Withdrawal from any course requires sufficient cause, and may be made only with the approval of the Assistant Dean in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs. After the first week of class (the period for late registration and change of schedule) the Assistant Dean in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs will solicit the recommendation of the instructor(s) involved and the student’s academic advisor before acting upon the student’s petition to withdraw from a course or to change status from credit to audit.

Course withdrawals with a “W” may not be made later than the date posted each semester, which is approximately 10.5 weeks after the start of the semester. A student registered in a specific course who simply decides to quit attending class without completing the proper paperwork will be assigned a grade of AF (failure due to excessive absences). AF grades are grounds for probation.