Administrative Drop Policy by Census Reporting Date

In order to maintain North Arkansas College compliance with federal and state regulations and to report correct data to the state, the College will process administrative drops for students who have not attended by the census reporting date and for students who have not paid or made arrangements to pay tuition and fees by the census reporting date.

Instructors will complete an electronic form to initiate an administrative drop from a course if a student has not participated in at least one session of a class by the census reporting date, e.g. the end of the eleventh day of classes in a regular term and the end of the fifth day during each summer term. Instructors teaching online courses will complete the same electronic form to initiate an administrative drop if the student has not fulfilled the initial participation requirements established in the course syllabus. The Registrar’s Office personnel will process administrative drops for all students submitted as a “non-attending” prior to state or federal reporting or distribution of financial aid awards. Any reinstatements must be approved by the appropriate faculty member.