Siena Heights University
Leave of Absence
Leave of Absence Related – A student takes an unapproved leave of absence or does not return from an
approved leave of absence. Please refer to the Leave of Absence Policy or contact the Registrar’s
Office for additional information.
Procedures for Add/Drop and Withdrawal
Traditional Method of Drop/Add
1.
Obtain a drop/add and withdrawal form from MySiena or the Registrar’s Office, SHH 207.
2.
Fill out class department, number, section, course title.
3.
Obtain all signatures of approval.
4.
Return form to the Registrar’s Office for processing.
No grounded courses can be added after the first week of class without a formal petition and following the
Traditional Method of Drop/Add above. No blended or online courses can be added after the first week of class.
Dropping and/or withdrawing from Grounded Courses after the first week of class
1) Obtain a drop/add and withdrawal form from MySiena or the Registrar’s Office, SHH 207.
2) Fill out class department, number, section, course title and the last date of attendance (LDA) or
engagement for instructor to verify.
3) Obtain all signatures of approval. The instructor will verify LDA records at this time and update if
needed.
4) Return form to the Registrar’s office in SHH 207 for processing.
Dropping and/or withdrawing from Blended and/or Online Courses after the start of the session
1) The Drop/Add and Withdrawal form is not applicable to blended and/or online courses.
2) Student should e-mail / phone his or her academic advisor or the Associate Director of Advising &
Registration the intent to drop and/or withdrawal from class(s).
3) Student should communicate the last date of engagement in the class(s). This date will be verified
with the instructor(s).
4) The Associate Director of Advising & Registration will verify all information and complete the drop
and/or withdrawal and notify the following:
a. Registrar’s office
b. Financial Aid
c. Student Accounts
d. Student
e. Advisor
Other Conditions
1.
Add/Drop and Withdrawal dates for each session are published in the academic calendar.
2. Students should contact their site location to determine if they can add an 8-week course once
the session or sub session has begun. On the Adrian campus, permission of the instructor will be
needed for any closed courses.
3. Directed and Independent Studies will follow the same guidelines for add/drop/withdrawal unless
permission is granted by the Academic Dean.
4. Accelerated courses and other specially scheduled courses may be dropped on or before the
day after the second-class meeting. Eight-week blended and completely online courses may be
dropped by the Friday of the first (1 st ) week of the course.
Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2016-2018
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