Proposed Wording
Mid-semester grades of "Satisfactory" or "Unsatisfactory" will be given to first-year students.

Current Wording
Mid-semester grades of "Satisfactory" or "Unsatisfactory" are given to students in 1000 level classes.

Proposed Wording
Courses dropped between the beginning of the fourth week and the end of the eighth week of the semester will be indicated by a grade of W on the transcript. After the eighth week of the semester, a student may request a late drop from the Office of Student Affairs, which will consider those requests that involve circumstances beyond the student's control.

Current Wording
Courses dropped between the beginning of the third week and the end of the sixth week of a semester will be indicated by a grade of W on the transcript. After the sixth week of a semester, a student may request a late drop from the Dean of Students office, which will consider only those requests that clearly involve extenuating circumstances beyond a student's control.

Adopted by Senate April 12, 2000
Approved by President: May 2000