Undergraduate Course Withdrawals

• Keywords: course, registration, course withdrawals
• Policy Number: KC‐ACA‐3133-01
• Originally Issued: Prior to 2010
• Revised: Fall 2017
• Effective Catalog Cycle: Fall 2018
• Approved by: Provost
• Executive Sponsor: Provost
• Responsible Office: Registrar

Policy Statement

• Eligible students may withdraw from their classes during the withdraw schedule period that is provided in the Academic Calendar.
• After the fourth week through the twelfth week students will receive an automatic W on their transcript.
• After the twelfth week, students will need to follow the Late/Retroactive Withdrawal Policy.
• Students who want to withdraw from all of their classes must follow the Total Withdraw Policy.
• Students in 8‐week courses follow a similar schedule. See the academic calendar for specific dates.

Reason for Policy

This policy was developed to support student academic success and to provide consistent, quality delivery of academic programs and services.

Who Should Read this Policy?

All faculty; Academic advisors; All students

Instructions, Procedures and Related Information

• UMKC add‐drop form ()
• UMKC academic calendar ()

Contacts

UMKC Registrar’s Office: Website:

Physical Location: 115 Administrative Center, 5115 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64110

Mailing Address: 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110‐2499;

Phone: 816‐235‐1125; Fax: 816‐235‐5513; Email: registrar@

Exclusions

This policy does not apply to graduate students or professional programs in dentistry, law, medicine or pharmacy.

History & Updates

Revised Spring 2013 to remove petition process; Revised Fall 2017 to remove WF grading.

Appendices

None