Registrar's Office - Dropping a Course
Students are encouraged to contact their advisor and/or instructor when considering dropping a course. Dropping a course may change student status for financial aid, veterans benefits, etc. Once a decision to drop is made, students may drop a course or courses according to the Drop policies below.
DROP REFUND PERIOD. Effective Fall Semester, 2011, students who officially withdraw from the college or an individual course by the end of the fourteenth (14th) calendar day of the semester will receive a 100% refund of tuition, less non-refundable fees. Students in classes that meet in a format shorter than the traditional semester (15-16 weeks) will have seven (7) calendar days from the designated start of the class to withdraw for a full refund. If the seventh (7th) or fourteenth (14th) calendar day falls on a weekend or holiday, the drop refund date will be the first business day following the weekend or holiday.
Exception: students in courses that meet for two weeks or fewer must drop by the end of the first day of the class in order to get a 100% refund. Workshops must be dropped three days prior to the workshop.
AFTER REFUND PERIOD and PRIOR TO THE DROP DEADLINE (60%) OF THE SEMESTER
See How to Determine Drop Dates
- W - Student Withdrawal: Students may submit a drop form to the Registrar's Office prior to the end of the drop period. Drop forms can be submitted by the instructor if the student, due to extenuating circumstances, is unable to submit the drop form.
AFTER THE DROP DEADLINE (60%) OF THE SEMESTER - See How to Determine Drop Dates
- WP - Withdraw Passing - Student may initiate a Withdraw Passing after the drop period. The student must have a passing grade at the time of drop. A WP does not affect GPA. Withdraw Passing forms can be initiated by the instructor, if the student, due to extenuating circumstances, is unable to initiate the drop. Withdraw Passing/Failure forms must be submitted to the Registrar's Office by the instructor.
- WF - Withdraw Failing - Students may initiate a Withdraw Failure after the drop period. The student has a failing grade at the time of the drop. A WF calculates in GPA as an F. Withdraw Passing/Failure forms must be submitted to the Registrar's Office by the instructor.
