Academic Assistance
Need to know the name of your academic advisor? Want to tap into FREE tutoring for your writing? Looking for extra help to master your coursework?
Student Affairs and Services offers a variety of supports for students with academic needs. See the links to the side for details.
For a complete listing of academic services at UNB go to the Services for Students Guide.
Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know
PETITIONING FOR A LATE WITHDRAWAL
“Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know” is written by the Student Advocate in the Office of Student Affairs and Services.
It is a regular series of short reminders of academic facts, issues, and regulations – things that you need to know – things that will help you greatly if you do know them.
Today, I remind you that students who have missed the March 1 deadline for withdrawing from a course without academic penalty can petition for late withdrawals until the last day of classes — Monday, April 12, 2010.
Students may petition, in writing, for such relief to the Chair, or in the case of non- departmentalized faculties to the Dean or Dean's designate, of the Department or Faculty which offers the course.
However, students applying for a late withdrawal need to provide documentation to validate their “grounds” for late W.
A professional letter is needed (i.e. from a doctor, a counsellor, a psychologist, or whoever would apply to the particular case) to validate these grounds. Grounds are a solid reason which is something beyond your control and can be validated by a doctor or a counsellor, or other such professional. Such documentation is required to have such a petition for late W considered.
While I as the Student Advocate can guide you through this process if needed, including giving the name of the person to whom you would send this petition, you should first consult with your academic advisor to see if this is the best thing for you to and a valid thing for you to do.
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
Wilfred Langmaid,
Student Advocate,
Student Affairs and Services
