Technical Certificate Programs Catalog 2022-2023

Administrative Action Symbols

The following symbols are used to indicate administrative action taken in regard to student status in courses for which they registered.

W- Course Withdrawal: Assigned when the student withdraws from a course after the end of the period for class changes, but no later than the last day of class. This symbol appears in the academic file.
DC- Course Withdrawal: Assigned when the student withdraws from a course before the end of the period for class changes. This symbol does not appear on the student transcript.
AD- Administrative Drop: Assigned when the University drops the student for reasons such as death, suspension or other situations warranting a drop. This symbol appears in the academic file.
AW- Assigned in the electronic register when the professor informs, no later than the dates established in the academic-administrative calendar, that the registered student never attended the course or any related academic activity.
MW- Symbol used to indicate total withdrawal for military reasons.
I- Incomplete: When students have not completed a course requirement and the professor determines that there valid reasons for it, the symbol “I” (Incomplete) may be assigned. Together with the symbol “I”, the professor will include a provisional grade, after assigning zero for the unfinished work. When faculty members assign an “I”, they shall report to their immediate supervisor the grade that the student has earned up to that time, the evaluation criteria and a description of the unfinished work if applicable. A student who receives an “I” must remove it by the date specified on the Academic Calendar. The responsibility for removing the “Incomplete” rests on the student. If the “Incomplete” is not removed within the time specified, the student will receive the informed provisional grade. This norm will apply whether or not the student enrolls the following semester.
UW- Assigned in the electronic registry when the student stopped attending class, and does not qualify for the grade of incomplete (I) or F.
AU- Symbol used to indicate on student transcripts that the course was audited. No honor points or University credits are awarded.
R- Symbol used to indicate the course was repeated. This symbol appears in the academic file.
T- Symbol used to indicate the course was transferred from another institution. This symbol appears in the academic file.