SFU
MEMORANDUM
ATTENTION
FROM
RE:
S. 13-58
OFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC AND
ASSOCIATE PROVOST
University Drive,
Burnaby, BC
Canada V5A1S6
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Senate
Gordon Myers, Chair
Senate Committee on
Undergraduate Studies
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Course Withdrawal Notation Change (SCUS 13-U)
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Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its meeting of
March 7, 2013, gives
rise to the following recommendation:
Motion
That Senate approve effective Fall 2013 students withdrawing from courses during
week 3 of the term will have a WD standing recorded for each withdrawn course on
their academic record."
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MEMORANDUM
ATTENTION
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Students
DATE
(SCUS)
FROM
Kate Ross, Registrar & Executive Director,
PAGES
Student Enrolment
DC.
Course Withdrawal Notation
February 7,2013
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At Simon Eraser University, there are several dates for withdrawing from a class, with varying implications to an
undergraduate student's academic record and fee payment.
If a student withdraws from all his/her courses in week 3 of die term, die student will not be eligible to receive any
tuition refund; in addition, there is no notation on the student's academic record. A
'WD'notation does not appear on
the student's record until week 4 of the term.
Students who withdraw in week 3 often believe they are still entitled to a tuition refund because no notation is noted on
the student's academic record indicating they have withdrawn from die course(s). As tuition is no longer refundable, it is
recommended that a withdrawal notation (WD) be recorded on the student's academic record. This would align the
tuition refund with die withdrawal notation.
Motion:
"Effective Fall 2013, students withdrawing from courses during week 3 of the term will have a WD standing recorded
on their academic record."
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