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To Drop a Course:
- Check the Registrar's Academic Deadlines page for drop deadlines.
- To drop a course during this time period:
- Log into the Registration dashboard
- Select "add/drop classes"
- Navigate to your summary window
- Find the class you'd like to drop
- Select drop/delete from the pull-down file next to the course
- Select submit
To Drop with a "W":
After the 5th day of a quad course, or the 10th day of a full term course, you may still drop a course, but you will receive a "W" on your transcript to indicate that you were registered for the course, but chose to remove withdraw from the course.
- Complete the "Course Drop with a W" form on the undergraduate forms page.
- Make sure that you receive all signatures, including your faculty advisor and a signature from the department, if necessary. (Your faculty advisor can be found on the top of your degreeworks record. Their email is listed in the mail icon in degreeworks.)
- Turn in the form to the office of the registrar before the deadline.
Academic Petition
Under rare circumstances, students may feel an exception to policy is warranted due to unique circumstances. Requests for an exception to an academic policy must always be addressed through the academic petition process. The academic petition may be found on the undergraduate forms page. Petitions may be approved or denied after review. If you have questions about the petition policy, please reach out to registrar@wheaton.edu.
Course Review Petition
Occasionally, students may have taken a course via transfer credit that they feel has been articulated differently than they expected it to be. Students have the right to file a course review petition for Christ at the Core courses. This is done by completing a course review petition. Students must submit the petition, along with a course syllabus. Both the course review petition and the academic petition can be found on the undergraduate forms page. For reviews of non-Christ at the Core requirements, reach out to academic.advising@wheaton.edu or in the case of a course for the major, your major department chair.
Repair Your GPA
Students looking to repair their GPA should consider:
- Retaking the course at Wheaton: When courses are retaken at Wheaton, both grades appear on the official Wheaton College transcript, but the retake grade is the value used for the final calculation in the Wheaton GPA.
- Retaking the course via transfer credit: When students would like to retake a course outside of Wheaton, they must receive approval via the transfer credit approval form. Grades for credits accepted for transfer courses are not included when determining a student's cumulative grade point average at Wheaton; however, students must earn a "C-" or above for the credit to transfer. When a student successfully transfers a retake of course, the initial grade value is removed from the calculation of Wheaton GPA, but the original grade remains on the transcript as a historical record. (The transfer credit approval form can be found on the undergraduate forms page.)
- Making an appointment with academic advising or with a faculty advisor to discuss class choices for the future.
Withdraw or Cancel Enrollment
Any student finding it necessary to withdraw from the College while currently enrolled in class must complete and submit the Withdraw or Cancel Enrollment Form. For more information on the Form and process, see this page. For policies, see the catalog. Questions regarding withdrawing or cancelling enrollment should be directed to student.wellness@wheaton.edu
Leave of Absence
The purpose of a Leave of Absence (LOA) is to provide students time away from Wheaton College for treatment of a medical or mental health condition that impairs a student’s ability to function successfully or safely as a member of the Wheaton College community. Please see the Student Wellness Office (SSB 218) or email student.wellness@wheaton.edu) for the details of this policy.