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the consequences of their performance under such conditions. Faculty members will ordinarily, therefore, change students’ final grades only under such circumstances as the following: 1) the instructor comes to realize that an error has been made in calculating the final grade; 2) the instructor comes to believe that certain requirements of the course were so egregiously unfair as to warrant all students in the course being allowed to redo some work or to do additional work; or 3) the instructor learns that a student’s performance was affected by illness or emergency such that the instructor would have granted an incomplete had he or she known about it before the end of the semester.
Grade Reports
In order to facilitate student awareness of, understanding of and responsibility for their grades, course grades are made available throughout each semester to students through Populi, Providence Christian College’s student information system. Faculty advisers also have access to their advisees’ grade reports through Populi. Semester grades are posted on student transcripts a reasonable time after final exams. Grades and transcripts will be withheld until financial holds are cleared. Distribution of grades to someone other than the student requires a release from the student to be in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
Leave of Absence
Students may request to take a leave of absence from enrollment in classes for up to two semesters. Requests should be made to the Registrar’s Office and require college approval. Forms are available from the Registrar’s Office and must be completed prior to the student’s absence from the College. Failure to complete the required form, or to register at the end of the approved leave, will result in the student having to reapply to Providence and comply with any applicable changes in admissions, financial aid, and graduation requirements.
Withdrawal from the College
Each student has the right to cancel the enrollment agreement or withdraw from the institution and obtain a refund of charges paid through attendance at the first class session or the 7th day after enrollment, whichever is later. You may cancel the enrollment agreement or withdraw from Providence Christian College and receive the applicable refund by providing a signed, written notice to the Registrar’s Office.
Complete official withdrawal from Providence during the semester is permitted only if a course has not already been completed. A student who, for any reason, finds it necessary to withdraw from the College during the course of the semester must complete the exit interview process and fill out a Withdrawal Request form available from the Registrar’s Office. Failure to comply with these regulations will result in failing grades being entered on the student’s record, and dismissal will be recorded as unofficial.
Ceasing to attend does not constitute an official withdrawal from a course or from Providence. However, ceasing to attend all courses may result in Return to Title IV processing as required by federal regulation. Refer to the Financial Information section of this catalog for additional information.
An unofficial withdrawal is a student who does not successfully complete any of their courses (receives all F grades or I grades), stopped attending classes, and did not complete any course work as of the 60% point of the semester without officially withdrawing from the College, as required.
When a student leaves the College without notice, faculty will be contacted to determine the last date of academically related activity. Since attendance is not required to be taken by all instructors,
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