2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Department of Nutrition 2021–2022 298 14. Tuition Payment Late tuition payments, or failure to make arrangements to pay tuition, will result in assessment of a late fee to the student’s account and a hold preventing future registration until the student’s balance is paid in full. 15. Drop/Add Period The drop/add period ends at 11:59 p.m. on the first Sunday of the first week of the semester. A student cannot manually add a course after this time. Roster reconciliation occurs at this same time, and an inactive student may be withdrawn from a course. • A student dropping from a course before the end of the drop/add period will have the course removed from his or her transcript and will receive a full refund of tuition paid. • A student who drops in the second week of the course will receive a reversal of 75 percent of the tuition charged. 16. Withdrawal from a Course To withdraw from a course after the drop/add period, the student must complete and have the appropriate course director sign the Student Transaction Form (available in the program office and online). The Student Transaction Form must be completed and signed by the course director before the withdrawal is effective. • A student withdrawing from a course after the drop/add period has ended will receive a notation of withdrawn ( W ) on his or her transcript. • A student withdrawing from a course without submitting an appropriately completed and signed student transaction form may receive a failing grade in the course. • No withdrawals will be allowed once there are only three weeks left in a course. A student failing to complete a course at that point will receive the grade earned at the end of the course. 17. Assessment of Prior Learning The M.S. in Nutrition program follows a transfer credit policy for prior academic learning, which is made available in the program brochure. Students must submit a formal written request to apply for transfer credits, which is then referred to the Curriculum Committee for approval. Only courses that clearly align with the required student learning outcomes and have not been applied to other degrees or academic outcomes will be allowed. In some cases, a student may petition to waive core requirements in lieu of taking an equally comparable course, if prior learning is satisfied. 18. Leave of Absence (LOA) a. Administrative Leave of Absence An administrative leave of absence is a mandatory leave of absence imposed by the dean. During the leave, the student will be given the opportunity to rectify or seek rehabilitation or treatment for the problem that precipitated the necessity for the leave. To be accepted back into the program after the