Question 1: What college do you work for? Question 2: When is the last date that a student can withdraw from a class?  (ex: 3rd week or 75%) Any caveats? Question 3: Do students need to obtain permission to drop a class from advisor or instructor?  Question 3: Do students need to obtain permission to drop a class from advisor or instructor?  - Any caveats?    
Alpena Community College Individual courses - end of 10th week (accepted beyond 10th week if approved by instructor and Vice President of Instruction)   Complete withdrawal - Friday before exam week Yes Instructor signature is required    
Bay Mills Community College 9 weeks into the semester Yes      
Delta College Students can withdraw through four-fifths (4/5) of a course (the 12th week of a 15 week course) No      
Glen Oaks Community College Last date to drop is 90% of the semester.     Between 40% and 90% of the semester students must get faculty signture.  Faculty can award a grade or sanction a "W".  Before 40% of the semester the student can withdrawal and get an "automatic W".  A "W" is a withdrawal grade.    
Gogebic Community College 2 weeks before final exam week for regular length courses. 2 weeks before the actual exam date for courses down to 9 weeks in length - 1 week before the actual exam date for courses 8 weeks or less in length. "Very short" courses are reviewed individually. No They don't need permission - but they must get a signature from both advisor and instructor indicating their awareness of the action.    
Grand Rapids CC 70% of the class.         
Henry Ford Community College 60% of the class No No    
Jackson Community College 90% No No    
Kalamazoo Valley Community College Approximately two weeks before the end of the class. No No    
Kellogg Community College 10% of the total class meeting time No      
Kirtland Community College 100% refund if dropped by 10% of the time the class is offered, no refund after. Exception: No refund for FLEX & Open Entry/Open Exit classes from the first day of classes.   No permission is needed, although students may not drop at all during the last 8-9 days of each semester, nor after a class has ended for early ending classes.    
Mid Michigan Community College The friday before the last full week of classes No This was changed last november from yes to no.    
Monroe County Community College week 12 of 15.  (75%) shoer courses are prorated No      
North Central Michigan College Can withdraw through the 14th week for 16 week semesters and through the 6th week for 8 week summer semester. No      
Northwestern Michigan College 90% of the total session time No OPEN classes need signatures from the instructor.    
Oakland Community College On Friday of the week containing the day which marks the completion of 80% of instruction. No      
Schoolcraft College 2/3 rds of the course length (i.e. 15 week class has 10 week "W" deadline-7 week class has 5 week "W" deadline, etc.) No      
West Shore Community College 11th week of the semester. No
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3/9/2005