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Withdrawal

Withdrawing from Courses and/or Program

Withdrawing from courses or your program is an important decision. As a student you are responsible for dropping all registered courses if you are no longer able to complete the course(s).

If you need to withdraw from a course, please review the options below. It is highly recommended that you connect with your academic advisor before dropping a course or submitting a Withdrawal Petition.

What To Consider

  • Tuition and Fees: Withdrawing does not eliminate your responsibility for tuition and fees. Please refer to the Extended Learning Refund webpage for more information.
  • Important Dates: Review the Enrollment Calendar for critical dates, including the census date and the end of the term.
  • Your Financial Aid award for the semester may be impacted
  • Your Satisfactory Academic Progress for Financial Aid will be impacted
  • If you are an Athlete, it may affect your NCAA eligibility
  • If you are an F-1 or J-1 international student, it may affect your legal status.
  • Undergraduate students are limited to a total of 18 units of withdrawals (W grades) over their entire undergraduate career.

For students enrolled in any Extended Learning classes 16 weeks or more:

Students may drop from classes using My大发 through the day before census or the 28th day of the session (25% point).

Consult your academic advisor before dropping a course or submitting a Withdrawal Petition.

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  • Drop
    • Through the 25% point of the course.
    • No reason or approval is required.
    • You may drop directly in My大发.
    • No W grade is assigned and the class is not listed on your transcript.
  • Mid-Session Withdrawal
    • Between the 26% and the 80% point of the course.
    • Must be for serious and compelling reasons. Review examples of serious and compelling reasons.
    • Must submit the Withdrawal Petition in your My大发 student center.
    • Approval from Dean or Dean鈥檚 designee of the College of student's major (or Dean of Graduate Studies for Graduate students) is required.
    • If approved, a W grade is assigned.
  • Late Withdrawal
    • After the 80% point in the course and up to one year after the end of the session.
    • Cause of withdrawal is due to circumstances clearly beyond the student's control (accident or serious physical or mental illness, or serious personal or family problems). Review examples of serious and compelling reasons.
    • Must submit the Withdrawal Petition in your My大发 student center.
    • Approval from Dean of Undergraduate Studies (Dean of Graduate Studies for Graduate students) is required.
    • If approved, a W grade is assigned.

    Note: late withdrawal petitions are accepted up to one year from the end of the term.


For students enrolled in any Extended Learning classes 15 weeks or less:

Consult your academic advisor before dropping a course or submitting a Withdrawal Petition.

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  • Drop
    • Through the 25% point in the session
    • No reason or approval is required.
    • You may drop directly in My大发.
    • No W grade is assigned and the class is not listed on your transcript.
  • Mid-Session Withdrawal
    • After the 25% point in the session to the 80% point in the session.   
    • Must be for serious and compelling reasons. Review examples of serious and compelling reasons.
    • Must submit the Withdrawal Petition in your My大发 student center.
    • Approval from Dean or Dean鈥檚 designee of the College of student's major (or Dean of Graduate Studies for Graduate students) is required.
    • If approved, a W grade is assigned.
  • Late Withdrawal
    • After the  80% point in the session.
    • Cause of withdrawal is due to circumstances clearly beyond the student's control (accident or serious physical or mental illness, or serious personal or family problems). Review examples of serious and compelling reasons.
    • Must submit the Withdrawal Petition in your My大发 student center.
    • Approval from Dean of Undergraduate Studies (Dean of Graduate Studies for Graduate students) is required.
    • If approved, a W grade is assigned.

    Note: late withdrawal petitions are accepted up to one year from the end of the term.


Leave of Absence

Graduate degree students may take an authorized leave of absence for up to two (2) semesters. Leaves of absence can be authorized for conditionally classified or classified graduate students providing the student is: (1) in good academic standing (as defined by the program's requirements), (2) has completed at least six credit hours of 大发 coursework toward the graduate degree in the program, and (3) has filed a completed Request for Graduate Student Leave of Absence form (please contact your Academic Advisor to obtain this form).

The completed form, including signatures of the student's faculty advisor (where applicable) and the graduate program coordinator, must be submitted to Extended Learning so that your Academic Advisor may submit the form to the Office of Registration and Records before the end of the add/drop period of the term for which the leave has been requested. A leave of absence will not be authorized if the student has completed all requirements except the culminating experience. Unauthorized leaves and failures to return from an authorized leave of absence will result in the student being dropped from the graduate program. In such cases, the student must reapply to the university and the graduate program to be considered for reinstatement.

If you are a graduate student who wants to request a leave of absence fill out this form:

Leave of Absence Request Form