Students may withdraw from a term or from their plan depending on the time of the term and depending on any extenuating circumstances. In all cases, students must submit an Undergraduate Notice of Withdrawal Form to the Registrar. The following sections describe the criteria and constraints for each of these alternatives.
Students who voluntarily withdraw from a term are expected to return to their plan of study within one year from the beginning of the term from which they withdrew. After this period, if students have not enrolled in their plan, they will be deemed to have withdrawn from the Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS), Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), or Bachelor of Software Engineering (BSE). Should students wish to return at some later time, they should refer to the Request to Complete Degree Requirements Following an Absence section of this Calendar.
Students who withdraw from their degree (BAS, BASc, or BSE), or are deemed to have done so, will be required to apply for readmission in order to be considered for continuation of their plan of study. If the absence exceeds one year, students should refer to the Request to Complete Degree Requirements Following an Absence section of this Calendar.
Students may withdraw from the (entire) term, without academic penalty, at any time prior to the drop WD period begins. Students must notify their advisor and complete the appropriate forms.
The courses taken by students who withdraw from a term during the drop WD period remain on the transcript and are recorded as WD (Withdrew after the drop deadline, no credit granted). The term decision for such a term is recorded as Not Applicable. Students may request to return to their studies one year after the start of the term withdrawn from.
The courses taken by students who withdraw from a term during the drop WF period remain on the transcript and are recorded as WF (Withdrew/Failure, no credit granted). The term decision for such a term is Required to Withdraw. Students may apply for readmission one year after the start of the term withdrawn from.
See the Registrar's list of important dates regarding deadlines, and the Fees section of this Calendar with respect to eligibility for refund of fees paid for the term.
For students in the 1A term, additional leniency may be permitted depending on the circumstances leading to the decision to withdraw.