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a 16-week semester. Illinois Tech follows the standard Carnegie Unit, requiring 750 contact minutes of instruction per credit hour, regardless of the length of the term. Non-degree continuing education programs award Continuing Education Units (CEU). In general, courses offered only for CEU credit use only Pass/Fail grading.
EE. Withdrawal Process
1. Undergraduate degree-seeking students who withdraw from all of their courses are in effect withdrawing from Illinois Tech. Non-attendance does not imply withdrawal. All requests for withdrawal begin with the Office of Academic Affairs which will provide assistance with the successful resolution of all outstanding obligations to Illinois Tech. International Students must also comply with additional regulations when withdrawing from Illinois Tech. See https://web.iit.edu/international-center. Any undergraduate student who is not in attendance for a semester must apply for reinstatement in the Office of Academic Affairs.
2. Graduate students who wish to withdraw from their program must complete a University Withdrawal or Leave of Absence Form online. Login to the http://my.iit.edu/ portal and look for the Academic Affairs channel under the Academics tab. This must be approved by the academic advisor, academic unit head and the graduate Dean, and filed with the student services center. International students wishing to withdraw must also contact the International Student Center.
VI. MIES CAMPUS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: POLICIES AND REGULATIONS
Membership participation in student organizations can be a meaningful part of a student’s educational experience. Valuable lessons in leadership, planning and organization are some of the benefits of involvement in organizations on campus. Membership in student organizations is open to all regularly enrolled students of Illinois Tech and Vandercook College of Music.
A. Organizational Recognition
Student organizations must apply for and maintain university recognition with the Office of Campus Life. Staff members will work with individuals to form a new student organization and/or register a current one. Organizations in the formation stage will be to meet with a staff member in the Office of Campus Life and are required to meet with the Office of Campus Life staff prior to arranging a meeting with SGA (https://sites.google.com/iit.edu/sga/). After the potential new organization is approved during a Student Government Association Senate meeting, the new organization will need to attend a student organization training with a campus life staff member to complete the formal recognition. The Office of Campus Life reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to withhold recognition from those prospective organizations whose purpose is deemed to be in conflict with the institutional mission or operation of Illinois Tech.
Recognized organizations can maintain their recognition by registering the organization with the Office of Campus Life at the beginning of the academic year. Registration requires an organization to accomplish to the satisfaction of the Office of Campus Life each of the tasks listed below.
Complete the online registration through the Office of Campus Life
● Submit a list of all officers and the faculty/staff advisor(s) for the organization. All organizations must have a faculty or staff advisor in order to achieve or maintain recognition.
● Attend student organization Orientation Workshops each academic year; topics include programming, finance, event management and more. Presidents and treasurers must attend.
● Remain in good standing with the Office of Campus Life; organization status is evaluated by
professional staff in areas of finance, behavior, academics and judicial affairs.
● Organization must maintain a minimum of 7 members to be an active organization.
Contact the Office of Campus Life via email (campus.life@iit.edu) with any questions regarding the registration process.
Recognized organizations are eligible for support and services, such as reservation of space for meetings and events, mailbox space, account management, advising support from the Office of Campus Life, access to the Student Organization Center, announcements in IIT Today, slides on the TV screens around campus,
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