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ERIC Number: EJ322518
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Course Drop Practices in Two-Year Colleges.
Southerland, Arthur R.; Lowry, Patricia Kramer
Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, v9 n2 p101-09 1985
Presents results of a survey of course withdrawal policies at two-year colleges in Iowa, focusing on deadlines, grades given for dropped courses, drop initiation procedures, and recent policy changes. Finds that most schools permit students to drop classes late in the term with a nonpunitive grade. Discusses practical implications. (DMM)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Policy, Community Colleges, Courses, Grading, School Policy, School Schedules, State Surveys, Two Year Colleges, Withdrawal (Education)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Iowa