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Dear Student,

Last spring, the OSU Faculty Senate voted to make changes to two important academic regulations that may impact you directly. Beginning this summer term, Academic Regulation 12 – Withdrawal from Individual Classes and Academic Regulation 13 – Withdrawal from the Term are changing. This email contains a short explanation of the academic regulations changes and what you need to know about these changes.

 

What’s changed?

Academic Regulation 13 – Effective summer 2021, Academic Regulation 13 – Withdrawal from the Term. Students are no longer limited to four withdrawals from the term. Any student is entitled to withdraw from the term without prejudice prior to the beginning of finals week unless they have exceeded the withdrawal from individual classes maximum (Academic Regulation 12). 

Academic Regulation 12 – Effective summer 2021, Academic Regulation 12 – Withdrawal from Individual Classes. The maximum number of individual class withdrawals is increasing from 12 to 18 individual OSU credit-bearing classes throughout a student’s academic career at OSU. This includes the classes that were withdrawn from during a withdrawal from the term.

 

Why did these changes take place? 

These changes were implemented to contribute to a more equitable approach to withdrawals for all students, regardless of their status (part-time, full-time, etc.). The total class withdrawal covers those who need to withdraw from one class, multiple classes or a complete term withdrawal in an equitable way. We accomplish this by having a total class withdrawal amount at a reasonable number regardless of how many classes a student is taking during a term.

 

A link to FAQs related to these changes is also provided. For more information about withdrawing from individual classes or withdrawing from the term, visit the Office of the Registrar website.

 

If you have questions about your student record, please contact your academic advisor or the Office of the Registrar.

 

Sincerely,

Office of the Registrar

Send Date: 
Monday, August 2, 2021