Please review this info on midterm grades, failing, withdrawal, and academic resources
Professors will be entering midterm grades in My.GeorgeFox between Oct. 12 and Oct. 16. These midterm grades provide important insight into your academic progress in your courses.
If you receive a D or an F as a midterm course grade, contact your professor to discuss the likelihood of improving your grade. If it seems unlikely that your grade will improve, contact your CAP coach as soon as possible to discuss the effects of withdrawing from a class.
A few points to consider:
- If you withdraw from a class, your transcript will show a “W” and your GPA will not be affected.
- If you receive an F in the course, your GPA will suffer.
- The last day to withdraw from a class is Sunday, Dec. 8
- In some instances, it might make sense to withdraw from one class now so you can focus on other courses.
- At this point in the semester, students who withdraw from some but not all of their classes will not have any changes made to their financial aid or student account charges.
- If you are currently on a financial aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Warning or SAP Academic Plan, check with your financial aid counselor to confirm whether withdrawing from any courses will affect your financial aid. If you have any concerns about your SAP standing or academic plan, please contact your financial aid counselor.
- Follow this link to contact CAP coaches for counsel on your course decisions.
- Instructions for checking your grades in My.GeorgeFox can be found at this link.
- If your professor has not yet given you a midterm grade, check your grades in Canvas. Schedule a conversation with your professor right away if you have questions or are unsure about your progress in the course.
- Instructions for withdrawing from a class can be found here.
Academic resources for students are easily accessible on campus:
- The ARC (Academic Resource Center)
- Tutoring Labs and Centers
Students who fail all their classes and do not complete the semester may have their financial aid package affected. If you have federal financial aid and are not passing any classes, please contact your student accounts advisor immediately.
Additional information regarding grades and withdrawing from classes:
- Please be advised that the university has extended the class withdrawal deadline for the benefit of our students. The new deadline is now Sunday before the last week of class, which is Dec. 8.
- For full-semester classes, this is the end of week 15 rather than week 10. For this fall semester, the deadline is Sunday, Dec. 8. For classes that meet in shorter sessions within the semester, you can find their specific withdrawal deadlines listed in the class details on class.georgefox.edu.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact studentlife@georgefox.edu.