Withdrawal Policy

Withdrawal Due to Personal Hardships 

In rare cases, students may experience a hardship beyond their control (e.g.、扩展 illness, hospitalization, debilitating accident, death of an immediate family member) that impacts their academic performance. In such cases, the student may decide it is in their best interest to withdraw. 

If the hardship occurred 之前 the withdrawal deadline 和 the student wishes to withdraw, the student should request to withdraw on 高飞 之前 the deadline (see Drop a Class instructions).

If the hardship occurred 后 the withdrawal deadline or impacted the student’s ability to withdraw by the published deadline, the student may qualify for a late withdrawal as described below. 类型 of withdrawal request depends on when the hardship occurred 和 other circumstances:

• Requests to drop an individual class with a W 后 the deadline
  Petitions of this type will only be considered if you have some documentable, extreme circumstance beyond your control that interfered with your class performance 和 (1) 发生了 后 the deadline for a W or (2) directly prevented you from withdrawing 之前 the deadline. Petitions can only be submitted for the current semester or immediately following the end of the term. If you wish to learn more, click the link for Petition to Drop a Class with a W After the Deadline.
  

• Requests to withdraw from all classes 后 the deadline
  Petitions of this type will only be considered if you have some documentable, extreme circumstance beyond your control that interfered with your class performance 和 (1) 发生了 后 the deadline for a W or (2) directly prevented you from withdrawing 之前 the deadline. Petitions can only be submitted for the current semester or immediately following the end of the term.  If you wish to learn more, click the link for Petition to Withdraw from the University After the Deadline.

• Requests to withdraw from a past semester due to hardship (Administrative Withdrawal)
  If you experienced a single semester of poor grades due to extenuating, documentable circumstances beyond your control, which may have occurred either 之前 or 后 the deadline to withdraw, 和 you have since earned at least one full semester of good grades, you may be eligible to apply for an Administrative Withdrawal from that prior semester. Your grades prior to 和 following the term in question must be satisfactory to be considered. If you wish to learn more, click the link for Petition for an Administrative Withdrawal.
  

If you think you qualify for a withdrawal due to personal hardship 后 reviewing the appropriate form, policy, 和 documentation requirements, you should consult the Dean of Students Office with your documentation 和 ask any questions you may have.

Please note that even if a withdrawal is approved, students will need to allow time for petitions to be reviewed, adjudicated, 和 processed by the Office of the Registrar. Any changes to grades may not be reflected in a student’s records for at least several weeks 后 approval.