Prospective Students
What You Should Know Before Dropping a Course
LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS, click here.Financial Aid Recipients
You must contact a Financial Aid advisor BEFORE dropping if:- You intend to withdraw completely by dropping all courses; OR
- The remaining number of units after the drop will be below the amount for which you were packaged; OR
- Less than 60% of the term has passed.
International Students
You must contact an international student advisor BEFORE dropping a course. The advisor will need to determine if the drop will put you in violation of US immigration regulations. Contact your international student advisor for guidance.Drop Deadlines
Below are the standard term drop deadlines for course sections offered by the Ageno School of Business, the School of Accounting, the School of Taxation, and Undergraduate Programs. Please note that dates vary for non-standard course sections (i.e. course sections with start or end dates that vary by more than a week from the standard term dates).|
Academic Term
|
Term
Begins
|
Last Day to
Register/Add
|
Last Day to Drop
and Receive
Tuition Refund
|
Last Day to Drop
or Change to
Audit Status*
|
Term
Ends
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/FA - Fall Trimester |
Aug 30
|
Sept 12
|
Sept 19
|
Nov 07
|
Dec 19
|
| 09/FB - Fall B (8-Week) |
Aug 30
|
Sept 05
|
Sept 19
|
Oct 03
|
Oct 24
|
| 09/FC - Fall C (8-Week) |
Oct 25
|
Oct 31
|
Nov 14
|
Nov 28
|
Dec 19
|
Refunds
If you drop a course within the first three weeks of the course's instruction, you will receive a 100 percent reversal of the tuition charge. If you drop after the third week you will receive no reversal, even if you add a course for the same enrollment period. This applies even if you are adding a different section of the dropped course.If you drop before the refund deadline, the tuition charge for the course will be reversed, and your account will be credited. This credit will be used toward your future registration charges. If instead, you would like this money refunded to you, please send a request to Student Accounting Services either via fax to 415-442-7819 or via e-mail to sas@ggu.edu.If you are dropping after the refund deadline, and can show evidence of serious, unforeseen circumstances beyond your control which prevented you from continuing with the course or paying its tuition, you may still be eligible for a reversal of tuition charges. Submit a Student Financial Petition to the Office of Student Accounting Services.>>CONTINUE TO THE NEXT PAGE to select courses to drop.
Dropping Law School Courses
Financial Considerations
If you choose to drop a Law School course, you are subject to the Law School's Withdrawal Tuition Credit Policy. Consequently, the tuition charges for courses from which you withdraw after the end of the second week of the term will not be credited as a result of withdrawal. Please refer to the Law School's Academic Calendar to determine the "last day to drop courses without tuition charge" (i.e., the drop deadline) for the term in which you are enrolled.Financial Aid Recipients
If you drop units and end up enrolled in fewer units than you were packaged for, a portion of your Stafford, Perkins or alternative loans may have to be returned to your lenders. This may result in a balance due on your account if you received a refund check. If you fall below half-time status, as defined per the Law School's Enrollment Status Classifications, prior to the 60 percent point in the term, some or all of your funds will have to be returned to your lenders. Please notify the Law Financial Aid Office immediately of any reduction in units by sending a message to lawfao@ggu.edu.Drop and Withdrawal Deadlines
Other than first year JD students, Law School students do not need permission to drop or withdraw from courses provided they do so prior to the date of the last class meeting for the course, or the last day of instruction for the term for courses that do not have class meetings, such as independent study courses. However, you may not withdraw from courses via GGU4YOU after the "drop" deadline. Instead, you must submit a Schedule Change Request form. To withdraw from courses after the "end of instruction" deadlines you also must obtain the approval or the associate dean for student services or LLM program director, as appropriate. Courses from which you withdraw are recorded with a "W" (Withdrawal) notation and will appear on your transcript but will not affect your GPA. If you do not drop or withdraw from a course, and do not complete it or receive approval for an incomplete, you may be assigned the grade of "WF" (Withdrew Failing) that has the same effect on your GPA as a grade of "F."Refunds
If you drop a "regular" course before the end of the second week of the term (or an "intensive" course before the third class meeting) the tuition charge for the course will be reversed, and your account will be credited. This credit will be used toward your future registration charges. If instead you would like this money refunded to you, please contact the Office of Student Accounting Services at 415-442-7839 or sas@ggu.edu.If you are withdrawing after the "drop" deadline, and can show evidence of serious, unforeseen circumstances beyond your control which prevented you from continuing with the course, you may still be eligible for a reversal of charges. Submit a Financial Petition to the Law School Registrar's Office.International Students
Do NOT proceed until you have discussed this drop with an advisor in the Law School's International Student Services Office. The advisor will need to determine if the drop will put you in violation of US immigration regulations. Call 415-442-6501 or e-mail lawiss@ggu.edu for guidance.>>CONTINUE TO THE NEXT PAGE to select courses to drop.
