Adds, Drops and Withdrawals

Dropping Classes/Withdrawing from the University

Dropping a class is an official action whereby students inform Texas State that they will cease attending a class in which they are enrolled while remaining enrolled in at least one other course. Withdrawing is an official action whereby a student informs Texas State that he/she will cease attending all classes. Automatic ―W Deadline – the deadline to receive an automatic ―W grade is the first 60 percent of the semester. Drop Deadline – the deadline to drop (remaining in at least one hour) a class is the first 60 percent of the semester. Special deadline dates will be enforced for courses offered in a different format. After the drop deadline, students will be unable to drop individual classes and will receive the grade (A,B,C,D,F, or I) earned in the course. When students experience documented medical or other emergencies that preclude completion of a class, they may appeal with documentation to the chair or director of the department or school in which they wish to drop the class.

Withdrawal Deadline

The deadline to withdraw (go to zero hours) from Texas State is two weeks preceding final examinations during the fall and spring semesters and one week preceding final examinations during the summer sessions. If a student is withdrawing from Texas State after the automatic ―W period, faculty assign the ―W grade only to those students who have a passing average at the time the withdrawal action is officially completed. Otherwise, faculty members will assign an ―F grade.