To Withdraw from a Class

Classes can no longer be dropped after the add/drop period. Removing a class from your schedule after the add/drop period will result in the withdrawal from the class. Withdrawing from a 16-week class on the 11th business day of the semester through the tenth week will result in a "W" grade on your record. A "W" grade does not impact your grade point average and merely indicates that you were enrolled in the course and officially withdrew. Withdrawing after the tenth week will result in an "F" grade on your record. Note: Classes that are shorter than the full semester will have different deadlines.

Partial or complete withdrawals require the student to use the online Student Registration system at myWSU. Students wishing to withdraw from all of their fall or spring courses between the 11th business day of the semester through the tenth week will need to complete an exit form before being fully withdrawn. The date the student submits the exit form is the date that will be used as the withdrawal date. The exit form is only available during the time period in which it is required and is never required for summer classes.

  1. Log in to myWSU
  2. Click the myClasses tab
  3. Locate the Registration Tools section
  4. Click the Student Registration (Banner 9) link
  5. Click the Register/Drop/View Schedule link
  6. Select the appropriate Term
  7. Locate the Summary section and the class you want to withdraw from
  8. Change the Action for the class to Web Withdraw and press Submit to officially withdraw from class

Students wanting to withdraw from one class or all classes after the withdrawal deadline (including after a term has ended) must submit a petition for exception form to their academic college. See www.wichita.edu/exceptions for the process and deadlines. The office of the Dean of each academic college is the office designated to process late withdrawals.

Refunds

Partial or complete withdrawals require the student to drop each course via the online system at myWSU. Refunds will be issued by the Accounts Receivable Office according to the Refund Policy and based on the dates specified on the Accounts Receivable Important Dates webpage.

Any refunds owed to you will be used to offset any financial obligations you may have at the university. If your financial aid paid all or part of your costs, all or a portion of any refund goes back to that financial aid source. The Office of the Registrar is the office designated to process withdrawals submitted via the online registration system.

Refunds will be issued by the Accounts Receivable Office according to the Refund Policy on their website. Refunds will be directly deposited to the bank account you have specified or will be mailed to you by the Accounts Receivable Office. No one other than the Office of Financial Operations and Business Technology in 201 Jardine Hall or the Tuition Refund Board of Appeals is authorized to determine the amount of tuition refund a student will receive.

Students who, because of extenuating circumstances, seek a higher refund than is available by policy, must petition the Tuition Refund Board of Appeals. Petition forms are available at the Office of Financial Operations, 201 Jardine Hall or online. The petition must be filed with the appropriate documentation. A petition for tuition refund beyond the policy must be filed at the Office of Financial Operations within the semester the course was taken.