Withdrawal Deadline – Masters

After the eight week of a 13-week Fall or Spring semester, or after 24 class contact hours of a concentrated course (in the Fall or Spring semester or in a January, August, Summer term), or a hybrid course in any term (keeping in mind that hybrid attendance may be online or on-campus) a course may be dropped with a grade of “WD” only for verified extenuating circumstances of a non-academic A written petition, explaining the extenuating circumstances, must be presented to the Academic Dean. If that petition is granted, a “WD” will appear on the transcript. If the petition is not granted, the Academic Dean will notify both the student and the course instructor of the decision. The course instructor will assess the student’s performance up to the date of the student’s request to withdraw, and a grade will be issued and will appear on the transcript. Student may appeal a negative decision by the Academic Dean to the Degree Programs Committee.