Drop/Add Dates and Withdrawal Info

Traditional Undergraduate Students

Traditional students may drop from a course on or before the last day to add/drop without record, which is before 5 p.m. on the second Friday of the semester. (The summer schedule is different than the semester schedule.) They can do so by contacting the Office of the Registrar. A drop applies to one course at a time and does not assume withdrawal from the University. A course drop is not reflected on students’ official transcripts. Students who discontinue courses without following official drop procedures receive "F" grades. Dropping a course may have implications on students’ financial aid and student accounts. It is advised that students contact the Financial Aid and Student Accounts offices before dropping courses.

Non-Traditional Students

Students in non-traditional programs follow a different drop schedule than traditional undergraduate students.  Non-traditional programs include the Degree Completion Program, RN-to-BSN Nursing, Accelerated Nursing and Graduate Programs.

Non-traditional students may drop from a course before the second meeting, or before the second calendar week for online courses by contacting their program director as well as the Office of the Registrar. A drop applies to one course at a time and does not assume withdrawal from the University. A course drop is not reflected on students' official transcripts. Students who discontinue courses without following official drop procedures receive "F" grades. Dropping a course may have implications on students' financial aid and student accounts. It is advised that students contact the Financial Aid and Student Accounts offices before dropping courses.

Traditional Undergraduate Students

Course withdrawal refers to students formally removing themselves from a course after the second Friday of the semester and before the deadline to withdraw from a course expires. A course withdrawal relates to one course at a time and not complete withdrawal from the University. A course withdrawal is reflected on students’ transcripts as a grade of "W" and is included in attempted credits when monitoring satisfactory academic progress for financial aid purposes. Students cannot withdraw on MyUSF. The withdraw must be completed in the Office of the Registrar. Withdrawing from a course may have implications on students’ financial aid and student accounts. It is advised that students contact the Financial Aid and Student Accounts offices before withdrawing from a course or courses.

Students who discontinue a course without following official procedures receive a grade of "F". Courses dropped during the first two weeks of a semester will not appear in the transcript. Courses may be added after the first two weeks only with the permission of the instructor. Students may withdraw from a course until the second Friday after midterm. No drops will be permitted after this date.

Non-Traditional Student

Students in non-traditional programs follow a different withdrawal schedule than traditional undergraduate students.  Non-traditional programs include the Degree Completion Program, RN-to-BSN Nursing, Accelerated Nursing and Graduate Programs.

Students may withdraw from a course with a grade of "W" until the Friday after the mid-point of the course. No withdrawals are permitted after this date.  Students who discontinue a course without following official procedures receive a grade of "F".

Please refer to the Refund Schedule for refund or monetary drop dates. 

Traditional Undergraduate Student

Students who wish to drop/withdraw from USF must give official notification before they will be officially withdrawn.  Students should contact or stop in the Thomas Kilian Academic Success Center to initiate the withdrawal process.  The official withdrawal form is obtained in the Academic Success Center and once the form is completed, students will be required to obtain signatures from the Financial Aid, Student Accounts and Student Life offices. Once the signatures are obtained, students will need to return their completed form to the Academic Success Center and at that point will be officially withdrawn from their courses by the Office of the Registrar.

For drop and withdrawal deadlines, see the Official Academic Calendar.

Non-Traditional Student

Students in non-traditional programs follow a different withdrawal schedule than traditional undergraduate students.  Non-traditional programs include Accelerated Nursing and Graduate Programs.

To drop/withdraw from all of your classes and the program, students in non-traditional programs should contact their program director.