Dropping A Course – A course(s) may be dropped during the first eight calendar weeks of a regular semester. Courses dropped during the first two weeks will not appear on the student’s permanent record.  Students who drop a course after the second full week of classes through the eighth calendar week will receive the grade of “W”.  (During the Summer Session, or when courses do not conform to established term dates, this schedule is adjusted appropriately to fit the condensed time frames.)

Developmental Studies courses cannot be dropped without written permission from the University Advisement Center located on the second level of the D. P. Culp Center.

After the eighth week a student may not drop a course, except where verifiable, extenuating circumstances can be demonstrated.  Verifiable extenuating circumstances are reasons beyond the control of the student, such as illness or accidental injury.  Poor performance in a class is not an extenuating circumstance.

Students seeking permission for late drops must present a petition to the dean of the college or school in which they are majoring as of the beginning of the semester.  Students whose majors are undecided must apply to the Office of Undergraduate Student Advisement located in the D. P. Culp University Center.  If a late drop is approved, the student will receive a grade of  “W” (Withdrawal) or “WF” (Withdrawn-Failing), as assigned by the instructor of the course. Spectrum Student Handbook

Petition for Late Drop Form