With the end of classes four, short weeks away, students should start looking at their grades and talking to instructors before deciding whether they can go the distance.
If a class is threatening the grade-point average, dropping it by the Nov. 13 deadline sounds like a good idea.
On the other hand, students have to consider the six-drop rule and the three-peat rule.
Since fall 2005, Alamo Colleges will charge out-of-state tuition rates to students registering a third time for the same course.
The state Legislature also limited students who enrolled beginning in fall 2007 to a total of six course drops during their undergraduate career, including courses dropped at another institution.
“The courses you drop will follow you through your college career, even if you transfer to a four-year university,” counseling intake supervisor Marylou Argumedo said.
“This is why we require new students with fewer than 15 credit hours to attend group advising before they can enroll for the following semester,” she said.
Students who need to withdraw from all of their classes because of extenuating circumstances may be exempted from the drop limit after meeting with a counselor and securing proper documentation.
According to the San Antonio College Bulletin, students must obtain a notice of drop form from the instructor and submit the signed form to the admissions and records office for processing.
Students are responsible for following up and confirming that requests to withdraw from classes have been processed.
The deadline to withdraw from fall semester classes with a W is by 5 p.m. Nov. 13. For more information, call the counseling center at 486-0333.
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