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Doctoral degree students are required to attend all of their scheduled
clusters or institutes. Students are cautioned that they will risk withdrawal
from courses and suspension or dismissal from the doctoral program should
they miss institutes or clusters. Exceptions to this rule may be made
in the case of illness and possibly in other hardship situations.
Such exceptions must be approved first by the course professor and then
by the program director. Absence from individual class sessions must be
approved by the course professor. Students are required to advise the
program office and their course professor in advance of any anticipated
absences.
Participation/attendance policies regarding the online components of doctoral
courses will be covered in the syllabus of each course.
Withdrawal and Refund Policy:
NOTE: Students have the ability
to withdraw themselves from courses using  .
If you experience any problems please contact your advisor.
Instructions on how to drop/withdraw from courses using WebStar.
Students are expected to withdraw themselves from courses in WebSTAR. Students withdrawing from their last or only registered course within
a given term or students experiencing other problems withdrawing themselves from courses in WebSTAR should contact their program advisor. If necessary, students may submit a withdrawal request in writing via postal mail or assigned NSU email account. Requests for withdrawals received after 11:59
PM EST on the withdrawal deadline date will not be accepted.
Failure to attend classes or participate in course activities will not
automatically drop or withdraw a student from the class or the university.
Students who have not withdrawn on or before the withdrawal deadline date
will receive letter grades that reflect their performance in the course(s).
The program office will confirm receipt of withdrawal requests that are
received by the withdrawal deadline date. When a withdrawal request has
been confirmed, the transcript will show a grade of W for the course.
Depending on the date of withdrawal, the student may be eligible for a
partial refund.
THE LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FOR THE SUMMER 2008 TERM IS: Sept 26, 2008
Refund Schedule for Doctoral Courses:
Students withdrawing on the first day of the term will receive an 80 percent
refund of tuition paid. Students withdrawing on the second day of the
term will receive a 70 percent refund of tuition paid. Students withdrawing
on the third day of the term will receive a 60 percent refund of tuition
paid. Students withdrawing between the 4th and the 14th calendar day of
the term will receive a 30 percent refund of tuition paid. Students withdrawing
between the 15th and the 25th calendar day of the term will receive a
15 percent refund of tuition paid. Students withdrawing after the 25th
calendar day of the term will receive no refund.
SUMMER 2008 DROP/WITHDRAWAL
DEADLINES |
| 100% refund |
before 07/13/2008
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| 80% refund |
07/13/2008
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| 70% refund |
07/14/2008 |
| 60% refund |
07/15/2008 |
| 30% refund |
07/16/2008 - 07/26/2008
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| 15% refund |
07/27/2008 - 08/06/2008 |
| NO REFUND |
08/07/2008 - 9/26/2008 |
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