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If you wish to drop all of your classes during a semester, you need to withdraw from the University. If you withdraw before classes begin, it is considered a cancellation and you will get a full refund (minus a $15 matriculation fee) and no notation will appear on your record. During the first 12 class days of the semester, if you withdraw from the University, the refund will vary (less the later in the semester) and the symbol "W" will be entered for the grade of any class in which you are registered. After the 12th class day and up to the final deadline to withdraw (mid-semester deadline for a long semester; last class day of a summer session), you will receive no money back and the symbol "W" will show for the grade for any class in which you are registered. After the final deadline, you will NOT be allowed a withdrawal except for urgent, substantiated, nonacademic reasons.
The following circumstances do NOT constitute nonacademic reasons for withdrawing:
• Scholastic Probation
• Failing a course(s)
• Instructor's recommendation that you should drop a course
• Avoiding scholastic dismissal
• According to University policy: "An undergraduate student on scholastic probation who withdraws from the University after the first four weeks of a long-session semester will be placed on scholastic dismissal unless the withdrawal has been granted under an exemption approved by the student's dean."
• Go to the Office of Student Affairs (CMA 4.140), present a photo ID, and request a withdrawal petition.
• If you are receiving financial aid, you must obtain the approval of the Office of Student Financial Services.
• If you are an international student, you must receive approval from the International Office.
• After all approvals have been obtained (including from the Office of Student Affairs) you must turn in the form to Registration Supervision (Rm. 16, Main Building). Petitions turned in to Registration Supervision after three working days will not be processed.
According to the General Information Bulletin: "A student who requests a medical withdrawal must submit adequate written documentation from the treating physician to the medical director of the Student Health Center, who will instruct the registrar to withdraw the student under specified conditions."
In other words, if you wish to attempt this type of withdrawal, you must begin the process at the Student Health Center, and NOT at the Office of Student Affairs. The Health Center will inform you of the rules and specifications for the withdrawal and for returning to the University.
The College of Communication adheres to The University policy on Retroactive Withdrawals.
If you are admitted with deficiencies from high school, they will be listed in your acceptance letter and on your degree audit. The areas of deficiencies are: Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Foreign Language. You should check with the Office of Student Affairs (CMA 4.140) to learn more about the procedure to remove deficiencies. Remove them as early as possible to avoid problems later in your academic career. Courses used to remove deficiencies will not count for degree credit.
The College of Communication no longer assesses a penalty for foreign language deficiencies.