Class attendance policy is determined individually by faculty members. Students are responsible for knowing the attendance policy for each course and consulting with professors in the case of absences due to illness or other personal problems. Students should email the faculty member directly to discuss how to make up missed work.
Traditional College classes: After 15 consecutive class days of absence from all classes, a student is considered to have withdrawn from the College.While the Veterans Administration and the American Council on Education have not mandated policies for colleges/universities whose students are called to active duty, the American Council on Education has provided guidelines:
- 100% tuition refund through the 8th week of the semester.
- Pro rated refund for room/board charges.
- No notations made on the permanent record card.
- After the eighth week, grades of “I” (incompletes) or “W” (withdrawals) are given – based upon the students’ preferences.
- Tuition refund is given for only courses with grades of “W”.
- If the withdrawal is during the last two full weeks of the term (last week of classes and finals week), full course credit is to be awarded and grades earned by the time of activation shall be posted.
- A copy of the activation paper is filed in the student’s folder
Student that need to exercise a withdrawal from the College need to contact theCenter for Student Success (717-361-1415)to process a college withdrawal.
SGPS accelerated classes:While the Veterans Administration and the American Council on Education have not mandated policies for colleges/universities whose students are called to active duty, the American Council on Education has provided guidelines for these situations:
- 100% tuition refund through the 3rdweek of the session.
- No notations made on the permanent record card.
- After the 3rdweek, grades of "I" (incompletes) or "W" (withdrawals) are given – based upon the students' preferences.
- Tuition refund is given for only courses with grades of "W."
- If the withdrawal is during the last two full weeks of the session, full course credit is to be awarded and grades earned by the time of activation shall be posted.
- A copy of the activation paper is filed in the SCO's file and the Advising folder.