University Withdrawals

To leave the University, you must withdraw officially by completing the following procedure. Failure to follow this procedure may jeopardize the right to withdrawal without penalty and to any refunds (see Refunds Policy in the catalog section on Expenses).

To withdraw from the University prior to the end of the drop/add period for the semester in which you are enrolled, you must notify the Registrar’s Office in writing. That office will remove you from your classes and notify the Business Office that you will not be attending the current semester. You must contact the Business Office to arrange any refund that may be due to you.

If you withdraw after the end of the drop/add period for a semester in which you are enrolled, your permanent academic record will always carry one of the following notations, as well as the date on which withdrawal procedures were completed. You will receive a W in each class if you withdraw within the first eight weeks of classes; W or WF depending on the circumstances surrounding your withdrawal after eight weeks; or FX, unofficial withdrawal. A W or WF will not be considered after the last day of classes.

To be eligible for the W after the first eight weeks of classes, you must provide written documentation of extenuating circumstances
(such as medical problems) to the Office of the Vice President for Student and Educational Services. With approval of the Office of
the Provost, the Registrar’s Office will post a W for all courses and notify all other relevant campus offices of your withdrawal.

If you withdraw without notification, the date of withdrawal will not be known, and you will not be entitled to Ws on your transcript; grades will reflect instructors’ appraisal of your overall performance, usually FX.

If you officially withdraw from the University near the end of a semester because of academic difficulty and receive WFs in courses for which you were registered, you may, as a result of your new cumulative grade point average, be academically dismissed from the University. Once you withdraw, particularly for reasons other than medical, the University is not obliged to readmit you. Readmission especially will not be approved if you withdraw to circumvent regulations.