Withdrawals and Re-admission Requirements
Institutional withdrawals
New Lines Institute distinguishes between official, student-initiated withdrawals from unofficial, administrative withdrawals.
Official withdrawals
A student may withdraw from the institute when circumstances beyond the student’s control make it impossible for him or her to complete their coursework for the semester. A student wishing to withdraw from the institute must complete the relevant section of the Institutional Withdrawal Form, obtain the school officials’ signatures, and submit the completed form to the Registrar’s Office. This is considered an official withdrawal from the institute.
A student who wants to be re-admitted to the program must wait until the next cohort. Re-admission to the program is not guaranteed.
Administrative withdrawals
If a student fails to attend for a period of 14 consecutive calendar days of classes for which they are registered in each semester, the institute will decide as to whether the student intends to return to classes or should be administratively withdrawn (unofficial withdrawal) from their program of study. The decision to maintain a student in an active status beyond the determination on the 14th day will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Students who do not attend class within the first 14 calendar days of the term will be administratively withdrawn from their course(s) and will not be permitted to re-register for that academic year.
Students who fail to register by the end of week 2 of the first semester are automatically considered administratively withdrawn from the Institute.
Withdrawals and course grades
The student will receive a grade of “W” if they withdraw by the Monday of the third week in a 4-week course. A student who does not withdraw from the institute before the deadline will receive a failing grade or a letter grade based upon their performance in the course. The institutional refund policy is applied to determine if the institution is required to provide a refund to the student.
Readmission
A student whose studies are interrupted for any reason for a period of more than 180 days, and who has been placed in a withdrawn status from the institute, must reapply for admission to the institute. Students who are readmitted to the institute are subject to the academic requirements and regulations in effect at the time of their readmission. Refer to the Withdrawn Student Re-admission Requirement section of the Academic Catalog for more details.
Students who were on an academic warning, or academic probation at the time of their withdrawal, will be placed back on those statuses and the same requirements will apply, upon successful re-admission. Students who were on academic probation will be conditionally accepted with the understanding that the student will submit a revised academic plan, approved by their academic advisor, to the Registrar’s Office to complete enrolment.