Course Withdrawals

A withdrawal occurs when you drop a course after the last day to drop (and receive a refund) during registration.  
Note the following with regards to course withdrawals:

• Once you withdraw from a course, your grade will be a "W" and this will appear on your transcript along with the date you withdrew from the course. A W grade does not affect your GPA.
• You can only withdraw from 5.0 full course equivalents (or 10 half courses) in total before you are required to withdraw completely from the University of Calgary. Speak to your advisor in your faculty office if you are concerned about your course withdrawals.

If you need to withdraw from a course due to a personal or health issue, make an appointment to speak to your Associate Dean about your withdrawal. If you eventually need to withdraw from more than five full courses, your Associate Dean will have the background needed to decide whether to allow it or not. 

In most cases, students are able to withdraw on-line (either from individual courses or from a whole term) through the PeopleSoft Student Center.

Students in the Faculties of Education, Environmental Design, Graduate Studies, Law, Medicine, Nursing, and the Schulich School of Engineering cannot withdraw on-line and must submit a Change of Registration (PDF) form (for individual course withdrawals) or a Notice of Withdrawal (PDF) form (if withdrawing from all courses in a term) to the Service Stop by the appropriate deadline for that term.

Note:  Approval signatures from the Library, Student Awards Office, and Counselling Centre are no longer required on the Notice of Withdrawal form.  For students unable to withdraw from courses on-line, the only signature required is the Faculty signature (normally available at your Faculty Advising Office).

If you have withdrawn from a course, a grade of 'W' will appear for that course on your official academic record.  Please note that W grades do not affect your GPA.  There are no fee refunds for course withdrawals. 

Students receiving government student loans, grants or bursaries:

If you drop or withdraw from sufficient courses to change your status from full-time to part-time, or if you completely withdraw from a term, your government funding eligibility will be affected.  For specific details, contact your provincial or territorial funding office.

Alberta residents:  If you apply for Fall and Winter student loans and completely withdraw, withdraw down to part-time, or drop down to part-time at any time during the Fall term, you must submit a new loan application for the Winter term.