• A dropped course does not appear on your academic transcript. A withdrawn course will appear on your transcript with a grade of W.
• The W grade indicates that the course was withdrawn after the drop period.
• The W grade does not affect your GPA.
• The differences of dropping courses within the Add-or-Drop Selection Peiord and Course Withdrawal Period

How to Withdraw from a Course

• Go to the "Academic Information Systems" and download the "Course  Withdrawal Form."
• Ask the course instructor,your advisor and chairperson to sign the form for you and then turn in this form to the Division of Curriculum.(Interschool courses need approval from the Curriculum Division of the University that offers the course.)

• There is no limit on how many courses a student may drop. However, undergraduate students should meet the lowest credit hours' requirement for full-time students. Graduate students must still be enrolled in at least one course.

• No refunds will be provided for courses dropped after the semester's Add-or-Drop selection period and they will be recorded as "withdrawal" on students' Chinese and English transcripts..Furthermore, those credit fees will no longer apply toward the sum of all credits associated with your department's required courses. Of course, students will earn no credit for the courses dropped after this period.
• If a student cannot meet the lowest credit hour’s requirement for any special reason, underload Application is possible with the permission of the advisor and the department Director.
• Know more about credit fees
• Deadline

Deadlines: Please be aware of the deadline when considering withdrawing courses.