Gwynedd Mercy University
AY2020-2021 Graduate Academic Catalog
and from one another , students must participate in all learning opportunities and be present at all classes and submit all out-of-class weekly assessable learning activities . Missing a class or failure to submit a weekly assessable learning activity cannot be “ made up .” The policy is intended to encourage students to make choices that support their educational goals .
Definition of attendance for an online course : Online students are considered present for the week if they post to a discussion forum or submit any assignment or other deliverable during the instructional week ( Monday-Sunday ). Failure to actively engage in the course by posting to discussion forums or submitting assignments will result in an official absence .
Additionally , the student will be dropped from all future courses and administratively withdrawn from the program unless attending a concurrent course .
● If a new student is absent and not submitted for the first 2 class sessions of their very first program course , then the student will be dropped from the course and all future courses . Since this student does not have a University transcript , they are considered “ never enrolled ” ●If student is taking more than one course at a time and he / she is not out of overall program attendance , then only an administrative course withdrawal may be necessary .
● If a student is absent for non-consecutive class sessions , then the student will earn a final grade from instructor based on either the departmental policy or the instructor ' s individual policy . ●Final grades can include “ I ” and “ F ” grades . All “ I ” grades need to be changed to a final grade within 30 days ; otherwise , the Registrar ’ Office will change the “ I ” to an “ F ”. ●If student needs additional courses to complete degree , courses must be scheduled prior to last date of attendance ( LDA ) in order to avoid the possibility of being administratively withdrawn from program . ●If courses are not scheduled prior to LDA , student has within 7 days of LDA to communicate with Academic Advisor and schedule remaining requirements . ●If student does not communicate with Academic Advisor within 7 days of last date of attendance , student will be administratively withdrawn from program . ●If student communicates with Academic Advisor within 7 days and is able to schedule program re-entry within 45 days of LDA , no further action is required and student will be able to continue towards degree completion . ●If student communicates with Academic Advisor within 7 days but is not able to schedule program re-entry within 45 days of LDA , student must withdraw from program and then readmit . ( A Leave of Absence will not be approved since this situation will not be considered an unforeseen circumstance .)
When readmitting , student must contact FA directly to reinstate FA funding . This process does not occur automatically .
Program Leave of Absence ( LOA ) Policy , Process and Procedures
A graduate student forced to interrupt his or her studies should , with the approval of his or her advisor , write to the Dean of the appropriate School requesting a leave , and stating the reasons . The student ’ s request for leave is officially granted by the Dean of the School . Interruptions in a student ’ s studies are normally granted for no more than one calendar year . The period of a leave granted by the Dean will not be counted toward the time limit applied to the degree . A leave already granted can be extended at the
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