Withdrawal
Students who withdraw from all courses for which they are registered at the University must follow a formal withdrawal procedure if they wish their record to indicate good standing. Mere absence from class does not constitute due notice of withdrawal. Withdrawals are initiated with the University Registrar’s Office. No grades are recorded for students who formally withdraw within the first eight weeks of the semester.

Adds, drops or change of courses are approved through the SOM Advising Office.

Students may add, drop, substitute courses or change credit hours for courses carrying variable credit without penalty within a period of 14 calendar days from the beginning of the semester. After that date, students may make changes only with the approval of the SOM Advising Office and the vice provost and dean of the Graduate School.

Students may withdraw from a course without restrictions through the first eight weeks of class without a grade being recorded. If it becomes necessary for a student to drop a course after the eighth week of classes, submission either of a WF (Withdrawn Failing) or WP (Withdrawn Passing) grade is determined by the instructor (see the grading system of the Graduate School). When dealing with modular courses, deadlines analogous to those specified above are used. For a module taken during the first mini-semester, the fourth week of the semester is the deadline for dropping without academic penalty. For modules held during the second mini-semester, the 12th week of the semester is the deadline.

Residence Requirement
Regardless of previous graduate experience, the minimum residence requirement for any graduate degree is 24 credits. If a student has interrupted graduate work for more than two semesters, credit for work taken prior to the interruption is reassessed by the school.

Students must be registered during the semester their degree requirements are completed.

Undergraduate Students Beginning Graduate Programs
Undergraduate students in SOM who have completed all but two courses required for graduation may register for up to eight hours of graduate coursework for graduate credit. After securing consent of the respective faculty member(s), students must receive approval of the graduate program director and of the vice provost and dean of the Graduate School on the application form available from the Graduate School. No graduate credit is granted unless this application has been completed. Courses submitted for graduate credit are not counted toward the undergraduate degree.