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3335-8-29 Admission to courses as an auditor.

An undergraduate or professional student may audit a course upon the approval of the professor in charge of the course and the dean of the college, or designee, in which the student is registered. (For repetition of courses, see rule 3335-8-28 of the Administrative Code.) A graduate student may audit a course upon the approval of the professor in charge of the course and the student's adviser. (B/T 7/9/2004)

3335-8-32 Withdrawal from courses or from the university.

(A) Withdrawal from the university during a quarter, semester, or session, constitutes withdrawal from all courses in which a student is enrolled during that quarter, semester, or session. Upon official notification of the student's withdrawal from the university, the university registrar is authorized to enter the dated notation "withdrew" on the student's official permanent record.

(B) To withdraw from any or all courses, a student must file the appropriate form with the authorized representative of the dean or director of the student's enrollment unit.

(C) Until five p.m. of the third Friday of a quarter, semester, or session, or the second Friday of a summer term, a student may withdraw from any or all courses which began in the same quarter, semester, session, or term, and no record for the course(s) will be entered on the student's official permanent record.

(D) After five p.m. of the third Friday of a quarter, semester, or session and until five p.m. of the seventh Friday of a quarter, semester, or session, if a student withdraws from any or all courses which began in the same quarter, semester, or session, the university registrar is authorized to enter the mark "W" on the student's official permanent record for the courses withdrawn.

(E) After five p.m. of the seventh Friday of the quarter, semester, or session, or the second Friday of a summer term, a student who because of circumstances beyond his or her control finds it necessary to withdraw from any or all courses, must file the appropriate petition with the authorized representative of the dean or director of the enrollment unit. Reasons not acceptable include (but are not limited to) the student's performance in the course(s), lack of preparation for the course(s), or dissatisfaction with the subject matter offered in the course(s). If the petition is approved, a copy will be filed with the university registrar who is then authorized to enter the mark "W" on the student's official permanent record and the instructor(s) of the course(s) will be so notified. If the petition is not approved, the student continues to be enrolled in the course(s) and a final mark must be submitted by the instructor(s). Withdrawal from any and all courses shall not be permitted after the last day of regularly scheduled classes except when the student experiences a genuine emergency after the regularly scheduled classes end and prior to sitting for the final examination in a given course or courses.

(F) Withdrawal from any or all courses shall not be permitted after the final examination in that course has been given.

(G) A student who stops attending a course (or courses) and does not officially withdraw from it (them) shall have the appropriate mark as submitted by the instructor entered on the student's official permanent record for the course(s). Such a mark shall be based on the grading criteria used to evaluate all students in the course.

(H) Graduate professional colleges shall formulate rules to govern withdrawal of their students from courses in their respective curricula, subject to the approval of the council on academic affairs, and publish these rules in their respective bulletins.

(I) For provision regarding return of fees, when applicable, see rule 3335-9-18 of the Administrative Code. (B/T 7/9/2004)

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