College of Online and Continuing Education Local radio stations will announce the cancellations. The most accurate information about class cancellations can be found by checking the SNHU Web site at www.snhu.edu. Traditional Classes that fall on holidays will be rescheduled by the center directors. As online courses are accessible 24/7, there are no course cancellations.
Course by Arrangement A course-by-arrangement can be made available to SNHU undergraduate students who are unable to register for a required course due to the university schedule. College of Online and Continuing Education students must review the master course schedules of area centers and SNHU Online to verify that the required course is not being offered. The center director or academic officer will help select a full-time or adjunct SNHU faculty member who will offer the course. Because there is no guarantee that a course-by-arrangement can be offered, students are urged to work closely with an advisor to plan their schedules well ahead of time.
SNHU Welcomes Military Students SNHU COCE is a top provider of online courses and programs to active-duty members of the United States armed forces, government service employees and dependents. Staff, academic advisors and student services members are knowledgeable and experienced in working with these populations, and understand issues relating to government tuition assistance and tuition reimbursement programs. Southern New Hampshire University and its online program are SOC (Serviceperson’s Opportunity College), SOCAD, SOCNAV, and SOCCOAST approved and registered with the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES). The university, through SNHU COCE, is a preferred provider of distance learning opportunities to sailors and soldiers through the Navy College Program Distance College Partnership (NCPDLP), eArmyU and AU-ABC Community College of the Air Force/Air University articulation agreements.
Course Drop and Withdrawal Policies University Initiated Withdrawals Students who are enrolled in online course(s) and who do not actively participate in the class during the first week of term will be automatically withdrawn by the COCE office. Students who do not participate during the first week forfeit their rights to be reinstated into the course. Participation within an online course is defined as any observable activity within Blackboard; e.g., forum postings or assignment submissions. Both the faculty member and COCE administration will make a good faith effort to contact students via SNHU email prior to withdrawal. The university reserves the right to withdraw students who fail to meet financial or academic obligations or who, because of misconduct, disrupt the academic process.
Academic Progress and Financial Aid
transferred credits) who fail to meet academic progress standards will be placed on financial aid probation. During the probationary period, the student will be able to receive the financial aid for which she or he may be eligible. At the end of the probation period: • a student whose academic record meets university academic standards will have his or her academic eligibility for future financial aid reinstated, or • a student whose academic record does not meet both standards will have his or her eligibility for financial aid suspended. The probationary period for all programs will be a maximum of 12 months. Students who have attempted 60 or more semester hours of credit (including transferred credits) who fail to meet the academic standards at the close of any term, will be faced with suspension of eligibility for financial aid, with no probationary period. Students may appeal the suspension of financial aid to the Financial Aid Appeals Committee. Suspensions may be appealed on the basis of undue hardships, such as the death of a relative or injury to or illness of the student, so long as the hardship is related to the student’s deficient academic performance. Appeal procedures are available from the Office of Financial Aid upon request. Reinstatement: Students’ eligibility for future financial assistance will be reinstated upon compliance with academic standards. However, eligibility is not retroactive for periods of student enrollment in which s/he was not in compliance.
Student Initiated Withdrawals Students may withdraw from courses at any time during the first four weeks of the undergraduate term with the course grade of “W.” Any withdrawals after the fourth week will be allowed only in the case of conditions over which the student has no control (e.g. illness documented by a physician’s letter), and must be approved by the instructor. Withdrawals are not permitted, under any circumstance, in the last week of any term. This policy also applies to an undergraduate student taking a 16-week course. All withdrawals must be submitted online via the COCE withdrawal form. No paper withdrawal forms or emails will be accepted. In all cases, the effective date of withdrawal is based on receipt of the official, completed form. For the purpose of withdrawals, term weeks start on Mondays and end on Sundays. Merely ceasing to attend classes does not constitute an official withdrawal for academic or financial reasons. Any student who has not officially been withdrawn from a course will automatically be assigned a grade of “F” for said course, and be responsible for full tuition and any accompanying fees.
Students with fewer than 60 earned credit hours (including 45