A student withdrawing from the university without having completed the courses for which he or she is registered may do so at any time prior to the final week of regular classes of a semester or session by filing an Application for Semester Withdrawal at the Registrar's Office, Warriner 212.

The Office of the Registrar will attempt to verify the reason for withdrawal, determine the effective date of the withdrawal, and process the application.

A student will automatically receive W's as an indicator of withdrawal through the tenth week of the Fall and Spring semesters or through the midpoint of all courses shorter than one semester.

Students withdrawing from the university between the tenth week and the Friday of the 14th week will receive W's for passing work of D- or better and E's for failing work.  During this period, students enrolled in a CR/NC only course will receive W's for passing work of C- or better (Note: beginning Fall 2004 passing work will receive a grade of C or better) and a grade of E (which is converted to NC) for failing work.

During this period from the 10th week until Friday of the 14th week, the Withdrawal Memo will be forwarded to the instructors for assignment of a W or E grade along with the notification of withdrawal.  Each instructor will return the form to the Registrar's Office after assigning the grade and signing the form.

In cases involving academic dishonesty, the determination of the grade shall be left to the discretion of the instructor. 

No student may withdraw from the university during the week preceding final examination week.

A student following the above procedures may receive certain refunds, if eligible, in accordance with university regulations.

A student leaving the university without filing a semester withdrawal form will not be eligible for refunds and will not be eligible to receive a grade of "W".

You may view the current semester's withdrawal deadlines here.