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TT
E
NDA
NCE
/AB
SE
NCE
As
s
ta
ted
i
n
the
S
tudent
Handbook,
clas
s
att
endance
is
r
equir
ed
at
Southwestern
University
.
S
tudent
s
a
re
expe
ct
ed
to
at
te
nd
all
r
egul
ar
ly
scheduled
classes,
laboratories,
stud
ios,
rehearsals,
e
tc
.,
for
w
hic
h
c
re
dit
i
s
granted.
The
ins
tructor
i
n
each
course
will
sta
te
an
attendance
policy
in
the
c
ourse
syl
labus
.
Student
s
are
res
pons
ibl
e
f
or
being
famili
ar
with
the
attendan
ce
policy
for
eac
h
cour
se
in
whic
h
they
are
enrolled.
Authorization
to
make
up
work
or
examinations
missed
be
ca
use
of
a
bs
e
nce
is
granted
only
as
outlined
in
the
instructor
’
s
syllabus
or
as
d
escribed
under
“Cl
as
s
A
tte
ndanc
e
a
nd
Abs
ence
Poli
c
ies”
in
the
Student
Handbook.
I
NV
OL
U
NT
AR
Y
WI
T
HDRA
W
AL
P
ROCESS
When,
pr
ior
t
o
the
e
nd
of
the
ninth
week
of
class,
excessive
absence
s
for
any
r
e
a
son
jeopardize
a
stude
nt’
s
w
ork
in
any
cours
e,
the
ins
tructor
m
ay
inf
orm
the
Director
of
Academic
Success
and
Advis
ing.
N
otic
e
w
ill
be
s
ent
to
the
student
as
a
warning
that
further
absence
ma
y
le
ad
to
failure
or
wi
t
hdra
w
al
f
rom
th
e
cours
e.
If
continued
absence
ma
kes
the
student
unable
to
complete
a
cours
e
s
ati
sf
a
c
tori
ly
,
the
instr
uc
t
or
makes
a
written
recommendation
to
the
Direc
tor
of
Ac
a
de
mic
Suc
ce
s
s
a
n
d
Advis
ing
that
the
student
be
dr
opped
from
the
course
with
a
gr
ade
of
“F
.”
A
s
tudent
may
a
ppeal
an
involuntary
withdrawal
from
a
cour
s
e
by
submitting
a
letter
of
appea
l
to
t
he
D
ir
ec
tor
of
Academ
ic
S
uccess
and
Advising
within
five
calendar
da
ys
of
the
noti
fic
at
ion
of
w
it
hdr
awal.
The
Director
will
f
orward
all
r
elev
a
nt
documentation
to
the
Provost,
who
w
ill
de
c
ide
t
he
merits
of
the
appeal
and
inf
orm
the
student
and
the
instructo
r
of
the
r
e
sult
of
the
a
ppea
l.
The
Pr
ovos
t’
s
deci
sion
is
final.
I
nvoluntary
withdrawals
must
be
f
inalized
by
the
end
of
t
he
10t
h
we
e
k
of
clas
s.
OFF
IC
IA
L
T
RAN
SCR
IP
TS
T
r
ans
cr
ipts
of
the
ir
permanent
record
are
issued
to
students
and
former
students
of
Southwestern
or
m
ay
be
se
nt
di
re
ctly
to
other
i
nstit
utions
upon
wr
itte
n
r
equest.
All
requests
f
or
transcr
ipts
mus
t
be
in
w
rit
ing
to
the
Re
gis
trar
’
s
Of
f
ice
and
signed
by
the
stude
nt
or
former
s
tudent.
T
ele
phone
re
ques
ts
are
not
ac
cepted,
but
signed
fax
r
equests
will
be
honored.
Th
ere
is
generally
no
c
har
ge
f
or
tr
ans
cr
i
pt
s.
No
trans
cript
of
credits,
statement
o
f
sta
nding,
diploma
,
or
application
fo
r
a
tea
c
her
’
s
c
e
rti
ficate
will
be
granted
to
individuals
who
are
financially
in
ar
rear
s
with
the
Unive
rs
ity
.
GR
A
D
ING
SY
STEM
Gra
de
s
indic
a
te
qua
lity
of
work
done
by
student
s
as
follows:
A
S
chola
rs
hip
of
excellent
quality;
B
A
bove
sta
nda
rd
mastery
of
the
subject
m
atter
in
a
course;
C
S
tanda
rd
m
a
stery
of
the
s
ubject
mat
ter
i
n
a
course.
All
required
work
is
expected
to
be
c
omple
te
d
for
this
grade;
D
B
el
ow
s
tan
dar
d,
but
of
s
uf
ficient
qual
it
y
and
quantity
to
receive
credit;
F
F
ail
ure
.
The
f
ollow
ing
gr
ades
do
not
af
fect
s
tudents’
grade
point
aver
ages:
P
P
as
s
in
a
Pa
s
s/D/F
cour
se;
denotes
C-
or
better;
S
S
ati
sf
ac
tory
per
formance
in
an
audit
or
noncredit
course;
U
U
nsa
tis
fa
ct
ory
performance
in
an
audi
t
or
noncredit
course;
A
U
A
udit;
C
R
C
re
dit
by
exa
mination
or
in
a
credit/
no
credit
course;
denotes
C-
or
better
;
N
C
N
o
c
re
dit
in
a
credit/no
credit
cours
e.
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