Term Withdrawal

Has instruction for the term started?

  • Instruction has started:  Withdraw from Current Term instructions. Example: It is September 5, 2024 and you want to withdraw from the term Fall 2024, which started August 19, 2024. This is a "Withdraw from Current Term" and you need to do this in myWSU.

  • Instruction has NOT started:  Future Term Withdrawal instructions. Example: It is August 14, 2024 and you want to withdraw from the term Fall 2024, which starts August 19, 2024. This is a Future Term Withdrawal; you should drop your classes and review the checklist for people to notify.

Where are the deadlines listed?

More information about withdrawing from current and future terms

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To avoid charges to your Student Account, you must drop all your classes, including waitlisted classes, before the first day of the term. In myWSU (myWSU.wsu.edu), go to My Student Center, select Enroll, select the term, select the drop tab, and select the box next to each class. To complete your request click the Drop Selected Classes button, followed by the Finish Dropping button. If you have any problems, contact the Registrar's Office at (509)335-5346 or wsu.registration@wsu.edu.

You will not be eligible for aid after you drop your classes. If you plan to attend the following term, contact Financial Aid at (509) 335-9711 or finaid@wsu.edu.

Cancel your WSU housing contract by using the online termination process at https://www.livingat.wsu.edu/housing/mhc.aspx

Notify New Student Programs at orientation@wsu.edu that you will not be attending the orientation program for which you are registered.

Please log in to your FutureCoug portal https://futurecoug.wsu.edu/apply/status to cancel your admission application. The link will be at the bottom of the page.

Continuing students should not register for the upcoming term. If you have registered, to avoid charges to your Student Account, you must drop all your classes, including waitlisted classes, before the first day of the term. In myWSU (myWSU.wsu.edu), go to My Student Center, select Enroll, select the term, select the drop tab, and select the box next to each class. To complete your request click the Drop Selected Classes button, followed by the Finish Dropping button. If you have any problems, contact the Registrar's Office at (509) 335-5346 or wsu.registration@wsu.edu.

Graduate Students need to contact the Graduate School at (509) 335-1446 or gradschool@wsu.edu to cancel one's admission or registration.