Late or Medical Withdrawal from a Course

The University grants students a time frame to withdrawal from classes with no academic penalty. Withdrawing after this published deadline is not permitted except in proven, extraordinary circumstances.

The following are examples of reasons for which exceptions to the University policy are NOT granted:

• A student’s forgetting or missing the deadline or complete the withdrawal in a timely manner.
• A student’s not knowing the deadline or that they need to withdraw
• A student’s failure to process a withdrawal correctly online
• A student wished to take more time in the course to see how it would go
• A student wishes to avoid a poor or failing grade in the course or preserve a GPA
• A student wishes to avoid loss of scholarship or financial aid
• A student has stopped attending the course for an unapproved reason
• A student's dissatisfaction with the course or instructor
• A student is missing assignments, exams, etc.
• A student’s decision to stay in a course past the published deadline to try to improve a grade
• A student’s decision to stay in a course past the published deadline to determine whether or not to withdraw from the course
• A student’s having a hold on their account (Exception: the hold was placed in error)
• A student’s ceasing to attend the class, even if the instructor is informed
• An instructor’s simply “approving” the withdrawal or "recommending" the withdrawal
• A student's change of major
• A student has no documentation of sudden, extreme circumstances 

Account Holds: A student with a registration hold on their account may contact the Office of the Registrar at registrar@stockton.edu or call 609-652-4235 to request a course withdrawal during the permitted withdrawal period.

In the rare event that a student has experienced extraordinary circumstances that might permit an exception to the University policy on course withdrawals, the student may submit an appeal and attach recommended/required documentation by clicking on the blue button on the bottom of this web page.

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Withdrawal deadline information

Requests for a late or medical withdrawal appeal must be submitted by the 20th calendar day following the end of the term (i.e. fall, spring, summer).

Please refer to the dates below for upcoming deadlines for late and medical withdrawal academic requests: