Course Withdrawal Policy and the Academic Record
The Academic Calendar outlines important dates related to registration and withdrawal from courses. Policy below refers to regular terms and equivalent dates for Summer terms are published in the Academic Calendar.
- Classes dropped during the Add/Drop period (the first week for regular terms) are not recorded on the academic transcript.
- All courses for which the student is registered after the first week of
classes in a regular term will appear on the academic transcript.
- A grade of “W” (Withdrawn) will be recorded to indicate courses from which students withdraw during the next two weeks.
- A grade of "WP" (Withdrawn Passing) or "WF" (Withdrawn Failing) will be recorded to indicate courses from which students withdraw during the next 5 weeks.
- Students may not withdraw from courses during the final eight (8) weeks of a
term. In exceptional cases, e.g. serious illness of a student, permission to
withdraw from one or more courses after the tenth (10th) week of a
regular term (or equivalent in Summer terms) may be given by the Student
Admissions and Academic Standing (SAAS) Committee.
- Grades of “W,” “WP,” and
“WF” are not used in computing the GPA.
- Final grades will be recorded
for students who withdraw from the College after the last day of regular
classes (and equivalent dates)