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Dropping a course

If you have any doubts about your readiness for the work required in your SU course, you should discuss it with your instructor before the drop date. The University's regulations concerning dropping a course, described below, apply to all SU students. Dropping a course with a school guidance department or instructor DOES NOT remove you from the Syracuse University list.

In order to drop a course, you must complete a drop form (available from the instructor or from this website), obtain signatures, and mail or fax it to the Project Advance office. This will remove you from the class list and remove all financial obligations to the University. The specific dates for voluntarily dropping courses and receiving a 100% refund can be found on the registrar's calendar. SU will not issue tuition refunds after these dates.

If your family moves out of the district, or if a major illness or accident requires you to drop all high school courses for an extended period, you may receive a 100% tuition refund up to the 10th week of the semester. If you drop the course(s) under these conditions, you will not receive any SU credit. Involuntary drops or withdrawals after the 10th week are evaluated by SU on a case-by-case basis.

 Download drop form here.

Withdrawing from a course

After the official SU drop dates, you may withdraw from a course, and the symbol WD (withdrawal) is recorded on your transcript. The option of withdrawing from a course and having a WD instead of a grade recorded on your SU transcript extends to two weeks before the last day of classes.

However, if you withdraw from the first semester of American history, biology, calculus, chemistry, statistics, or writing/English, you will not be eligible to enroll in the second course of the sequence.

If you repeat courses or units of courses for any reason, both grades will appear on your transcript, but only the later grade will be calculated in your grade point average.

Download withdraw form here.

NOTE: Withdrawal from a course after the official drop deadline does not remove the student/parent financial obligation to the University; it only removes a grade. If tuition is not paid, the student will be placed on financial hold and will not be issued an SU transcript.

Information regarding University policies can be found online at www.syr.edu/publications/undergradcat.