Change of Name or Address
A student who changes
his/her name, home or local address is asked to notify the Office
of Admissions and Records and the
Library of this change immediately. Students are responsible
for notifying these offices of such changes. Any communication
mailed by the College to the student at the name and address
in their records is considered delivered if notification is
not received of any changes.
To change your local address please fill out this online
form and submit to the Office of Admissions and Records.
Permanent address changes must be made in person at Enrollment
Services on the Brenham Campus and at the Office of Admissions
and Records on the Bryan and Schulenburg campuses.
Adding
and Dropping Courses
No courses may be added later than the date specified in this
catalog. Students adding a course must make up the work missed
within two weeks after a course is added. A charge of $15.00 is
made for each drop or change.
A student dropping a class after the first two weeks of a regular
semester or after the fourth class day of a summer session will
receive a grade of "W". Students may drop courses with a grade
of "W" until Friday of the twelfth class week in a regular semester
and the 15th class day in a summer term. Thereafter, a grade of
"WF" will be recorded unless the student is withdrawing because
of extenuating circumstances deemed by the instructor of the course
or the College. Students may not drop or be dropped from a class
after final examinations have begun.
Classification
of Students
A student who has earned fewer than 30 semester hours of college
credit is classified as a freshman. A student who has earned 30
or more hours is classified as a sophomore. A student enrolled
for at least 12 semester hours in a regular term or at least 4
semester hours in a summer term is considered full-time.
Academic
Transcript
An official transcript of college credits is a record of the
student's academic record bearing the college seal and the signature
of the Registrar. Blinn College provides transcripts to student free of charge. A student may obtain copies of his/her transcript
by written request to the Office of Admissions and Records or by requesting the transcript through BORIS. THe written request must include full legal name or name attended under, dates
of attendance, student ID/social security number, current telephone
number and a legible signature. All admission information must
be on file and all holds cleared before an official transcript
will be released. Transcript
Request Information
Grades and Incompletes
At the end of each semester the standing of each student in each
course is reported by the instructor to the Office of Admissions
and Records, and entered on records. Proficiency attained is expressed
in grades A, B, C, D, P, NP, F, I, W, WP, and WF. The grade of
I indicates that the course work was incomplete due to
illness or other emergency and may be adjusted to the appropriate
grade upon completion of the work required by the instructor.
Work that would finish classwork already substantially completed
will be the only consideration made for work suitable to be made
up under an incomplete. A grade of I will become an F at the close
of the time period defined by the incomplete contract. The grade
of W indicates that the student withdrew before the official withdrawal
date as set forth in this catalog. WP and WF indicate the student
withdrew passing or failing respectively.
Grade Point Average (GPA)
Blinn College is on a four-point grading system. For each semester
hour, a grade of A has 4 grade points; B, 3 grade points; C, 2
grade points; D, 1 grade point. The maximum grade point score
is 4.00 representing an A average. The grade point average is
arrived at by dividing the total number of grade points earned
by the number of hours attempted. All grades except I, WP, W,
P, and NP are used in the GPA computation.
Academic Good Standing
In order to achieve and remain in academic good standing at Blinn
College, a student must maintain a cumulative grade point average
of at least 2.0 (C). A 2.0 cumulative grade point average is the
minimum required for graduation.
Scholastic Probation or Suspension
A student who falls below a 2.0 cumulative grade point average
at the close of any long semester, excluding the summer school
term, will be placed on scholastic probation. A student who fails
to achieve a minimum cumulative average of 1.85 at the close of
the next semester following the start of probation will be suspended.
At the end of the third semester, the student must have an overall
grade point average of 2.00 or better to continue in school.
Students transferring
from another college with less than a 2.0 grade point average,
if admitted, are admitted on scholastic probation. The transfer
student must achieve a 2.0 average on work completed at Blinn
College at the close of the probationary semester.
A student placed on
scholastic probation becomes ineligible to be a candidate for
an elective or appointive office of a college-sponsored activity
or social organization. This restriction does not apply if participation
is part of the requirements of a college course. The student may
be required to forfeit college scholarships, be ineligible to
represent the College, and may be subject to a loss of veterans'
benefits and other financial aid.
Should extenuating
circumstances prevent any student from achieving the required
2.0 GPA during the probationary semester, an appeal for readmission
may be made to the Admissions Committee.
Disciplinary Probation
Blinn College maintains rules and regulations and reserves the
right to dismiss or to place on disciplinary probation a student
who violates or commits an infraction of the rules. The College
reserves the right to remove the probation. A student who is placed
on disciplinary probation forfeits the privilege of holding elective
offices and honors. Any student placed on disciplinary probation
or dismissed by the Disciplinary Committee will be afforded due
process as provided by Blinn College Board policy. Additional
information concerning disciplinary rules and regulations is included
in the Blinn College Student Handbook.
Withdrawal From College
A student who desires to withdraw from the College after registration
must secure an official discharge from the Office of Admissions
and Records after returning all property belonging to
the College, and clearing all financial accounts.
Residence Hall students
must turn in their room and post office keys, and leave their
rooms clean. They must get a clearance concerning possible room
damage in order to receive a refund on their room deposit. Refunds
must be requested from the Housing Office.
In accordance with
state statute, should a student register and withdraw prior to
the first day of classes, all tuition, fees (except registration
fees and identification card fee), room and board will be refunded.
Tuition and fees will
be refunded to a student who withdraws in good standing during
the first four weeks of a regular semester, or the first week
of a summer semester, according to the refund schedule. The refund
on board is proportional calculated on a weekly basis. There is
no refund on rent.
If a student who has
a scholarship withdraws before the end of the semester, the scholarship
is revoked, and the student may be required to repay the scholarship
fund.
Return of Title
IV Funds Policy
The Higher Education Amendments of 1998 changed
the formula for calculating the amount of aid a student and school
can retain when the student totally withdraws from all classes.
Students who withdraw from all classes prior
to completing more than 60% of an enrollment
term will have their eligibility for aid recalculated based on
the percent of the term completed. For example, a student who
withdraws completing only 30% of the term will have "earned" only
30% of any Title IV aid received. The school and/or the student
must return the remaining 70%. The Financial Aid Office encourages
you to read this policy carefully. If you are thinking about withdrawing
from all classes PRIOR to
completing 60% of the semester, you should contact the Financial
Aid Office to see how your withdrawal will affect your financial
aid.
1. The policy shall apply to all student who withdraw, drop
out or are expelled from Blinn College, and receive financial
aid from Title IV funds:
a. The term "Title IV Funds" refers to the Federal financial
aid programs authorized under the Higher Education Act of
1965 (as amended) and includes the following programs:
Unsubsidized
Federal Family Education (FFEL) Loans, subsidized FFEL loans,
FFEL Plus loans, Federal Pell Grants, Federal Supplemental
Equal Opportunity Grants (FSEOG), Leveraging Educational Assistance
Partnership Grants (LEAP Grants).
b.
A student's withdrawal date is:
- the date the
student began the institution's withdrawal process or officially
notifies the institution of intent to withdraw, or
- the
midpoint of the period for a student who leaves without
notifying the institution; or
- the
student's last date of attendance at a documented academically
related activity.
1. Title IV aid is earned in a prorated manner on a
per diem basis up to and including the 60% point in the semester.
Title IV aid and all other aid is viewed as 100% earned after
that point in time.
a. The percentage of Title IV aid earned shall be calculated
as follows:
Number of days completed by student divided by Total
number of days in term* = Percent of term completed
The percent of term completed shall be the percentage of Title
IV aid earned by the student. *The total number of calendar
days in a term of enrollment shall exclude any scheduled breaks
of more than five days.
b. The percentage of Title IV aid unearned (i.e., to be returned
to the appropriate program) shall be 100% minus the percent
earned.
c. Unearned aid shall be returned first
by Blinn College from the student's account calculated as
follows:
Total institutional charges times percent of unearned aid
= amount returned to program(s)
Unearned Title IV aid shall be returned to the following programs
in the following order:
1. Unsubsidized Stafford Loan
2. Subsidized Stafford Loan
3. Parent Loans to Undergraduate Students (PLUS)
4. Federal Pell Grant
5. Federal SEOG
6. Other Title IV grant programs
Exception: no program can receive a refund if the student
did not receive aid from that program.
d. When the total amount of unearned aid is greater than
the amount returned by Blinn College from the student's account,
the student is responsible for returning unearned aid to the
appropriate program(s) as follows:
1. Unsubsidized Stafford Loan*
2. Subsidized Stafford Loan*
3. Parent Loans to Undergraduate Students (PLUS)*
4. Federal Pell Grant**
5. Federal SEOG**
6. Other Title IV grant programs**
* Loan amounts are returned with the terms of the promissory
note.
**Amounts to be returned by the student to federal grant programs
will receive a 50% discount.
2. Refunds and adjusted bills will be sent to the student's
home address on file in the Registrar's Office following withdrawal.
Students are responsible for any portion of their institutional
charges that are left outstanding after the Title IV funds are
returned.
3. Institutional and student responsibilities in regard to the
return of Title IV funds
a. Blinn College's responsibilities in regard to the Title
IV funds include:
- Providing each student with the
information given in this policy
- Identifying students who are affected
by this policy and completing the Return of Title IV Funds
calculation for those students;
- returning any Title IV funds that
are due the Title IV programs.
b. The student's responsibilities in regard to the return
of Title IV funds include:
- Becoming familiar with the Return
of Title IV policy and how complete withdrawal affects eligibility
for Title IV aid;
- Returning to the Title IV programs
any funds that were disbursed directly to the student and
which the student was determined to be ineligible for via
the Return of Title IV funds calculation.
4. The fees, procedures, and policies listed above superseded
those published previously and are subject to change at any
time.
5. Any notification of a withdrawal or
cancellation of classes should be in writing and addressed to
the Admission's Office. A copy of such document will be taken
to the Financial Aid Office. Credit Hour program example:
Step 1. Determine the percentage of time the student was enrolled
as of withdrawal.
- A student withdrew after attending 20
days of a payment period that spans 107 days from first day
to last. The period includes one 7-day break that begins on
a Thursday and ends on the following Wednesday (classes resume
on Thursday). Excluding this break leaves 100 calendar days
in the period. This student was enrolled for 20% (20/100) of
the payment period.
Step 2. Determine the amount of aid earned by the student.
- Andrew was awarded $5,000 in Title IV
funds per payment period, and all of it had been disbursed by
the time he withdrew. He attended 20% of the payment period,
thus he earned $1,000 (20% of $5,000).
Step 3. Compare the amount earned to the amount disbursed.
- For instance above, Andrew only earned
$1,000 but received $5,000. $4,000 would need to be returned
to Title IV.
Step 4. Allocate the responsibility for returning unearned
aid between the school and the student.
Institutional charges for the period would have to be determined.
An example:
Percentage of Title IV aid unearned using
Andrews information= 80%
Multiply $3,000 times 80% = $2,400
Compare the amount of Title IV aid to be returned ($4,000) to
above. The school must return the lesser amount ($2,400).
Step 5. Distribute the unearned funds back to the Title
IV programs.
- Subtract the amount
of Title IV aid due from the school from the amount of Title
IV aid to be returned. $4,000 minus $2,400 = $1,600
- The student (or
parent for a PLUS loan) must return unearned aid for which the
student is responsible by repaying funds as noted in the policy
up to the total net amount disbursed from each source, after
subtracting the amount the school will return. Amounts to be
returned to grants are reduced by 50%**.
1. Unsubsidized Stafford Loan*
2. Subsidized Stafford Loan*
4. Federal Pell Grant**
3. Parent Loans to Undergraduate Students (PLUS)*
5. Federal SEOG**
6. Other Title IV grant programs**
*Loan amounts are returned with the terms of the promissory
note. No further action is required other than notification to
the holder of the loan of the student's withdrawal date.
Student wanting to
withdraw from school must submit a letter requesting withdrawal
or complete the Blinn College
Exit/Withdrawal Clearance Form.
If the student submits a letter requesting withdrawal, the effective
date of withdrawal will be the postmark date of the letter minus
one day. When submitting the exit/withdrawal clearance form, the
effective date of withdrawal will be the date the form is received
by the Admissions and Records office. All requests for withdrawal
must include full name, social security number, and student signature.
Withdrawal letters should be addressed to the Office
of Admissions and Records, 902 College Ave., Brenham, Texas 77833.
Students attending any Bryan
Campus should address their letters to
the Office of Admissions and Records,
P.O. Box 6030, Bryan, Texas 77805-6030.
Students attending the Schulenburg campus
should address their letters to the Office
of Admissions and Records, 100 Ranger Dr., Schulenburg, TX 78956.
Students electing to fax their withdrawal
requests should use the appropriate fax numbers listed below:
Brenham Campus - (979) 830-4110
Bryan Campus - (979) 209-7229
Schulenburg Campus - (979) 743-3978
Page Last Updated:
May 6, 2004
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