Graduate students with appropriate cause as determined by officially documented military deployment, medical, psychological, or unanticipated personal life events, or administrative reasons, may petition the Graduate School for an exemption from the published Withdrawal from a Program or a Course Policy.

The Graduate School shall be responsible for authorizing exemption requests in consultation with the instructor of every course, and with other departments or agencies as needed. If a Course Withdrawal Request After the Drop Deadline is authorized, all requested courses will be indicated on the transcript with a grade of W.

A course abandoned with insufficient reason for withdrawal is assigned the grade of F. In certain cases, faculty may initiate the withdrawal procedure for cause.

If a student withdraws from all courses, the student is considered officially withdrawn from the university.