Drops/Withdrawals

Dropping a Course

Fall 2024 Drop Deadline is November 15, 2024

If you have any doubts about your readiness for the work required in your SU course, you should discuss it with your instructor or guidance counselor before the drop date.

Syracuse University’s regulations concerning dropping a course, described below, apply to all SU students, including high school students enrolled through Project Advance. Dropping a course with a school guidance department or instructor DOES NOT remove you from the SU list.

In order to drop a course, please see the drop information linked to the right, and on our Forms page:

• You must complete a drop form (linked to the right and available on our Forms page).
• Obtain correct signatures
• And mail it to the Project Advance office (400 Ostrom Ave., Syracuse NY 13244) or fax it to 315.443.1626

This procedure will remove you from the class list and remove all financial obligations to SU. The specific dates for voluntarily dropping courses and receiving a 100% refund can be found on the registrar’s calendar. SU will not issue tuition refunds after these dates.

If your family moves out of the district, or if a major illness or accident requires you to drop all high school courses for an extended period, you may receive a 100% tuition refund up to the 10th week of the semester.

If you drop the course(s) under these conditions, you will not receive any SU credit. Involuntary drops or withdrawals after the 10th week are evaluated by SU on a case-by-case basis.

Withdrawing from a Course

Fall 2024 Withdrawal Deadline is January 3, 2025

After the official SU drop date passes, you may “withdraw” from a course, and the symbol WD (withdrawn) will be recorded on your transcript.

You can download the withdrawal information and form from the link on the right, or from our Forms page.

The option of withdrawing from a course and having a WD instead of a grade recorded on your SU transcript extends to two weeks before the last day of classes.

However, if you withdraw from the first semester of American history, biology, calculus, chemistry, statistics, or writing/English, you will not be eligible to enroll in the second course of the sequence.

If you repeat courses or units of courses for any reason, both grades will appear on your transcript, but only the later grade will be calculated in your grade point average.

Information regarding SU policies can be found in the Syracuse University Course Catalog.