Registrar's Office
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
Each year Lackawanna College informs students of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. This Act, with which the institution complies fully, was designed to protect the privacy of educational records, to establish the right of students to inspect and review their educational records, and to provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data in such records through informal and formal hearings. Students also have the right to file complaints concerning alleged failures by the institution to comply with all provisions of the Act.
Local policy explains in detail the procedures to be used by the institution for compliance with the provisions of the Act. The Registrar's Office maintains current student files as well as college transcripts past and present.
Student Right to Know Act
In compliance with the Student Right To Know Act, current re-enrollment rates, athletic graduation rates and campus security statistics are published and posted. Graduation rates are available at the Registrar’s Office, Student Activities Office and on Lackawanna College’s World Wide Web site. Other rates are available through the corresponding departments. Click here to view these reports.
Change of Address
The Registrar's Office must be notified of all changes of address. Forms for the documentation and processing of name and/or address changes are available at the Registrar’s Office. Processing of a name change will not be completed without legal documentation of the name change, such as marriage license, court order, etc. It is the student’s responsibility to keep the college informed of any changes.
Course Registration
At the time of registration, students plan a tentative schedule for the subsequent semester. Students must receive approval from their faculty advisors on course selections in order to ensure that all courses chosen are applicable to program requirements.
Registration will not be permitted unless the student’s current account is paid in full or the Financial Aid Office or the Business Office has certified the student for financial aid. Once such certification has been received, the Business Office will distribute schedules expeditiously.
Drop/Add Policies
The first week of classes is designated as the drop/add or schedule adjustment period. No courses may be added after the drop/add period. A fee of $15 is charged for each drop/add form processed, unless the change is a direct result of an administrative change or cancelled class. The drop/add fee must be paid at the time the schedule adjustment is made.
Note: This explanation, dated 1/28/02, supercedes any previous statements regarding the drop/add policy and the corresponding fee.
Formation and Cancellation of Sections
The formation and cancellation of class sections depends largely on enrollment. The administration reserves the right to cancel a course or section, to change the meeting time, to subdivide a section or to combine sections as circumstances may require.
Student Course Load
A full-time student is defined as one taking 12 or more credits per semester. No student shall carry more than 18 credits in any one semester unless approved by the Dean. Permission forms are available in the Registrar’s Office.
Withdrawal from Courses or from the College
A student has the privilege of withdrawing from any courses or from the College itself without academic penalty up to and including the final date for withdrawal indicated on the College calendar.
To withdraw officially from a course or from the College, a student must obtain the proper withdrawal form from the Counseling Office, complete this form and submit it to the Registrar's Office before the final day for withdrawal without academic penalty as indicated on the College calendar. If a student should stop attending or never attend an enrolled class or classes without officially withdrawing prior to the last day to withdraw without academic penalty, the student will receive a grade of F* (Failure) in these courses. No exceptions will be made.
Students who violate the College's Academic Integrity Policy and fail a course in consequence may not exercise the withdrawal privilege in that particular course.
Financial obligations to the College will be determined according to the Refund Policy.
Amnesty Policy
If a student stops attending or never attends a course for which he/she has registered without having officially withdrawn from the course, the student will be assigned a grade of F* (formerly AW, Administrative Withdrawal), a failure-equivalent penalty grade for the course.
Lackawanna College’s Amnesty Policy allows students, with demonstrated academic progress and respect for college policy, the opportunity to have the penalty grade hours attempted, hours earned and quality points excluded from their cumulative quality point average (CQPA). Prior to application for amnesty the following requirements must be met:
- At least one year must have passed from the time the penalty grades were incurred and the application for amnesty is made.
- The student must register for and successfully complete one additional full time semester (or 12 additional credits for a part-time student), earning a semester grade point average of at least 2.0 and thereby demonstrating academic progress.
- The student must complete an equivalent number of credit hours to the number of credit hours for which he/she is requesting amnesty.
- Upon successful completion of required work, the student may file an Application for Amnesty form (available at the Office of the Registrar) and request the necessary approvals.
- Upon completion and submission of the approved form to the Office of the Registrar, a grade of (W*) “removal of attendance penalty grade” will be assigned, and the penalty grade(s) hours attempted, earned and quality points will be excluded from the student’s CQPA.
- Note: Amnesty can be granted one time only.
Audit Policy
A graduate of the College is permitted to audit free of charge any course that he/she successfully completed while a student at Lackawanna College or Wilkes-Barre Business College. Graduates auditing courses that involve lab fees are required to pay these fees. Others wishing to audit a course may do so but are required to pay the tuition and fees.
If a student retakes a course for which a grade of C or above was earned, the course will automatically be calculated as an audit. The student's CQPI will not be affected.
Those deciding to take Credit by Examination for a course previously audited will be charged a fee in accordance with the policy on Credit by Examination.
A change to Audit for a course being taken for credit can be made only by a student who has a passing grade at the time of the change, has made application in writing for the instructor's approval and has received final endorsement by the appropriate Department Chairperson.
Leave of Absence Policy
Lackawanna College students may request a leave of absence from the College for up to two consecutive semesters or one year by completing a form available from the College counselors. Approval from a counselor and the Dean of the College is required.
Students following this procedure are governed by the degree requirements that exist at the time of application for leave. Students on leave who do not return on schedule are automatically withdrawn from the College and must reapply for admission in the event they wish to return at a later date. Upon their re-admission, current curriculum requirements will apply.
Deferment of student loan repayment due to a leave of absence is only available in limited circumstances. Students requesting leave should notify the Financial Aid Office.
Any returning student who did not attend Lackawanna College for two consecutive semesters must again go through the admissions process (reapply and attend orientation) prior to his/her return.
Verification of Student Enrollment
Once registered, students may require official verification of their enrollment to fulfill requirements of health insurance policies, private and government subsidy policies, etc. To protect student privacy, these verifications are done by the Registrar’s Office only on the signed request of the student. Forms for request of enrollment verification are available at the Office of the Registrar, and on the college website.
Enrollment Verification Form
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