Undergraduate Course Withdrawals

  • Policy Number: KC‐ACA‐3133-01
  • Date Issued: Prior to 2010
  • Date Revised: Fall 2017
  • Last Modified: Jul 27, 2023
  • Effective Date: Fall 2018
  • Approved By: Provost
  • Sponsor(s): Provost
  • Responsible Office(s): Registrar

Policy Statement

  • Eligible students may withdraw from their classes during the withdraw schedule period that is provided in the Academic Calendar.
  • After the fourth week through the twelfth week students will receive an automatic W on their transcript.
  • After the twelfth week, students will need to follow the Late/Retroactive Withdrawal Policy.
  • Students who want to withdraw from all of their classes must follow the Total Withdraw Policy.
  • Students in eight‐week courses follow a similar schedule. See the Academic Calendar for specific dates.

Reason for Policy

This policy was developed to support student academic success and to provide consistent, quality delivery of academic programs and services.

Who Should Read this Policy?

All faculty, academic advisors and all students.

Instructions, Procedures and Related Information

UMKC add‐drop form (PDF) 

UMKC academic calendar 

Contacts

UMKC Registrar’s Office

Registrar's website

Physical location:
115 Administrative Center
5115 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64110

Mailing address:
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110‐2499

Phone: 816‐235‐1125

Fax: 816‐235‐5513

Email: registrar@umkc.edu 

Exclusions

This policy does not apply to graduate students or professional programs in dentistry, law, medicine or pharmacy.

History and Updates

Revised Spring 2013 to remove petition process. Revised Fall 2017 to remove WF grading.

Appendices

None