Under the current policy, any student can resign from any course for any reason during the first eight weeks of the semester, or first 11 weeks if the student is a first-time freshman or transfer student. No extraordinary circumstances, documentation, or approvals are required.
The Grading Committee of the Faculty Senate is not suggesting any tightening of the policy for normal, timely resignations. The grade of "R" has always been a student-selected and student-initiated grade, and it will remain so, even if the resolution passes.
The committee has proposed that a different grade be given in cases of "administrative," or "retroactive" resignations. A grade of "W," signifying withdrawal, would be given in such cases, since the student, in extraordinary circumstances, applies to the administration for permission to withdraw for reasons that are beyond the student's control, such as lengthy incapacitation.
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