Course Withdrawal Policy

“A student may drop courses from their schedule with no penalty through the last day to drop without penalty as published in the Academic Calendar for each term or part of term. Students with an advisor hold must obtain approval from their academic advisor to drop a class; no additional approvals are required during this period.  Courses dropped during this period do not receive a W grade, do not count in the student’s attempted hours and do not appear on the academic transcript.  Students will not be charged tuition and fees for courses dropped during this period as long as they remain enrolled in other courses for that term or part of term.

After the last day to drop a course with no fee penalty and with no W, but on or before the last day of class of each term or part of term, students may drop courses online via MyGCSU/PAWS or by submitting an Add/Drop Card (Course Change Card) to the Registrar’s Office.  Approval of the academic advisor (if an advisor hold exists) is required.  No other approvals are required.  Students will receive a W grade for courses dropped during this time period.  Courses dropped during this time will count in the student’s attempted hours, which will affect the student’s financial aid and HOPE eligibility.  They will also appear on the academic transcript.  No refunds will be issued for individual courses dropped during this period.  Students may not drop courses during this period if they have previously been assigned a grade of F for excessive absences by their instructor or have been assigned an F for disciplinary reasons.”