After the add-drop period ends, the only routinely permissible
changes of registration are withdrawals from individual courses or
withdrawal from all courses. Both actions are allowed without academic
penalty until the end of the seventh week, and either may be
accomplished with a form that is available from the Office of the
Graduate Registrar and the Office of the Graduate School. The date on
which the graduate registrar receives notice of withdrawal from the
student governs the academic and financial consequences of the
withdrawal. Students withdrawing from a course after the seventh week
need the approval of the dean's office, are required to provide a
letter indicating academic status in the course from the course
instructor, and could receive failing grades at the discretion of the
instructor. A student who stops attending a course without notifying
the registrar will receive a grade of F in that course. No refunds of
tuition are given for individual course withdrawals after the drop
period ends. A student who withdraws from all courses may receive a
partial refund, however, according to the rules described in the
section on refunds in the Tuition and Fees chapter. Withdrawal of any
sort is not permitted during the last two weeks of classes.
