Withdrawal Procedures

Important Notice Regarding Financial Aid
Students who completely withdraw from classes (through successive dropping of courses until they are no longer registered or in a complete withdrawal from all courses at once) are subject to the Return of Title IV refund calculation as dictated by federal regulations.  Prior to withdrawing from one or more classes, click here for information provided by the Student Financial Aid Office.

Complete Withdrawal Process
Complete (all classes) withdrawal may be initiated by the student in writing on a complete withdrawal form found in the college offices.

Actions which are not considered as official notification of withdrawal are:

• Assuming classes will be canceled for non-payment.
• Failure to attend class.
• Giving notice to an instructor.
• Stopping payment on a check used to pay fees.
• Crossing out class(es) on the schedule/bill and returning only partial payment to the cashier.
• Verbal notice to any University office.

The effective date of a withdrawal to be used in determining refunds is the date that the withdrawal is submitted to the Office of the Registrar for processing. Refunds are processed automatically upon receipt of the withdrawal and are mailed from the Office of Student Accounts. To receive 100 percent refund, a student must drop a class or classes by the eighth calendar day of the quarter regardless of the instructional fee date or the payment due date on the bill.

Individual Class Withdrawals Process
After the 15th calendar day of the quarter (see specific dates for Summer terms), but within the quarter, the student may withdraw from one or more classes, as follows:

• Students may withdraw from classes through web registration if the instructor permits web withdrawals (refer to the instructor's class syllabus).  Students and instructors both will receive e-mail notification of the withdrawal.  Students are assigned a "W" grade at the time of the withdrawal, but instructors reserve the right to change the "W" to an "F" through the final grading process.
  
• Students may also withdraw from classes in person, as follows:
  
  
  • A "Registration Change" form must be presented to the class instructor for his or her signature and, in the case of a withdrawal, indication of the appropriate grade, either "W" or "F". The last day to withdraw from a class is the 58th calendar day of the quarter (See specific dates for Summer terms).
    
  • The completed form must be brought to the One Stop Student Services Center (University Pavilion, 2nd floor) for processing.