<p>If you drop a class and go just below 12 credits what happens? Effects on scholarship? If you have 30 plus credits from AP’s etc going in does that make any difference?</p>
malanai
October 19, 2012, 12:25pm
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<p>Here’s what’s written on UA’s website:</p>
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Withdrawal from a course (“dropping”). A student may withdraw from, or drop, an individual course until the end of the tenth week of a fall or spring semester, the second week of Interim session, the third week of a five-week summer session, or the fourth week of a 10-week session. After this period, students are expected to maintain their course loads.</p>
<p>A student contemplating withdrawal from a course is strongly encouraged to contact their academic advisor before changing their academic schedule inasmuch as it can result in delayed graduation. Also, dropping below full time status* may impact insurance [health & auto], financial aid, and scholarships. *Full time status is 12 credit hours for undergraduate students, 9 credit hours for graduate students, and 10 credit hours for law students.</p>
<p>A student may not withdraw from or drop individual courses in which penalty grades were assigned as a result of academic misconduct.</p>
<p>No permanent notation is made of a course that is dropped during the change of schedule period. A course dropped from the end of the change of schedule period to the end of the tenth week of a fall or spring semester, the end of the second week of Interim session, the end of the third week of a five-week summer session or the end of the fourth week of a 10-week summer session is indicated on the student’s permanent academic transcript with a grade of “W.” A student may petition the dean’s office of his or her academic division for an exception to this policy. Dropping an Interim session course does not result in a withdrawal from the University if the student is enrolled in a course or courses in any other summer session.
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<p>Source: [University</a> of Alabama Undergraduate Catalog 2010-12](<a href=“Page Not Found | The University of Alabama ”>Page Not Found | The University of Alabama )</p>
<p>Based on this, it would appear prudent for the student to consult with his/her academic advisor.</p>
<p>May I also suggest that you contact the undergraduate scholarship office directly:</p>
<p>TELEPHONE</p>
<p>Local: (205) 348-8201
<p>Wow, I just got off the phone with the undergraduate scholarship office and they told me that a scholarship, such as the Presidential, will NOT be affected if the student drops below 12 credits in a term, even if they were to go as low as 6.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>That makes sense to me. The scholarship covers 8 semesters only, so the school isn’t risking anything. And lots of AP credits can give her some breathing room.</p>
<p>Personally, I would get that in writing.</p>
<p>^^^Ah, yes. Trust, but verify. :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the good advice.</p>
AL34
October 20, 2012, 9:54am
9
<p>Got the same info this morning in writing (email). I had no idea!</p>
<p>Makes sense because Bama lets a student use a semester’s worth of scholarship during the summer for 6 credits.</p>