{"id":2443,"date":"2020-04-06T13:58:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T17:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/?p=2443"},"modified":"2024-08-01T14:57:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:57:17","slug":"student-update-4-6-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/06\/student-update-4-6-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Student update 4\/6\/20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A message from Dr. Elizabeth Wilmer:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope that this communication finds you healthy and moving forward with your spring semester classes. As we have said before, but I want to say again, Virginia Western is committed to supporting you and helping you to complete these classes with the needed learning to successfully move on to future classes or graduate. COVID-19 had forced us to deliver your classes in ways that none of us intended. For this reason, the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) had made some emergency policy changes only for Spring Semester 2020 to help the colleges and our students. These changes can be found at https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/covid19\/grading\/.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The changes and what you need to\ndo are listed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Withdrawal
    Deadline<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The Withdrawal deadline has been extended\nto May 8, 2020 for all but third four-week classes. The withdrawal deadline for\nthird four-week classes is April 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. To
      withdraw from a class up until the deadline, you will go into the Student
      Information System through MyVWCC and withdraw from the class. This process is
      the same as it has been in the past with the exception of the deadline. Instructions on how to do this can be found at https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/iet-services\/myvwcc-help\/withdraw-from-a-class\/\n
        \n
      1. Guidance
        on Withdrawals:\n
          \n
        1. A “W” grade does not count towards your GPA but
          does appear on your Virginia Western transcript.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. A class with a “W” graded does not count towards
          graduation requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. If you are on financial aid, a “W” grade could
          impact future financial aid. Please note that the financial aid office will
          approach all appeals (impacts) with leniency and expedited turn around during this
          time. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. Students are only allowed to repeat a class
          three times. A “W” grade counts as one of these repeats.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n