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Withdrawing and Leave of Absence

Students who must withdraw from the university after the end of the last date to resign courses should consult with their academic advisor for appropriate procedures, justification, and documentation to request an Administrative Withdrawal (grade of "W").

• Administrative withdrawals are approved only in circumstances with sufficient documentation of impacted academic performance because of extenuating circumstances (i.e. medical illness, death or critical illness of an immediate family member, or military service, etc.)
• Per Faculty Senate policy, administrative withdrawal petitions based upon extraordinary circumstances are only considered for all courses in a semester (not selected courses) and are only approvable for courses no older than one semester preceding the date of the petition.
• Petitions for withdrawal from a second successive semester based on the same circumstances will not be approved.
• The University expects that every full time undergraduate student will complete a minimum of 24 credits during a year, resigning or withdrawing from coursework and not completing at least 24 credit hours within a year will be considered not making good academic progress.
• Resigning or withdrawing could affect your graduation date, for every course that is resigned or withdrawn you will have to pick up those additional credits in future semesters.
• Be sure to check with a Financial Aid Advisor, as this could impact your financial aid package (TAP, PELL, loans, scholarships, etc.)

Further information about Administrative Withdrawal from University Course Work can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Students considering leaving the university for a period of time should consult with their academic advisor. Leaves of absence are approvable under certain circumstances and may assist students in avoiding the need to file an application for readmission. Students who are leaving the university should follow these guidelines on leaving.