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Course Drops and Withdrawals

Statement of Policy 

Students are responsible for their enrollments and are expected to participate in all courses for which  they are registered until they complete, drop, or withdraw from those courses.  After the start of the  term, students have specific opportunities to remove an enrolled course from their schedule:  

  • STUDENT DROP: Courses dropped by the Drop Deadline on the Academic Calendar will not  appear on transcripts. Students are responsible to drop the courses in which they do not plan  to participate or complete. 

  • AUTO-DROP: Students who never participate in a course will be auto-dropped on Day 8. Participation is determined by logging in to the course in Canvas. Auto dropped courses will not appear on transcripts. 

  • WITHDRAWAL: Courses withdrawn after the Drop Deadline and before the Withdrawal  Deadline listed on the Academic Calendar, will appear on transcripts with a W grade (official  withdrawal). W grades are not calculated into the GPA.  

  • UNOFFICIAL WITHDRAWAL: Students who stop attending class but do not officially withdraw by  the withdrawal deadline will receive an Unofficial Withdrawal (UW). The UW is calculated in the  GPA as a failing grade (E or F). 

APPROVER 
System Exchange Team Executive Group (SETEG) 

APPROVAL DATE 
2023.08.28 

POLICY STEWARD 
Registrar 

EXECUTIVE SPONSOR 
Student Services Vice President 

APPLICABILITY 
This policy applies to all BYU-Pathway Worldwide students.