Instructions to Request to Withdraw from a Class
Instructions to Process a Student’s Request to Withdraw
Several changes to Wayne State University Grading and Withdrawal policies were approved by the University's Board of Governors effective Fall Term 2006. A summary of these changes is below.
GRADING CHANGES
1. The failing grade for Undergraduates will now be F, rather than E.
2. Incompletes ("I" grades) will revert to a failing grade after one calendar year for both Undergraduates and Graduate Students.
- That means that work must be completed within one calendar year – there will be no extensions. This applies to I grades given in Fall term 2006 and after. It does not apply to I grades received in terms prior to Fall 2006.
COURSE WITHDRAWALS
3. The X Grade is being eliminated. Failure to withdraw officially before Final Exam Study Day will result in an “F” instead of an “X”.
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The X grade was previously used where students did not complete a
course or withdraw officially from it. It is a student's
responsibility to withdraw officially from a class that will not be
completed. If a student does not withdraw officially before the Final
Exam Study Day (August 13, 2008 for the Spring/Summer term), s/he will now receive a
failing grade "F" instead of the "X".
In these instances, faculty must provide a last date of attendance at
time of grade assignment.
4. Students who request course withdrawals beginning with the 5TH WEEK of the term will now receive one of these notations:
- “WP” Withdrawal with a passing grade earned to date
- “ WF” Withdrawal with a failing grade earned to date
- “ WN” Withdrawal never attended, or no graded work to date
None of these notations affect GPA.The new withdrawal policy does not affect tuition and fees, since there is no tuition cancellation provision for withdrawn courses.
We expect that you will be able to make requests to withdraw on Pipeline. More information on the new withdrawal procedure will be sent before the 5th week of the term.
NOTE: The new withdrawal policy does not apply to full-term classes dropped before the end of the 4th week of the semester. The course drop process during the first 4 weeks of the semester remains the same as before, with tuition cancellation available only for classes dropped in the first two weeks of the term.
Late Course Withdrawal Exceptions
REPEATING COURSES
5. Undergraduate students will need to see an advisor to repeat the same course a third time.
- This applies to courses taken for the first time in the Fall Term 2006.
6. Undergraduate students who have repeated three different courses overall will need to see an advisor to repeat any fourth course.
- This applies to courses repeated beginning with the Fall Term 2006.
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