Thursday, August 17, 2006
If you slept through a test or blew something, you could really escape the consequences.
Students will no longer be able to drop a class on the last day of the semester because of a new drop policy signed by Provost Richard Lariviere Aug. 14.
The new policy, created by University Governance, will be implemented for the fall semester for all schools except the School of Law. Under the policy, a class can no longer be dropped after the 60th day that classes are in session. Previously, a class could be dropped any time before final exams.
“That made it just too easy to bail out of a class,” Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett, senior vice provost for academic affairs, said. “If you slept through a test or blew something, you could really escape the consequences.”
The new policy also changes what will go on a student’s transcript during the second drop period, which begins after the 15th day of classes. Students will receive either a “WP” if they are passing the class at the time of the drop or a “WF” if they are failing. Neither grade will count toward the student’s grade point average.
“It’s pretty much a common nomenclature across universities,” Marla Herron, associate registrar, said of the new grades.
Under the previous policy, a grade of “W” would appear on the transcript regardless of the student’s grade at the time of the drop.
Administrators hope that the change will encourage students to decide earlier if a class is right for them and possibly open up spaces for students who weren’t able to initially enroll in those classes.
“They need to really try to plan ahead and get in the right classes and stay in those classes,” Herron said.
The policy change is one result of the report from the graduate in four task force in September 2005. The report examined ways in which the University could increase the number of students graduating in four years. McCluskey-Fawcett, a member of the task force, said the elimination of late drops combined with the threat of the “WF” would make students stay in classes they started.
“Students will persist rather than take the ‘WF,’” McCluskey-Fawcett said.
Thomas Powell, Tonganoxie senior, said he was comfortable with the change to the policy.
“It’ll make people get a better idea of how they’re going to handle their classes,” he said.
Powell had dropped a class on the last day because he said he had been lazy, but he didn’t expect the changes to affect him in future classes.
Kansan staff writer Danny Luppino can be contacted at dluppino@kansan.com.
—Edited by Mindy Ricketts
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