"IW" GRADE:                                                                                                       An instructor initiated withdrawal grade "IW" may be assigned by the instructors prior to the withdrawal deadline to students who have been absent from more than 15% of the scheduled classes in any given term.  The "IW" Grade is an optional grade and ,may be assigned only after a warning has been sent to the students.  Faculty who intend to use this grade option must clearly state that intention in their course syllabi.  Students may appeal an instructor initiated withdrawal within 10 days of the withdrawal by contacting the campus student affairs office.  It should be noted that since college prep courses have a required attendance policy, this grade may not be assigned to college prep students.

FOR COLLEGE CREDIT OUTLINES:                                           Beginning fall semester 1997, according to guidelines established by Florida House Bill (HB) 1545, all students may enroll in a specific college credit course only twice at the regular tuition rate.  If the first two attempts are unsuccessful (all grades will count as an attempt including audit, IW, AW, W and NP), the third time a student enrolls in a course he/she must pay the full cost of instruction.  This cost is equivalent to the out-of-state tuition rate, approximately four times the cost of regular tuition or $201.85 per semester hour.  Only "drops" submitted by the advertised deadline date (during the first week of a term) will not count as being enrolled.