Graduation Rate
In full compliance with the Student Right-to-Know Act (Public Law 101-55452), the College annually publishes the graduation rate of the freshmen who entered the College six years earlier. The calculation of this rate is based only on students who earned a W&J degree and does not include students who may have completed their degrees elsewhere. For the freshman entering the College in Fall Term 1999, the six-year graduation rate is 68.2%.

Faculty Advisor
Every student has a faculty advisor. Freshmen are advised during the fall term by their Freshman Forum professor. A student who has declared a major usually is advised by a member of that major department. Faculty advisors will assist in selecting courses, counsel on academic progress, and help develop vocational plans and objectives. In all academic advising, the student has certain responsibilities. He or she must arrange meetings with the advisor several times a term, not just prior to registration. It is the responsibility of each student to know both the general graduation requirements and those of the student’s major field of study, and to meet all requirements satisfactorily for graduation.

Changes in Schedule (Add-Drop)
Immediately following the close of the registration period, you may begin making changes to your schedule. This is called the Add/Drop period. For fall or spring terms, you may make changes to your registration up to the end of the first full week of classes. For Intersession, you have until the end of the second day of the Intersession term. Course changes effected before this add/drop deadline do not appear as course registrations, and no record of the transaction appears on your transcript. After the add/drop period ends, you may withdraw from courses but you may not add. If you withdraw from a course after the add/drop period, a designation of that withdrawal will appear on your transcript.

You have two choices for how to process an add/drop transaction. If the course(s) you wish to add is open and you are eligible to take it (i.e., you meet any course prerequisites), you may process your add/drop transaction via W&J Advisor, the online registration system. Or, you may choose to process an add/drop form or course petition form, available through the Registrar’s Office. These forms require the signature of your advisor and the instructors of the courses involved in your transaction. Your transaction is not final until you return the form to the Registrar’s Office. If you process an add/drop through W&J Advisor, you should follow the Registrar’s online instructions for receiving verification of the transaction.

Withdrawaling from a Course
Withdrawing from a course
After the usual one week set aside for course changes during registration (add/drop period), students may officially withdraw from a course until ten class days (two weeks) after midterm. Note that the class attendance policy is in effect until you officially withdraw from the course. Course withdrawal requires signature of the instructor of the course and your academic advisor. Students will be given the grade of W (Withdrawal). Courses with a grade of W do not count as completed courses, nor are these grades considered in determining a student’s grade point average.

Class Attendance
Students are expected to attend all scheduled meetings, lectures, discussions, diagnostic exercises, and laboratory periods which constitute the course in which they are enrolled. Absences which, in the opinion of the professor, are damaging to a student’s academic work will be reported to the Office of Academic Affairs. Continued absence may result in the dismissal of a student from the course with a grade of F.

In the case of illness, you must report immediately to the Office of Health Services so that competent medical attention may be provided. If you choose to pursue medical care through another practitioner, you or an agent for you should notify the Office of Student Life of your illness.

In all cases of absence, it is the student’s responsibility to notify his or her course instructors of the situation, either directly or through the Office of Student Life. You may be asked to provide documentation supporting the reason for your absence. In any case, the instructor’s course-specific attendance policy is in effect.

Final Examinations and other Diagnostic Exercises
At the beginning of each term, instructors will distribute a course syllabus that indicates the diagnostic events for that course. Such exercises may include announced and unannounced quizzes, examinations, papers, and oral presentations. Typically, courses terminate with a final examination given during the final exam period designated in the official schedule, although substitutions such as a final paper or presentation may exist. Exceptions will be made only with the consent of the Office of Academic Affairs in conjunction with the department chair concerned

Attendance at all scheduled and announced examinations is required. Unauthorized absence from an examination may result in a grade of F on the examination. The instructor of the course has the right to request you to obtain an excuse in writing from the Office of Academic Affairs in the event you petition him or her for an absence from a diagnostic exercise.

Withdrawal from College
All students who voluntarily withdraw from the College or who wish to pursue a temporary leave of absence must consult with the Office of Student Life prior to withdrawal. A formal withdrawal/leave form must be completed with a staff member before any refunds or credits may be processed.

Return to College
Students wishing to return to the College following voluntary withdrawal should consult with the Admission Office for information about returning. Formal readmission to the College is required. Students dismissed for academic reasons must petition the Academic Status Committee for permission to reapply. Petition forms are available from the Office of Academic Affairs. Students who are dismissed for non-academic reasons should consult both the Admission Office and the Office of Student Life.

The student who pursues a leave of absence will receive instructions from the Office of Student Life regarding the return to the College.