All students, regardless of program, are required to speak with their Course Faculty and Faculty Advisor/or Specialty Director prior to course withdrawal to ensure there is complete understanding regarding its effect on their academic plan of study and a new plan can be developed. For graduate students, prerequisite courses will not be waived in the absence of an established plan developed in collaboration with the Specialty Director prior to course withdrawal. Because all courses are not offered every semester, it is possible a student will have to wait more than one semester to reenroll in the course. For some students this may delay academic progression and anticipated program completion.
Fall 2025
This schedule applies to all graduate students from September 2, 2025 through December 22, 2025.
| Add/Drop & Withdrawal | Dates |
| Add/Drop Period | 09/02/2025 – 09/10/2025 |
| Last Day to Add | 9/11/2025 |
| W100 (100% refund) with a W grade *only tuition (excluding fees) | 9/11/2025 -9/17/2025 |
| W80 (80% refund) with a W grade *only tuition (excluding fees) | 9/18/2025 – 9/24/2025 |
| W60 (60% refund) with a W grade *only tuition (excluding fees) | 9/25/2025 – 10/1/2025 |
| W40 (40% refund) with a W grade *only tuition (excluding fees) | 10/2/2025 – 10/8/2025 |
| W20 (20% refund) with a W grade *only tuition (excluding fees) | 10/9/2025 – 10/15/2025 |
| W0 (0% refund) with a W grade *only tuition (excluding fees) | 10/16/2025 – 11/3/2025 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course with a W grade | 11/3/2025 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from ALL Courses and the University | 12/12/2025 |
| Finals start | 12/15/2025 |
| Finals end/Last day of semester | 12/22/2025 |
Summer 2025
5/27/2025 -8/13/2025
(subject to change)
| This schedule applies to all graduate students 5/27/25-8/13/25 | |
| Add/Drop Period | 5/27 – 6/04/2025 |
| Last Day to Add | 6/5/2025 |
| W100(100% refund) with a W grade *only tuition (excluding fees) | 6/5 – 6/11/2025 |
| W80(80% refund) with a W grade *only tuition (excluding fees) | 6/12 – 6/18/2025 |
| W60(60% refund) with a W grade *only tuition (excluding fees) | 6/19 – 6/25/2025 |
| W40(40% refund) with a W grade *only tuition (excluding fees) | 6/26 – 7/2/2025 |
| W20(20% refund) with a W grade *only tuition (excluding fees) | 7/3 – 7/9/2025 |
| W0(0% refund) with a W grade *only tuition (excluding fees) | 7/10 – 7/28/2025 |
| Last Day To Withdraw from a Course with a W grade | 7/28/2025 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from ALL Courses and the University | 8/6/2025 |
| Finals start | 8/7/2025 |
| Finals end/Last day of semester | 8/13/2025 |
Spring 2025
This schedule applies to all graduate students from 01/21/2025 – 5/14/2025 (subject to change)
| Add/Drop Period | 1/21/2024 – 1/29/2025 |
| Last Day to Add | 1/30/2025 |
| W100(100% refund) with a W grade *only tuition (excluding fees) | 1/30/2025 – 2/5/2025 |
| W80(80% refund) with a W grade *only tuition (excluding fees) | 2/6/2025 – 2/12/2025 |
| W60(60% refund) with a W grade *only tuition (excluding fees) | 2/13/2025 – 2/19/2025 |
| W40(40% refund) with a W grade *only tuition (excluding fees) | 2/20/2025 – 2/26/2025 |
| W20(20% refund) with a W grade *only tuition (excluding fees) | 2/27/2025 – 3/5/2025 |
| W0(0% refund) with a W grade *only tuition (excluding fees) | 3/6/2025 – 3/25/2025 |
| Last Day To Withdraw from a Course with a W grade | 3/25/2025 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from ALL Courses and the University | 5/7/2025 |
| Finals start | 5/8/2025 |
| Finals end/Last day of the semester | 5/14/2025 |