Adding Dropping or Withdrawing from Online and Weekly Courses
Weekly, online, and/or independent studies may be added and dropped during the first week of classes of a semester. For half-terms, only the first week of the first half-term of that semester can classes be added. During any half-term (no matter the semester), classes can be dropped during the first week. Dropped courses will be removed from the student’s transcript during this first week. Semesterly courses from which the student withdraws during the second, third, and fourth week of school receive a W on the transcript whereas half-term courses only allow a student to drop during the second and third week of the half-term to receive a W. For a course that meets the entire semester, the fifth through twelfth week of the semester, a grade of WP or WF is assigned, as determined by the instructor. For half-terms, during the fourth through the sixth week of the semester, a grade of WP or WF is assigned as determined by the instructor. WF grades are calculated into the GPA as F grades. Beyond the twelfth week of a semester, an F will be recorded on the transcript for any classes from which the student withdraws. Beyond the sixth week of a half-term, an F will be recorded on a transcript for any course withdrawals.
During the abbreviated summer semester, on-ground weekly courses from which the student withdraws during the first quarter of the semester will receive a W on the transcript. During the second and third quarter of the semester, a grade of WP or WF is assigned as determined by the instructor. During the last quarter of the semester, an F grade will be received in all weekly on-ground classes from which the student withdraws. Online weekly classes follow the half-term withdrawal schedule as during fall and spring semesters. Specific dates are published in the Academic Calendar.