DROPS AND WITHDRAWALS

Legislation was passed by the Texas Senate (SB1231) in late spring 2007 that could seriously impact your college career.  This legislation applies to all students entering into any Texas public institution of higher education as a first time freshman for fall 2007 and subsequent terms.  Please read the following information carefully.

• Under section 51.907 of the Texas Education Code, “an institution of higher education may not permit a student to drop more than six courses, including any course a transfer student has dropped at another institution of higher education.”  This statute was enacted by the State of Texas in spring 2007 and applies to students who enroll in a public institution of higher education as first-time freshmen in fall 2007 or later.  Any course that a student drops is counted toward the six-course limit if “1) the student was able to drop the course without receiving a grade (A,B,C,D, or F) or incurring an academic penalty; (2) the student’s transcript indicates or will indicate that the student was enrolled in the course (signified by a “W” grade at WCJC); and (3) the student is not dropping the course in order to withdraw from the institution.”  Some exemptions for good cause could allow a student to drop a course with out having it counted toward this limit, but it is the responsibility of the student to establish that good cause.
   
• Contact the Office of Admissions and Registration for more information before you drop a course.
   
• Policies and procedures for implementation of this statue are being developed and will be published as soon as they are available.
   
• This statue applies to all Texas public college and universities.  Therefore, a Wharton County Junior College student affected by this statute that has attended or plans to attend another institution of higher education should become familiar with that institution’s policies on dropping courses.

For Fall 2007, any course dropped at Wharton County Junior College prior to September 12^th will not count toward the six drop limit.  Future semester deadlines will vary.  Please refer to the college calendar for drop deadlines.

All refunds will be mailed to the address on file in the student records system.  A change of address should be reported to the Office of Admissions and Registration.

NOTE:  If you register for classes but do not attend or quit attending, you must officially drop or withdraw though the Office of Admissions and Registration.  Failure to do so will result in an “F” on your transcript for each incomplete class.  Do it yourself, don’t expect someone else to do it for you.  Don’t depend on the purge!  Sometimes there are factors that you may not think about that cause your registration not to be purged even though you have not paid.

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