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. Individual courses may
be dropped online with W grades at the registrar's website (http://registrar.rutgers.edu), or via written or email notice or in
person at the Office of the Registrar. Withdrawal from all
courses with W grades may be accomplished in writing or via email or in
person. 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 on the registrar's website at http://registrar.rutgers.edu/NB/ENROL-NB.HTM#refund. Withdrawal of
any sort is not permitted during the last two weeks of classes.
International students are required to pursue a full course of study every semester. International students should consult with the
Center for International Faculty and Student Services before
withdrawing from any course to ensure that their legal status permits
such withdrawal.
