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Dropping a Course before Academic Penalty Period

01-15-2014 at 10:37 PM	#1
ghumanm Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 81 Thanked: 7 Times Liked: 10 Times	Dropping a Course before Academic Penalty Period If I drop a course before the academic penalty deadline which is March 14, that means it won't come up as a fail, but as a cancelled course on degree audit correct?

01-15-2014 at 10:39 PM	#2
Silver Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,511 Thanked: 193 Times Liked: 392 Times	correct. in many cases, its good to do this if you think you will fail or do very bad in a course. doesnt hurt your gpa either nadinee says thanks to Silver for this post.

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