent to administrative action (leave of
absence, voluntary withdrawal, extension of I grades, course-load reduction) that
has been taken on behalf of the student for medical reasons.
Required
A student may be required to withdraw from any course or from the university,
temporarily or permanently, for any of the following reasons: possibility of
danger to the health of the student or to that of other students if enrollment is