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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red'>Please do not respond to this campus wide message…<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> FALL 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> DROP / WITHDRAWAL DEADLINES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#4F81BD'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:red'>WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A "DROP" AND A "WITHDRAWAL"? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>A "DROP" is dropping one or more classes, but remaining enrolled in at least one other class. Drop deadlines <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>are set much earlier than withdrawal deadlines, so please be sure and review the drop deadlines. (see link below)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>A "WITHDRAWAL" is when you are dropping ALL of your courses for the semester and will no longer be enrolled. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>If the semester has already begun, students wishing to withdraw must obtain a Withdrawal Form and fax (or deliver) to the Registrar’s Office for processing. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>A withdrawal means you are withdrawing from the term (not the University). The Withdrawal Form is <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>located at: <a href="http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/home/registrar/pdfs/studentwithdrawal.pdf" title="http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/home/registrar/pdfs/studentwithdrawal.pdf"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/home/registrar/pdfs/studentwithdrawal.pdf</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>The Drop and Withdrawal deadlines are posted under the Academic Calendar at: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><a href="http://web.tamu-commerce.edu/admissions/registrar/academicCalendars/">http://web.tamu-commerce.edu/admissions/registrar/academicCalendars/</a><span style='color:#1F497D'>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>*Students are held responsible for knowing and adhering to these deadlines.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Please call the Registrar’s Office at 903-886-5068 if you have any questions or need assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Thank you </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>J</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><br>************IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE ADDRESS FORMAT CHANGE****************
Our domain address is changing from tamu-commerce.edu to tamuc.edu. Please be aware that anything sent to a faculty or staff email address ending in @TAMU-COMMERCE.EDU after September 2012, will NOT be received. EMAILS WILL BE REJECTED. As we begin to transition our email system, please take proactive steps to ensure you have the correct email address. Our new email format for faculty and staff is First.Last@tamuc.edu. Update your address books and contacts as soon as possible with the new email address format to mitigate potential issues in the near future. Thank you
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