Siena Heights University
Students Applying for or Receiving Veterans Benefits
The State Approving Agency (SAA) has imposed the following requirements on Siena Heights University in order
for students to receive veteran’s benefits.
1.
Satisfactory Grade (Cumulative GPA & Probation):
All students receiving veteran’s benefits must comply with the Academic Probation and
Suspension guidelines of the University. A student who is placed on probation may not be
continued on probation more than two sessions in order to raise the cumulative GPA to that
required for graduation and come off probation. If the student fails to come off probation, the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) will be notified electronically.
2. Withdrawal and Last Date of Attendance:
The veteran's certification office will inform the USDVA of any change in credit hours and dates
of attendance.
3. Credit for Previous Training:
All students who are requesting veteran’s benefits when enrolling at Siena Heights University will
be given credit for previous training, where appropriate. The total length of the training program
will be reduced proportionately. The student and the USDVA will be advised in writing of the
credit given to the student and the appropriate reduction in the total length of the program. All
students receiving veteran’s benefits must have transcripts and other documents showing credit
for previous training on file in the Registrar's Office by the end of the first session of enrollment.
Failure to do so will result in no further certification for veteran’s benefits until those transcripts
have been provided.
Add/Drop/Withdrawal Policies and Instructions
On-line Registration Module
The terms “drop” and “withdrawal” both refer to unregistering from a class. A course that is dropped during the
published drop date will not appear on the student’s transcript, but a course from which a student withdraws after
the published drop date will be recorded on the transcript with the notation ‘W’. A notation of ‘W’ does not have
any impact on a student’s grade point average.
Students should be aware that dropping or withdrawing from a course may impact satisfactory academic progress
to the completion of their degree. Please refer to the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy.
1. Before the session begins a student can choose to drop or add a course using the On-line
Registration Module. This module is on the University’s Web site at
https://mysiena.sienaheights.edu/ics.
2. If the class is closed or full, Adrian campus students must contact the faculty member teaching
the course. The faculty member must grant the student permission to register via the on-line
system for the closed or full class. For off-campus courses, the student will need to contact the
Center directly.
3. Students are not allowed to withdraw from all courses via the On-line Registration Module at any
time. To withdraw from the University, students must contact the Director of Advising, Director of
Retention, or the Associate Director of Advising and Registration.
4. For the Adrian campus, the On-line Registration Module remains open to drop/add through the
first week of courses. After the first week, students must follow the withdrawal procedure stated
below for dropping a course.
Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2016-2018
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