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Withdrawal procedures can be initiated in the Advisement Center or online through
Cardinal Connection. Students must understand the GPA and financial aid
consequences of withdrawing from a course. WITHDRAWAL REQUESTS WILL NOT
BE ACCEPTED BY PHONE.
It is the student’s responsibility to officially withdraw from a course and to
verify that the withdrawal has been posted to their transcript.
STUDENT LOAD
The normal load for a student is five courses exclusive of physical education,
orientation and applied music. No student will be classified as a regular full-time
student who takes less than 12 semester hours in a 16-week semester. For special
or emergency situations, exceptional students, upon the approval of the vice
president for instruction, may take more than 19 semester hours during a 16-week
semester.
The course load of a student on probation may be limited to fewer hours in required
courses if deemed necessary by the Academic Review Board. Students enrolled in
more than one developmental course may be required to limit their course loads.
TUITION REBATES FOR CERTAIN UNDERGRADUATES
The purpose of the tuition rebate program is to provide rebates that will provide a
financial incentive for students to prepare for university studies while completing
their high school work, avail themselves of academic counseling, make early career
decisions and complete their baccalaureate studies with as few extraneous courses
as possible. Streamlining the number of courses results in financial savings to
students, parents and the state.
A
UTHORITY
The program is authorized by section 54.0065 of the Texas Education Code.
E
LIGIBLE
S
TUDENTS
To be eligible for rebates under this program, students must meet all of the
following conditions. The student must have enrolled for the first time in an
institution of higher education in the Fall 1997 semester or later; must have
received a baccalaureate degree from a Texas public university; must have been a
resident of Texas and entitled to pay resident tuition at all times while pursuing the
degree; and must have attempted no more than three hours in excess of the
minimum number of semester credit hours required to complete the degree under
the catalog under which they were graduated. Hours attempted include transfer
credits, course credit earned exclusively by examination, courses dropped after the
official census date and for credit developmental courses.
