Online Drop Form You may be asked to login to myLSUA with your LSUA credentials. From the student drop down menu, select Drop Request form. If this does not work, email registrar@lsua.edu, or call the office at (318) 473-6424
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A growing number of our degree and certificate programs are available completely online using Lackawanna College’s many educational tools. In the end, online classes are convenient and flexible. Go green, cut travel time, or successfully incorporate coursework into your busy life schedule.
Plan your upcoming semester by reviewing our upcoming Course Schedules. Official Lackawanna College transcripts are requested online through the National Student Clearinghouse. Click on Order a Transcript and simply follow the step-by-step instructions listed.
Dropping a Fully-Online course Before it starts: If there are no holds on account – the student can drop in MyLoneStar. If there are holds on account – go to Schedule Change Form For Dropping Online Courses. Read the instructions carefully. Download and complete the form. Email it using your my.lonestar email account to: OnlineAdvisor@lonestar.edu
Many online schools and traditional schools that offer online courses will give students a full refund of the tuition fees collected if you withdraw from the class before it starts. Most schools require that you have your request to withdraw processed at least one full business day before classes begin.
Go in person to the registrar's office to get a class withdrawal sheet. Some institutions also accept withdrawals through email. Look on your school's website for an email address for the registrar's office or the academic advisor's office. When in doubt, contact an academic advisor.
Go to the counseling office and obtain a "drop form." Write your name, college ID or Social Security number on the form and the name and number of the course. Ask the course instructor to sign the form. Immediately, submit the drop form to the counseling office. Petition to withdraw from the college course.
However, if you miss this deadline, your transcript will show that you withdrew from the course, even if you sign up for a new course in its place. If you drop a class and later decide to retake it, you will have to retake the entire course, no matter how far along the course was when you dropped it.
Failing & Then Re-Taking a Class Croskey notes that dropping a class is better than withdrawing, but withdrawing is better than failing. “A failing grade will lower the student's GPA, which may prevent a student from participating in a particular major that has a GPA requirement,” Croskey says.
It does not affect the student's GPA (grade point average). Although students may be reluctant to have a “W” on their transcript, sometimes “W” stands for Wisdom. Withdrawing from one class may make success in other classes manageable and allow your student to end the semester with a strong GPA.
In some cases, usually if you drop your class relatively late into the grading period, a dropped class will appear on your transcript as a 'W' for withdrawn. College admissions committees will indeed see this and know that you chose to drop the class.
Important Definitions. Course Drop: Removal of a course from your schedule prior to the end of the first week of class. Course Withdrawal: Any removal of a course from your schedule after the end of week one using the online form provided.
Throughout your college career, you may have to drop a class. Doing so is not frowned upon as there are many valid reasons as to why it would be the right decision. But, when you do choose to drop a class, it's best if you do so before the deadline and have chosen to do so after attempting other alternative solutions.
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Unofficial withdrawal occurs when the student initially attends class, and at some point stops attending. The instructor will report a last date of attendance and the student will receive an “F” grade for the class. An unofficial withdrawal impacts both your GPA and your Pace/Completion Rate.
A student may, with the consent of his instructor and the Dean, drop a subject by filling out the prescribed UP Form 26 before three-fourths (¾) of the hours for the semester/trimester/quarter term have elapsed, and not later.
Lackawanna College adheres to FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974) guidelines regarding the release of student records.
Lackawanna College has authorized the National Student Clearinghouse to provide enrollment and degree verifications. The National Student Clearinghouse can be contacted at their website, www.degreeverify.org, or via mail at:
When the College operates on a delay, students will follow the compressed schedule.
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Sixty-four percent of students who attend Lackawanna College are from Lackawanna County. Seventeen percent are from outlying northeastern Pennsylvania counties; 9 percent are from Pennsylvania, but outside NEPA; and 10 percent of students are from out-of-state.
Standard hours are Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meetings with admissions staff outside of standard hours are also available by appointment.
The main campus is located in downtown Scranton; however, Lackawanna College operates four satellite centers in Hazleton, Hawley (Lake Region), Sunbury, Towanda, and Tunkhannock for students in these areas who wish to take classes in a more convenient location.
Yes, the College does offer on-campus resident housing for both male and female students. Please note that campus resident housing is only offered on the Scranton campus.
Yes, Lackawanna College is certified to accept and enroll international students.
The College utilizes a rolling admissions policy and does accept applications up to the first day of classes for each semester .
Yes, we offer athletic scholarship aid. The College is eligible to offer tuition-only scholarships for student-athletes due to the NJCAA Division II classification.