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.
A student must cancel registration or drop all courses prior to the first day of the session to receive a full refund and not owe any fees to the university. Students withdrawing or dropping courses after 11:59 p.m. on the 7th day of the session start date are not entitled to a refund of fees or tuition.