How to Drop or Withdraw from Classes

Choosing to leave a course looks different depending on when you take action. Use the guide below to understand your options.

Dropping a Course (Before or on the Census Date)

The Census Date (also known as the Add/Drop Deadline) is the last day to drop a course. Term deadlines are posted in the academic calendar.

• Dropping one or some of your courses: Log into your Workday account, navigate to your current classes, and select “Drop.” Detailed instructions can be found here.
• Dropping ALL of your courses in a given semester: If you wish to remove all classes from a semester, you must formally request an “Institutional Withdrawal” or a “Leave of Absence”. Additional information can be found here.
• Effect: The course will not appear on your transcript, and it will not affect your GPA or financial aid attempted hours.

 Withdrawing from a Course (After the Census Date)

If the Census Date has passed, you can no longer “drop” a class. Instead, you must withdraw. You can do this up until the Semester Withdrawal Deadline. Term deadlines are posted in the academic calendar.

•     Withdrawing from one or some of your courses: Log into your Workday account, navigate to your current classes, and select “Withdraw”. Detailed instructions can be found here.
•     Withdrawing from ALL of your courses: If you need to stop attending all of your classes for the semester, you must request an “Institutional Withdrawal” or a “Leave of Absence”. Additional information can be found here.
•     Effect: The course stays on your permanent transcript with a grade of “W”. This grade does not affect your GPA, and you do not earn academic credit for it. However, it does count as “Attempted Hours,” which can sometimes impact your financial aid eligibility.

Deadlines

Please refer to the Academic Calendar for add/drop and withdrawal deadlines. Summer term deadlines are not always shown. We’ve also outlined important semester dates below. Please contact the Office of the Registrar if unsure of a census date.

Leaving without Notification (Unofficial Withdrawal)

If you cease attending academically related activities but neglect to officially withdraw from class(es) you will receive the earned grade as assigned by your instructor(s). The most common grades assigned in these situations are an “F” or “TF”.

Refunds

By the act of registration, you automatically incur a financial obligation to Adams State University. To determine how dropping/withdrawing will affect your tuition and fees, please view our refund policy or contact our Business Office at 719-587-7728.

Financial Aid

Since Federal Student Aid (FSA), also known as Title IV funding, is awarded to a student under the assumption that the student will attend school or remain academically active in the same amount of credit hours for the entire period for which the assistance is awarded; dropping/withdrawing may affect your financial aid. To determine how dropping/withdrawing will affect your financial aid and/or loans contact Financial Aid at 719-587-7306.