After the last day to drop a class (Friday, Week 10), students who have extenuating circumstances must appeal to the Dean of Students office for a Late Drop.
Late drops are NOT given because:
1. You forgot to drop the course, or you were not aware of the policy;
2. You spent too much time on University extracurricular activities;
3. You wish to avoid a poor grade;
4. You are changing your major or transferring to another school; or
5. You do not need the course to graduate.
See the instructions for requesting a Late Drop.
After you have registered for the next semester is a good time to review your Interactive Degree Audit. It will allow you to confirm you are registered for the correct classes.
- Sign into MyMichiganTech
- Select Current Students from the tool bar
- Locate Academic Information on the page
- Select Undergraduate Degree Audit
- Run Audit for Latest will give your current major.
- General/Undecided Engineering or students changing their major should use the drop down to select the new major. NOTE: this will show requirements for the current school year, which may be different from the requirements for the year you started.
If you have questions regarding your audit, please feel free to stop by 112 Dillman and meet with Amy Monte.
All first-year students will receive mid-term grades for their classes; mid-term grades are viewable on Banweb Monday, 8th week, 5pm.
The purpose of mid-term grades is to help first-year students see how they are performing in their classes. If a student has questions regarding a mid-term grade for a class, they should meet with the instructor. Mid-term grades are defined as satisfactory (SA), unsatisfactory (UN), not applicable (NA), and missing (M). NA is used for courses where credit is not earned. M is used when an instructor does not submit a grade. Mid-term grades are temporary grades and will be replaced when the student has earned the final grade for the class. Therefore, no permanent record of the mid-term grade is kept.
As you are getting into your classes, you may find that you need extra help on a topic. If you have questions, go see your professor during office hours, or e-mail your professor to set up an appointment. Learning Centers are another resource on campus:
- Chemistry: 208 Chem Sciences and Eng Building
- Computer Science: 114 Rekhi Hall
- Engineering Fundamentals: 208 Dillman Hall, Tuesday- Thursday, 7pm-9pm
- Mathematics: 234 Fisher Hall
- Multiliteracies Center (formerly the Writing Center): 107 Walker Arts and Humanities Center
- Physics: 128 Fisher Hall
- Visit the link for all Michigan Tech Learning Centers
The last day to drop a class with a withdrawal (W) grade:
- Track A classes – Friday of Week 5 (February 16, 2018, 5pm)
- Full semester classes – Friday of Week 10 (March 30, 2018, 5pm)
- Track B classes – Friday of Week 12 (April 13, 2018, 5pm).
All first-year students must meet with their academic advisor and instructor to drop a class. This allows the student to discuss the ramifications before dropping a class. Therefore, do not wait until Friday to get signatures.
All students must go to the Student Service Center to drop classes after 1st week of classes.
After the last day to drop, students who have extenuating circumstances must appeal to the Student Affairs office for a Late Drop. See instructions for requesting a Late Drop.
“W” Withdrawal Information: When a student drops a full semester class between 1st and 3rd weeks, nothing appears on their transcripts. When a student drops a class between 4th and 10th weeks, a withdraw grade (W) appears on their transcripts. This indicates that the student took the class for a significant amount of time (more than 3 weeks) and then decided to drop the class. One W on a transcript is not a big deal (check with Financial Aid to see a W grade will affect your financial aid, scholarships, or loans). More than a couple of Ws will start to indicate to a potential employer that a student cannot complete what they set out to do.
Last Day to Drop Without a “W” (Withdrawal) is February 2, 2018 (Friday, Week 3)
All first-year students must meet with their academic advisor to drop a class after classes start.
All students must go to the Student Service Center to drop classes after 1st week.
When a student drops a full semester class between 1st and 3rd weeks, nothing appears on their transcripts. When a student drops a class between 4th and 10th weeks, a withdrawal grade (W) appears on their transcripts. This indicates that the student took the class for a significant amount of time (more than 3 weeks) and then decided to drop the class. One W on a transcript is not a big deal (check with Financial Aid to see a W grade will affect your financial aid, scholarships, or loans). More than a couple of Ws will start to indicate to a potential employer that a student cannot complete what they set out to do.
Before you start the next semester is a good time to review your Interactive Degree Audit. It will allow you to confirm you are registered for the correct classes.
- Sign into MyMichiganTech
- Select Current Students from the tool bar
- Locate Academic Information on the page
- Select Undergraduate Degree Audit
- Run Audit for Latest will give your current major.
- General/Undecided Engineering or students changing their major should use the drop down to select the new major. NOTE: this will show requirements for the current school year, which may be different from the requirements for the year you started.
If you have questions regarding your audit, please feel free to stop by 112 Dillman and meet with Amy Monte.
If your earn a grade of CD or below in a course, the course may be repeated. By repeating a course, you have the opportunity to learn the material better, which will help you in future courses as well as improve your GPA. It is strongly recommended that students earning a CD or below repeat the course before going on to the next course. Below is a list of how it works:
- You may repeat courses with a grade of CD or lower.
- The most recent grade is used in your GPA calculation, even if it is lower than the previous grade.
- Your official transcripts will indicate NR (no grade– repeated) for any earlier attempt(s) at the course.
- You may repeat a course no more than two times (i.e., take a course three times).
- Special permission from the Dean of Students (170 Administration Building, deanofstudents@mtu.edu, 906-487-2212), Financial Aid, and your academic advisor is required to repeat a course a second and final time.
If you have questions regarding which classes to re-take you should contact your academic advisor.
To see how repeating a course will change your GPA, you can calculate your grade point average (GPA), the following equation is used:
GPA = Σ(Credits × Grade) ÷ ΣCredits
where the letter grade in a class is first translated to points earned (A = 4 points, AB = 3.5 points, etc.).
When a course is transferred from another institution to Michigan Tech, the grade is not transferred. Therefore, the credits and the grade for the transferred class are not used in the Michigan Tech GPA calculation.
After the last day to drop a class (Friday, Week 10), students who have extenuating circumstances must appeal to the Student Affairs office for a Late Drop.
Late drops are NOT given because:
1. You forgot to drop the course, or you were not aware of the policy;
2. You spent too much time on University extracurricular activities;
3. You wish to avoid a poor grade;
4. You are changing your major or transferring to another school; or
5. You do not need the course to graduate.
The instructions for requesting a Late Drop can be found at: www.admin.mtu.edu/dos/latedrop.htm.
All first-year students will receive mid-term grades for their classes; mid-term grades are viewable on Banweb at 5pm, February 27, 2017.
The purpose of mid-term grades is to help first-year students see how they are performing in their classes. If a student has questions regarding a mid-term grade for a class, they should meet with the instructor. Mid-term grades are defined as satisfactory (SA), unsatisfactory (UN), not applicable (NA), and missing (M). NA is used for courses where credit is not earned. M is used when an instructor does not submit a grade. Mid-term grades are temporary grades and will be replaced when the student has earned the final grade for the class. Therefore, no permanent record of the mid-term grade is kept.