Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Information about Withdrawing from the current term
Your education is important, and we would like the opportunity to help keep you on track. You are strongly encouraged to contact your academic advisor or our office if you are having problems with your health, a family emergency, or other unusual circumstances so that we may have an opportunity to be of assistance.
Withdrawing from the current term or reducing course load may affect the following:
- Financial Aid - Withdrawing from the current term may affect your satisfactory academic progress and your ability to obtain financial aid in the future. Be sure to speak with a financial aid officer to learn how this will affect your financial aid status.
- Optional Student Health Insurance – If you have questions, contact Health and Wellness Services Billing and Insurance at (509) 335-3575, ext. #3 or visit their web site.
Academic Term of Withdrawal
Students who receive their academic advising through WSU Online, or students who are enrolled in courses only through WSU Online, should withdraw with WSU Online.
Summer Semester- WSU Online courses are 12 weeks in summer unless otherwise specified, therefore, cancellation policy and deadlines are condensed. See the student handbook for the prorated refund schedule.
- Students may withdraw prior to the first day of class by simply going to myWSU and selecting the Add, Drop, Withdraw line from the right-hand menu.
- Once the summer semester begins, students may cancel through the end of the third week of the 12-week semester (or according to a prorated schedule for shorter academic terms) which will result in a student’s transcript being marked "withdrew (date)." Individual courses will not be recorded.
- Withdrawing from the current term after the third week of summer semester through the last day of instruction (end of the 12th week) will result in the transcript being marked "Withdrew (date)", and a grade of "W" will be recorded for each course.
Spring and Fall Semesters- WSU Online courses are 16 weeks long, unless otherwise specified. See the student handbook for the prorated refund schedule.
- Students may withdraw prior to the first day of class by simply going to myWSU/Academics/Register
- Withdrawing from the current term during the first four weeks of the semester (or according to a prorated schedule for shorter academic terms) will result in a student’s transcript being marked "Withdrew (date)." Individual courses will not be recorded.
- Withdrawing from the current term after the fourth week through the last day of instruction (end of the 15th week) will result in the transcript being marked "Withdrew (date)," and a grade of "W" will be recorded for each course.
Completing the Withdrawal Process
Students who wish to withdraw from the current term must fill out an online Withdraw from the Current Term form, using their network I.D. and password. Students experiencing technical problems should contact WSU Online at (800) 222-4978 or send an email message to online.registrar@wsu.edu. Students who do not know their network I.D. and password should contact WSU Online to discuss other arrangements for completing the form. Students are not required to have a special reason to withdraw from the current term; however, there might be alternatives that should be considered before making this decision.
Students on academic probation during the semester in which they withdraw from the current term should contact their academic advisor at WSU Online before completing the withdrawal to confirm re-enrollment and/or other options by calling ((800) 222-4978).
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