University Withdrawal

If you are considering withdrawing from the University, you are strongly encouraged to consult with a Faculty advisor at your Student Affairs Office before making a final decision.

Student's Responsibility

It is solely your responsibility to initiate University withdrawal by submitting a form or writing to your Student Affairs Office. Neither notifying the course instructor nor discontinuing class attendance is sufficient. The date on which you dropped or withdrew from all courses is entered on Minerva and is the official date of withdrawal, even if you had stopped attending lectures earlier.

Note for the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: If you wish to withdraw after the deadlines indicated below, please contact a Faculty advisor in the Student Affairs Office for further information.

Note for the Faculties of Arts and Science (including B.A. & Sc.): Requests are made through Service Point. However, it is important that you consult a Faculty advisor to discuss your options and the effects that your request may have on your studies.

Note for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: If you are considering withdrawing from the University, you are strongly encouraged to consult with your academic unit before making a final decision. The date the request for withdrawal is submitted is the official date of withdrawal. A University Withdrawal Request Form is required by the withdrawal deadlines. Students who do not register in a given term are subject to University withdrawal and will be withdrawn as of September 1 (Fall term), January 1 (Winter term), or May 1 (Summer Term). If you wish to return to complete your program in a later term, you must submit a Request for Readmission. 

Note for Physical and Occupational Therapy: If you are blocked from withdrawing from a course in Minerva, you must contact the Student Affairs Office.

Note for the Faculties of Education, Management, and Music: If you want to withdraw after the deadlines indicated below, under exceptional circumstances you may be granted permission for university withdrawal. You should contact your Student Affairs Office for further information.

Note for the Faculty of Law: In addition to the above procedures, it is important that you contact the Student Affairs Office to discuss your options and the effects that your request may have on your studies.

Note for Health Sciences: For information on readmission procedures, you should refer to your Faculty/School section in this publication.

Consequences of University Withdrawal

Any applicable fee refunds for the term of withdrawal will be according to Fees and Withdrawal from the University.

Once you withdraw, you must return your ID card to the University as stated in Identification (ID) Cards.

If you withdraw from the University in the Fall term, you are withdrawn from the entire academic year; i.e., Fall and Winter terms.

If you withdraw from the University and want to re-register in a later term, you must follow the procedures for readmission outlined in Readmission.

Deadlines for University Withdrawal

If you decide not to attend the term(s) you are registered in, you must officially withdraw from the University within the deadlines indicated. See Withdrawal (W) deadline dates on the Important Dates website. If you drop all your courses between September 1 and the Fall add/drop deadline, or between January 1 and the Winter add/drop deadline, you are withdrawn from the University. If you withdraw from all your courses by the Fall or Winter withdrawal deadlines you are withdrawn from the University.

To withdraw from the University by the deadlines indicated below, you must drop or withdraw from all courses in Minerva. If you are blocked from dropping or withdrawing from your last course on Minerva, you are required to contact your Student Affairs Office, who will guide you in completing the university withdrawal as long as you have not missed the university withdrawal deadline.

To return to your studies, you must follow the procedures for readmission. For more information, refer to the Readmission page of the Undergraduate Regulations and Resources.

Fall Term

From September 1 to September 9, 2025 (the add/drop deadline), a drop of all courses constitutes a university withdrawal with refund (minus the registration cancellation fee for returning students or the registration deposit for new students). After the add/drop deadline and until the deadlines indicated below, you may withdraw from all courses to effect a university withdrawal.

• Deadline for university withdrawal with refund (minus the registration cancellation fee for returning students or the registration deposit for new students): Tuesday, September 16, 2025
• Deadline for university withdrawal without refund: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Winter Term

From January 1 to January 20, 2026 (the add/drop deadline), a drop of all courses constitutes a university withdrawal with refund (minus the registration cancellation fee for returning students or the registration deposit for new students). After the add/drop deadline and until the deadlines indicated below, you may withdraw from all courses to effect a university withdrawal.

• Deadline for university withdrawal with refund (minus the registration cancellation fee for returning students or the registration deposit for new students): Tuesday, January 27, 2026
• Deadline for university withdrawal without refund: Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Note: The deadline to withdraw from a multi-term (spanned; D1/D2) course with partial refund is the Winter add/drop deadline.