Student Handbook 2023

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Course Withdrawals

Students must meet with their Academic and Student Support Advisor in order to formally drop or withdraw from a course. For that action to be properly reflected on an academic transcript, a proper documentation must be completed and submitted to the Registration Office by the Academic and Student Support Advisor. Notifying the instructor or not attending class does not constitute withdrawal. (NOTE: Withdrawals may affect student financial aid, loans, scholarships, and VISA status for international students.) The following guidelines must be observed:

  1. Students who drop a course by the published census date for that course’s part of the term do not incur a grade of “W”. These dates are published on the Academic Calendar.
  2. The last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of “W” is published on the Academic Calendar found in GusConnect. A course withdrawal during these timeframes does not impact the GPA.
  3.  Student can have a maximum of three individual course withdraws for each degree-level (Undergraduate, Graduate) while enrolled at Goldfarb. After the first withdraw, a student is put on Academic Probation to provide additional support and resources. If a student exhausts their maximum number of course withdraws, the student will receive the grade earned in any subsequent course(s). 
  4. In rare circumstances of a non-academic nature, a student may withdraw after the course withdrawal date. Such a circumstance requires the approval of the Assistant Dean.
  5. When a student cannot be physically present to withdraw, a withdrawal form can be completed by a member of the College staff or administration. The circumstances for completing the form on behalf of the student should be clearly stated on the form that is submitted to the Registration Office.
  6. Withdrawals as a result of a Leave of Absence will not be counted in a student’s satisfactory progress requirements but remain on the student’s academic record.