What Is an Arterial Blood Gas Test? An arterial blood gas test, commonly known as an ABG, is performed on blood from an artery. It is used to see how well the lungs are functioning and to determine the effectiveness of respiratory therapies, such as the use of a ventilator, CPAP, BiPAP or oxygen.
Drop Date â is the last day in a semester when a student can withdraw from a course before course completion without having a grade assigned for the class. Students that are likely to fail a course may decide to drop (withdraw from) the course to avoid having a failing grade lower their overall grade point average.
Online I: Permission and Late Fee Needed to Add a Course Mon August 29. Online I: Last Day to Drop Course and Not be on Record (W not recorded) Tues August 30. Online I: Withdrawal from Course -- W on Record Wed August 31. Last Day for Grade Change (including from Incompletes) for Spring/Summer 2016 Fri September 2.