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Drop/Withdraw

Policies for Dropping a Course or Withdrawing from the University.

Dropping a course (not withdrawing) by the deadline can be done through:

  • Buff Advisor
  • In person at the Office of the Registrar
  • By fax or letter including signature, student ID, course and section and term.


Withdrawing is dropping all classes in a semester (with the option of returning). Withdrawing or dropping your last class cannot be accomplished through Buff Advisor. Withdrawing by the deadline can be done through:

  • Completing and returning the withdrawal form with signature to the Office of the Registar in person, by fax or mail.
  • In person at the Office of the Registrar


Deadlines

  • Check the University calendar for deadlines.
  • For tuition and fee refunds, contact the Business Office or refer to the Schedule of Classes.
  • If you drop a course or withdraw prior to the semester beginning, there will be no record of this on your transcript.
  • 12th/4th Class Day - If you withdraw before the 12th class day (fourth class day for summer sessions) you will have no record of the semester except the notation "Student withdrew without earning credit (date)."
    • Courses dropped before the 12th/4th class day will show no record of the drop on your transcript.
    • Courses dropped after the 12th/4th class day will appear on your transcript with the appropriate drop grade (X/XF).
    • No enrollment, adds, or payments will be processed after the 12th class day (fourth class day for summer sessions).
  • Midterm - If you withdraw or drop before the end of the eighth week of a semester, the third week of a summer session or the mid-point of a specially scheduled course, the grade "X" (drop/withdraw) will be recorded on your transcript.
  • "Last day to drop or withdraw" - If you withdraw or drop after midterm and/or the deadline, a grade of pass ("X") or fail ("XF") is assigned by the instructor(s) for all courses that semester.

A student who leaves the University without making arrangements to withdraw officially through the Office of the Registrar, in person or by mail, will automatically receive a grade of "F" in all classes in which the student is enrolled. Faculty members are not allowed to withdraw a student from the University or drop a student from a course.

The registrar may cancel enrollment for reasons including, but not limited to the following:

  • Failure to comply with TSI and/or the Developmental Education Policy
  • Disciplinary reasons
  • Failure to make timely payment of tuition and fees
  • Failure to remove administrative restrictions from student records (prior to the first class day of the semester)
  • Other reasons deemed by the University