Voluntary Drop or Withdrawal Policy

Students must refer to the Academic Calendar, located on the USM website, for the deadlines to officially add, drop, or withdraw.

Failure to attend class may constitute an official administrative drop or withdrawal.

For students who drop a course after the 100% refund deadline, a notation will be made by the Registrar’s Office on the official transcript. Notations consist of “W” – Withdrawn, “WP” – Withdrawn Passing, and “WF” – Withdrawn Failing.

The voluntary course drop becomes official on the date of the student’s request to drop in writing through the Change of Enrollment Form or other written communication and submission to the Registrar’s Office.

It is the student’s responsibility to initiate the course drop process with the advisor. Student athletes are required to obtain two signatures from designated representatives of the athletic department. Students who cease attendance but do not officially drop from a course by the final drop date, published each semester and available on the Academic Calendar, may be administratively dropped or withdrawn and receive the “W,” “WP,” or “WF” as appropriate. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure the Change of Enrollment Form is filed in the Registrar’s Office by the due date.

A student may voluntarily withdraw from the university by submitting the Official Withdrawal Form to the Registrar’s Office.

The date of the official withdrawal is the date the student filed the Official Withdrawal Form with the Registrar’s Office, which is the designated office for the university. Students receive a “W,” “WP,” or “WF” as appropriate.