ES4520 - Administrative Withdrawal

1. Institutional Regulations
   
   The Board of Directors of DMACC confers upon the staff the power to establish academic standards as they relate to the educational process.
    
2. Procedure
   1. Students may be withdrawn from a course, a program, or the College at any time during the term pursuant to following institutional procedures described below.
      1. Circumstances which may result in an administrative withdrawal:
         1. Students may be withdrawn by the Vice President of Enrollment Services & Student Success due to incarceration or ineligibility due to issues related to a visa. If withdrawn, students will receive a letter from the Vice Presidet of Enrollment Services & Student Success indicating any re-enrollment procedures.
         2. Medical Withdrawal: Students with extenuating circumstances due to medical or mental health conditions may contact the Vice President of Enrollment Services and Student Success to request a medical withdrawal. Students should provide written documentation specifying relevant details including the nature of the condition, dates of onset, hospitalization, and/or treatment for medical problems. If granted, students will receive a letter from the Vice President of Enrollment Services & Student Success indicating any re-enrollment procedures.
         3. Academic Misconduct: Students may be withdrawn from a course, a program, or the College by the College Judicial Hearing Board for reasons directly related to their academic conduct. In these cases, ES4670 - Academic Misconduct  and ES4630 - Student Conduct, Discipline and Appeals Procedure  will be followed.
         4. Violations of the Student Code of Conduct: In cases where the student’s conduct in class, laboratories, practicums, college sponsored activities, or on campus violates the regulations that govern their behavior on College property or cooperating agencies, the College Judicial Hearing Board may impose a sanction of suspension according to ES4630 - Student Conduct, Discipline and Appeals Procedure . A faculty or staff member may enact immediate temporary removal of a student from a class, office, attendance center, clinical site or other DMACC related facility for disciplinary reasons by following the procedures outlined in ES4630 .  An interim suspension from a course, program, or the College may be imposed by the Vice President of Enrollment Services & Student Success, Provost/Dean, or Judicial Officer as a result of conduct that puts the health and safety of oneself or others in immediate danger by following the steps outlined in ES4630 - Student Conduct, Discipline and Appeals Procedure .
      2. All circumstances leading to an administrative withdrawal will be documented and a record of action maintained by the person implementing the withdrawal. All disciplinary records are maintained by the Judicial Officer.
      3. Whenever possible the faculty members will be notified of the withdrawal of the student.
      4. If an administrative withdrawal is imposed or granted, a “W” will appear on the student’s academic transcript.

October 18, 2022 - Edits made by Shelli Allen, VP of Enrollment Services & Student Success.