This past summer, a team from Enrollment Services led a collaborative review and redevelopment project focused on the Withdrawal from the University policy. The team applied core values of compliance, administrative efficiency, and student persistence to the policy redevelopment process. After engaging with stakeholders across campus to draft language and ensure feedback was obtained, the updated Withdrawal from the University policy became effective in fall 2024.
Students may now initiate a withdrawal anytime and for any reason from the Class Starts date through the Class Ends date. For reference, in the fall and spring terms, the Class Ends date is typically the Friday before the week of final examinations. Students who withdraw after the Last Day to Drop with No Grade Reported will receive “W” grades on their official transcript. “0.0” grades will no longer be issued for students who withdraw from a term.
After the Class Ends date, students interested in withdrawing for that semester or a previous semester must request a retroactive withdrawal. The new policy includes information about circumstances for consideration of a retroactive withdrawal and where requests may be initiated.
The full Withdrawal from the University policy is available in the Academic Programs Catalog. Additional information for students exploring withdrawal has also been added to the Office of the Registrar’s Withdrawal webpage.