Class Roster and Taking Attendance
Just prior to the start of the semester, your department should supply a copy of your First Class Roster (printed on a 8x14 sheet of beige paper). Many instructors use the First Class Roster to take attendance throughout the entire semester. Check with your department for clarification and recommendations. The official 10% rosters should follow in a week or so. Another option is to download a class roster from WebEmployee. First, you must log into WebEmployee, click on Faculty and then click and print a Class Roster. If you need assistance contact your department or IT Support at 704 330 5000.

Attendance
Absences seriously disrupt a student's orderly progress in a course, and often a close correlation exists between the number of absences and the final grade. Although an occasional absence might be unavoidable, the absence does not excuse a student from meeting the requirements of the missed class. The student is responsible for preparing all assignments for the next class and for completing work missed. Instructors are responsible for establishing appropriate course attendance requirements and for informing students of those requirements on course syllabi distributed at the beginning of the academic term. 

If you have more specific requirements for your class they must be explained on your syllabus.

Withdrawal
** This policy will change effective Fall'08

When a student determines that he/she will be unable to complete courses in which he/she is currently enrolled, it is the student’s responsibility to initiate procedures leading to a formal withdrawal ("W”) in order to avoid a failing (“F”) grade. To receive a "W” grade a student must withdraw before the last 25% of the academic term. Final dates for withdrawing from a course will be announced in CPCC's Class Listing Schedule and Telephone Registration Information.  The instructor may also assign "W" at other times when circumstances warrant such action. A "W” will remain on the transcript and will not count as credit hours attempted. To receive credit, a student who received a "W” must re-register and pay for the course in a subsequent term. Financial aid recipients need to refer to the financial aid satisfactory progress policy to determine if schedule adjustments will affect financial aid.

Withdrawal transactions can be done on CHRIS the telephone registration system at 704/330-6970 or online at mycollege.cpcc.edu.  Choose the "Drop or Add Classes" option from the menu presented to you by either method.  If you prefer, come in-person during business hours to any CPCC campus. An instructor may also assign “W” at other times when circumstances warrant such action.

However, we recommend that when possible, the instructor meet with the student to determine if there are other options other than withdrawal from the course.  Tutoring, or other services might be available to assist your students.

IMPORTANT: Be sure to include on your syllabus the final day in the semester that students can withdraw (the 12th week for full-term course or 6th week for short-term course). These dates will change in Fa 08 with the new policy. 

A complete listing of  withdrawal policies are located on the Financial Aid webpage and in the College Catalog.

Drop/Add

Schedule Adjustment During Registration
During registration periods, students may drop classes and may add classes that are not filled. Classes dropped during these periods do not appear on a student's record.

Schedule Adjustment During Adjustment Period
A five-day schedule adjustment period begins with the first class day of the term.  During this designated period, a student may add a class which is not filled in order to

Replace a class canceled by the College.

• Change class sections.
• Correct a College error in the student's registration

Any class addition not specified above requires permission from the division director.

Courses dropped during the schedule adjustment period do not appear on the student's record.

Refunds
The student may be entitled to a refund of tuition for schedule adjustments.  Refund policies are established by the North Carolina Community College System and are subject to change. Refund policies are published in the Class Schedule.

Policy The North Carolina Community College/System establishes the refund policy:

Curriculum Classes  All tuition will be systematically refunded by the College for any class canceled by the College.

100% of tuition paid will be refunded by the College if the student officially withdraws from the class prior to the first day of the academic semester.

75% of tuition paid will be refunded by the College if the student officially withdraws from the class on or after the first day of the academic semester through the 10% point of the semester.

Fees  Appropriate lab fee amounts will be refunded if the class is canceled by the College or if the student drops a lab fee class during the 100% refund period. Student activity fees or student accident insurance are not refunded unless the class is canceled by the College.

A complete listing of refund policies are located on the Cashiering website and in the College Catalog.