Withdrawal Information
Review the resources on this page to determine the academic and financial impacts of withdrawing from a class.
Financial Impact
Aid Recalculation
When you withdraw from a class, your instructor will be asked to verify your participation in the class. Non-participation in the class may affect your federal financial aid. For more information, visit the Financial Aid Office's Aid Recalculation Due to Registration Changes page.
Tuition Charges
A withdrawn class remains on your record and bill. If you plan to enroll in another class, please review the Tuition Overload Policy and contact to determine how adding a new class will impact your bill.
Academic Impact
Withdrawals are subject to the requirements specified by your instructor in their syllabus.
When you withdraw, a temporary withdrawal grade (WT) will be assigned. Your instructor will be required to verify your participation in their class and finalize your withdrawal grade by the grading deadline. Below are the possible final grades for an official withdrawal.
- W:ÌýIndicates an Official Withdrawal With Academic Attendance
- WX:ÌýIndicates an Official WithdrawalÌýWithdrawal Without Academic Attendance
- F:ÌýIndicates Failure
Review the officialÌýGrading Scales for more information.
Re-Enrolling in the Class
If you wish to re–enroll, you will need to submit anÌýAdd/Drop Form:
- Only the student and instructor signatures are needed.Ìý(You do not need to obtain the offering college signature.)
- Indicate either on the form or in the email that you are requesting to re–enroll in the class.
- Completed Add/Drop Forms should be emailed toÌýadd-drop@uc.eduÌýor submitted via the upload form. (Pictures taken from a smartphone are acceptable as long as they are legible.)
Note: If you also need to change credit hours or change how your class is graded (normal, pass/fail, or audit), refer to the those instructions in the next section below; additional information will be required on the Add/Drop Form.
Editing Credit Hours or Grading Option
If you have already withdrawn in an attempt to edit your credit hours or grading option, you will need to complete an Add/Drop Form. To re-enroll and adjust the credit hours or grading option, please make sure the following information is on your form.
- In theÌýAdd sectionÌýof the form, write the amount ofÌýcredit hours and grading optionÌý³Ù³ó²¹³ÙÌýshould beÌýon your record.
- In theÌýDrop sectionÌýof the form, write the amount ofÌýcredit hours and grading optionÌýin which you areÌý³¦³Ü°ù°ù±ð²Ô³Ù±ô²âÌýregistered.
- Student, instructor, and college signatures areÌýrequiredÌýin the Add section.
- Completed Add/Drop Forms should be emailed toÌýadd-drop@uc.eduÌýor submitted via the upload form.ÌýPictures taken from a smartphone are acceptable as long as they are legible.
If you have not yet withdrawn but wish to edit your credit hours, follow the instructions for editing a class after the 100% refund on our Registration How to Guide.
Note: We will re-enroll you in the original class and your credit hours or grading option will be edited as requested.ÌýYou will be charged for the credit hours listed in the Add section of your form.ÌýFilling the form out as listed above helps us know exactly how many credit hours should be on your record/bill.
Switching Sections
If you withdrew in an attempt to switchÌýsections, you will need anÌýAdd/Drop Form.ÌýNote: This only applies to section changes for the same course (e.g., switching between two sections of ENGL 1001).
- In theÌýAdd section,Ìýindicate the section you wish to add.ÌýTheÌýrequired signaturesÌýare
- Student,
- New section instructor, and
- New section offering college.
- In theÌýDrop section,Ìýindicate the section in which you are currently enrolled. Only student the signature is required in the Drop section.
- Completed Add/Drop Forms should be emailed toÌýadd-drop@uc.eduÌýor submitted via the upload form.ÌýPictures taken from a smartphone are acceptable as long as they are legible.
If you have not yet withdrawn but wish to switch sections, follow the instructions for switching sections after the 100% refund on our Registration How to Guide.
If the sections are in the same sessionÌý(e.g., Full Session, First Half Session, or Second Half Session),Ìýwe will remove the original sectionÌýfrom your record andÌýadd you to the new section.ÌýThere will be no new charge to your bill.
If the sessions are differentÌý(e.g., withdrawing from a First Half Session section and adding a Full Session or Second Half Session section), you willÌýkeep the withdrawal for the original classÌýon your record and bill, andÌýthe new section will be force–addedÌýto your schedule/bill.ÌýNote: Depending on how many credits you are adding for the new section, adding a new section in a different session may put you intoÌýTuition Overload. Billing/tuition questions should be directed toÌý.
Need More Help?
If you have any additional questions not answered on this page, please contact us at registrar@uc.edu.