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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>FALL 2013</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> DROP / WITHDRAWAL DEADLINES</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:red'>Please do not respond to this campus-wide message. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:red'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>As we gear up for the Fall semester, there are a few things about adding, dropping, and withdrawing that students need to keep in mind to ensure a successful semester! </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Adding a class can only be done without approval through the 29<sup>th</sup> of August. After that, dean and instructor approval will be required. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>In order to get rid of Fall classes, students will need to either drop or withdraw. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A "DROP" AND A "WITHDRAWAL"? </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>A "DROP" is dropping a single class, but remaining enrolled in at least one other class. Drop deadlines are set much earlier than withdrawal deadlines, so be sure and review these prior to the first day of the semester. The drop form is located at: </span><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/registrar/documents/2012DropForm.pdf"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/registrar/documents/2012DropForm.pdf</span></a>. <span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The DROP deadlines for Fall are: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Drop with 100% refund: September 11, 2013</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Drop, <u>no refund</u>: October 31, 2013 </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>A "WITHDRAWAL" is when you are only enrolled in a single class (or many classes), needing to get out of the semester entirely, and will no longer be enrolled. If the semester has already begun, students trying to drop all of their classes must obtain a Withdrawal Form and fax (or deliver) to the Registrar’s Office for processing. A withdrawal only means you are withdrawing from the term (not the University). The Withdrawal Form is located at: </span><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/registrar/documents/WithdrawalForm.pdf"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/registrar/documents/WithdrawalForm.pdf</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>WITHDRAWAL Deadlines for Fall are: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>100% refund: August 25, 2013</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>80%: August 30, 2013</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>70%: September 9, 2013</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>50%: September 16, 2013</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>25%: September 23,2 013</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>NO REFUND</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>: November 19, 2013 </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>The Drop and Withdrawal deadlines are posted under the Academic Calendar at: </span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><a href="https://ems.tamuc.edu/MasterCalendar/MasterCalendar.aspx"><span style='color:blue'>https://ems.tamuc.edu/MasterCalendar/MasterCalendar.aspx</span></a><b>.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>If you are registered in a Fall sub-term that does not run the dates of the Fall semester, your drop/withdrawal dates will differ. You can either access the Academic Calendar for dates, or contact the Registrar’s Office. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Also, for any other questions regarding the drop/withdrawal process, please call the Registrar’s</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#0070C0'>Andrea Potter<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#FFC000'>Phone: 903.886.5070<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#FFC000'>Fax: 903.886.5187<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#0070C0'>Enrollment Auditor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#0070C0'>Registrar’s Office<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#0070C0'>Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#FFCC00'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>