Over 800 students withdraw from their courses at USP

861 students have withdrawn from 1,332 courses at the University of the South Pacific due to the current circumstances.

In a statement, the USP says this is as of 31st May this year and is equivalent to 3.2% of Semester 1 students.

We have sent questions to USP on whether these students have managed to get the refund for their fees.

The USP says there are also students who have not logged in on the online learning platform (Moodle) from the time COVID-19 situation started due to various reasons.

It says this number is still being finalised and the University is making every effort to encourage students to connect remotely.

The USP has converted 253 face-to-face courses to online modes.

The USP says if a student fails a course in Semester 1 2020, neither the course nor the grade will appear on the student’s transcript, nor will the grade affect their GPA. To pass a course, students will need to demonstrate, via their performance, that they have met the learning outcomes of the course.

This will differ for each course and students are requested to check with their respective Course Coordinators.

A Fail grade will mean that a student has not successfully completed a course however the failed course will not appear on student’s Official Academic Transcript ans will not be used in any GPA calculations.