After the add-drop period ends, the only routine 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. The date on which the
graduate registrar receives notice of withdrawal from the student
governs the academic and financial consequences of the withdrawal. Any
student withdrawing from a course after the seventh week needs the
approval of the dean's office, is required to provide a letter
indicating academic status in the course from the course instructor,
and could receive a failing grade 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.
