• If the withdrawal is initiated before the end of the tenth week of class, a grade of W is entered on the student’s record. This grade is not calculated in the GPA.
• If the withdrawal is initiated after the tenth week of class, a grade of WF is entered on the student’s record and is be calculated in the GPA.
• In order to encourage student attendance and to minimize withdrawals, instructors are to keep attendance records and to draw students’ attention to attendance requirements.
• Instructors need not give substitute assignments or examinations to students who miss classes
• Three occasions of lateness count as one absence. Lateness is defined by the individual instructor.

Examinations

Final and common examination schedules are published by the Office of the Registrar in advance of examination week. If a student is scheduled for more than two examinations in one day or has a time conflict with common examinations, then the student must report to the Office of the Registrar by an announced deadline to make the necessary adjustments.

Academic Integrity

Statement of Principle
PMU expects all students to engage in all academic pursuits in a manner than is above PMU Academic Advising 36 reproach and to maintain complete academic honesty and integrity in their academic experiences both in and out of the classroom. The university may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student accused of any form of academic dishonesty, including but not limited to cheating on an examination or other academic work, plagiarism, collusion, and/or the abuse of resource materials.