Official Withdrawal from College
Withdrawing from college means dropping all classes for which a student is registered in any given semester. Students who find it necessary to withdraw from college may do so in Student Online Services (SOS) through the first week of a semester. Students who need to withdraw from college after the first week of the semester must complete a Withdrawal form, secure a signature from their assigned advisor, and then take the completed form to the Records and Registration Office before the last day to drop, as outlined above. Specific drop dates are posted online and are available at the Records and Registration Office. Students who withdraw from college before the semester begins will display no activity for those classes on their transcript. Students who withdraw from college after the semester begins will display a “W” grade for those classes on their transcript. A withdrawal is not official until it is received by the Records and Registration Office. It is the responsibility of the student to see that all forms, with appropriate signatures, reach that office.
Students who register for classes but do not plan to attend must complete a Withdrawal form or notify the Records and Registration Office in writing prior to the first day of the semester in order to avoid being subject to Administrative Withdrawal or potentially receiving failing grades. Failure to attend class once registered does not cancel registration. Students who fail to withdraw by the last day to drop must remain enrolled in scheduled classes. Failure to officially withdraw from college will potentially result in failing grades being recorded on the student’s transcript.
Please refer to the Refund web page for information regarding the financial impact of withdrawing from college.
Medical Withdrawal from College
A student who documents medical reasons for withdrawing from classes will be permitted to withdraw from classes, with a “W” recorded on the transcript, beyond the official drop date. The student must present a document from an appropriate medical professional citing the reason for the required withdrawal. The document must list the date of the first medical visit and the date the student will be permitted to return to regular classes. The request for withdrawal must be presented prior to the last day of the semester for which the withdrawal is desired. The student must withdraw from all classes scheduled in the semester of the request. No refund will be given in the case of a medical withdrawal.
Administrative Withdrawal
Students for whom the college initiates a withdrawal from classes for non-payment or non-attendance will be subject to an Administrative Withdrawal Fee of $10.00 per registered credit hour at the time of the withdrawal. In the case of non-payment, if a student chooses to continue in classes for the current semester by making payment in full, he or she will receive a Re-enrollment Refund equal to one half of the assessed Administrative Withdrawal Fee. Students must re-enroll in all classes for which they were registered at the time of the Administrative Withdrawal. Students who are administratively withdrawn from their classes will not receive a grade, and therefore will display no activity for those classes on their transcript.
Student Online Services (S.O.S.)
SOS is an interface to student education records.