Penn State maintains three periods relating to course drops: the pre-semester period, the add-drop period, and the late drop period. The pre-semester period begins on the first day of scheduling and ends the day before the semester starts.
Courses may be dropped through the end of the second week of the term in fall, winter, and spring terms. Dropped courses will not appear on an academic transcript. Students may withdraw from courses during weeks 3 through 7 in fall, winter, and spring terms.
Regular drop deadline, Aug. 28. Regular add deadline, Aug. 29. Intent to graduate activation period deadline, Sept. 7. Late drop deadline, Nov. 12. Withdrawal deadline, Dec. 10. Classes end, Dec. 10. Final exams, Dec. 13-17.
The Registrar's Office is the designated point of contact for students withdrawing from Portland State. Students who are receiving financial aid or scholarships and drop or withdraw from all courses may need to repay some or all of their financial assistance to the university.
To formally drop out of Penn State, all you need to do is not enroll in (or drop any) classes for the next semester. Once that occurs, you'll automatically fall out of Penn State's system after a year. After the one-year mark, you're no longer affiliated with the university.
If you drop a class early enough in the term, it won't show up on your transcript. If you drop after the add/drop date, though, your transcript will show a "W" for withdrawal. Dropping late can also cost you, as colleges may not refund your tuition if you change your schedule after the deadline.
When students late drop a class, it appears as a withdrawal on a student's transcript/record. Students don't receive credit for the course, but it will not be factored into GPA calculations. Students must also pay a fee of $6 when they late drop a class.
Croskey notes that dropping a class is better than withdrawing, but withdrawing is better than failing. “A failing grade will lower the student's GPA, which may prevent a student from participating in a particular major that has a GPA requirement,” Croskey says.
For example, if you are going to fail or get a “D,” it's probably better to unenroll. Additionally, if the class is causing you physical or emotional stress and health-related issues like anxiety, it's not worth sacrificing your wellbeing.
MATH 140 and 141 are two of the most dreaded classes on campus — unless you're actually a fan of calculus.
The period of time at the start of each course when dropping a course can be made without receiving a $6 drop/add fee. Dropping a course during this time means that: Length of drop period is 6 calendar days during fall/spring for full-semester courses and is a calculated proportional length for all other courses.
Courses can be dropped, not added, during the Late Drop period, which is from the eleventh day of the semester to the end of the twelfth week of the semester. If a course is dropped during the Late Drop period, it will show up on your transcript as a withdrawal grade.
1 New international students will arrive several days prior to this date.
1 New international students will arrive several days prior to this date.
1 New international students will arrive several days prior to this date.
1 New international students will arrive several days prior to this date.
1 New international students will arrive several days prior to this date.
1 New international students will arrive several days prior to this date.
Adding and Dropping Courses: What You Need to Know 1 The pre-semester period begins on the first day of scheduling and ends the day before the semester starts. 2 The drop/add period begins the day that your courses start, and ends approximately 10% of the way through a course. Each semester, the University Registrar establishes an academic calendar containing these dates. If you are looking to drop a course, be sure to find out the “last day of regular drop” for your course via eLion. Once you have logged in, click on “Course Drop Dates.” The add period ends at 8 AM Eastern Time the day following the end of the drop period. 3 The late drop period starts the day after the regular drop period finishes and ends approximately 80% of the way through a course. You can find the late drop deadline for your course via eLion —click on “Course Drop Dates.” Late adding of courses during this period is not recommended in most cases and requires permission of the World Campus. You will not be able to add courses via eLion during the late drop period. I encourage you to contact your undergraduate adviser for more information.
Penn State maintains three periods relating to course drops: the pre-semester period, the add-drop period, and the late drop period. The pre-semester period begins on the first day of scheduling and ends the day before the semester starts.
This can impact the tuition, fees, student aid, and refunds applied to your bursar account.
You can find the late drop deadline for your course via eLion —click on “Course Drop Dates.”.
Before you decide whether to drop a course, it is important to work with your academic adviser to understand how changing your schedule will fit into your academic plan.
During the pre-semester period, you can add and drop courses as many times as needed to create a suitable schedule without the same financial implications. Please be mindful to check your tuition bill for updates if you make changes to your schedule (especially adding credits) after you have already paid your tuition bill.
If a course was completed before a withdrawal was processed, a grade or appropriate symbol is recorded.
Note: The Office of Student Aid and the Bursar's office will automatically be notified when the withdrawal form is processed.
Withdrawals are effective the date the form is received by the Registrar's office. Withdrawal will delay normal degree progress, and may have financial implications. Undergraduate students should contact their academic adviser to discuss alternatives. Graduate degree students should contact their academic program of study to discuss alternatives.
Graduate students must complete a withdrawal form. For more information regarding withdrawals, please see the Graduate Enrollment Services website.
A "Summer-only" withdrawal is not available to newly admitted undergraduate students during their summer of admission. New summer admits must process a regular withdrawal as outlined above.
If an undergraduate student, will have the re-enrollment fee waived. There is no re-enrollment fee for graduate students.
Indicating "Summer-only" as the effective semester on the withdrawal form will retain all courses a student has scheduled for the upcoming fall semester. Re-enrollment is not required following a summer-only withdrawal.
1 New international students will arrive several days prior to this date.
1 New international students will arrive several days prior to this date.
1 New international students will arrive several days prior to this date.
To initiate a withdrawal, students should visit the Office of the University Registrar website, and complete and submit the Withdrawal Form.
Students who process a military withdrawal: 1 will not be charged tuition for the semester of withdrawal. 2 will be charged a housing assessment to cover expenses already incurred in university housing. 3 will have unused meal plan points refunded. 4 are eligible for "military re-enrollment" to the University, assuring the student access to the same major and location as was assigned at the time of withdrawal. 5 will have the re-enrollment fee waived if they are an undergraduate student. There is no re-enrollment fee for graduate students. 6 will have a notation placed in the Special Actions and Notes section of their transcript indicating a "military" withdrawal.
Withdrawal will terminate enrollment in credit courses for current and future semesters except in the use of summer-only withdrawal. Withdrawal results in the symbol W being recorded as the course grade on a student's official transcript. If a student is a degree candidate, then at the time of withdrawal from enrollment in courses ...
Military withdrawal only is available to students who: are actively serving members (Active Duty and Reserve Duty Components) of the U.S. armed services (not a contractor or civilian working for the military), and.
Students who process a military withdrawal: will not be charged tuition for the semester of withdrawal. will be charged a housing assessment to cover expenses already incurred in university housing. will have unused meal plan points refunded.
will have the re-enrollment fee waived if they are an undergraduate student. There is no re-enrollment fee for graduate students.
If a student is a degree candidate, then at the time of withdrawal from enrollment in courses the student also withdraws from the university as a degree candidate. Thus, to enroll in courses at a later time as a degree candidate, a request for re-enrollment as a degree candidate must be made in accordance with the policies ...
If you have missed the deadlines to drop or withdraw from current courses, you may review the Deadline Appeal process.
Courses may be dropped through the end of the second week of the term in fall, winter, and spring terms. Dropped courses will not appear on an academic transcript. Students may withdraw from courses during weeks 3 through 7 in fall, winter, and spring terms. A withdrawn course will appear on the transcript with a grade as a "W".
Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) If you have questions or concerns about leaving PSU, seeking health or mental health support while on leave, and/or insurance eligibility contact Student Health & Counseling at 503-725-2800.
Check your student account balance in the Finances tab of myPSU or the Student Finances tab of Banweb. Contact the Financial Wellness Center by email at studentfinancialservice s@pdx.edu , or by calling 503-725-3440 if you have any questions about your account.
You can request official transcripts through your student account. Before requesting a transcript, be sure that all grades are posted on your record and your balance is paid. For assistance, email [email protected] or call 503-725-3220.
Library You can visit the My Accounts page to check to see if anything is checked out and/or if you have any fines. Return library books to the Millar Library (1875 SW Park Avenue). Contact [email protected] or 503-725-4617 with questions.
Reservists and National Guard ordered to active duty or veteran’s receiving education benefits should contact the Veteran Certification Officer in the Veteran’s Office at [email protected] or 503-725-8380.