Considering withdrawing from a course? Unsure about being able to finish out the semester? Thinking of leaving USC? Here is all the information to help decide about withdrawing from a course, the whole semester, and what to do when planning not to return to USC.
Spring 2024 Withdrawal (WF) Deadline: Monday, March 25th at 11:59 pm
Important Things To Consider:
- Ensure you have enough credit hours - Students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours to be considered a full-time student and be eligible for Financial Aid. If you want to learn more about the impacts of dropping below 12 credits, contact the Bursar's office.
- Is it after the add/drop period? - Consider speaking to your instructor before making the decision to withdraw from a course, if you have not already done so. They can help you decide if you would still be able to finish a course successfully.
- Are dropping a co-requisite lecture or lab? - Students will need to contact the Lab Coordinator and/or the Departmental Undergraduate Director to request an override IF they allow students to stay in a course without its co-requisite.
- Check the Withdraw Fail Deadline - For most of the semester, withdrawing from a class results in a "W" which has no impact on GPA. After the WF Deadline date, a "WF" is assigned, which counts the same as an F in GPA calculations.
- Consider an Incomplete - Do not withdraw past the WF deadline if you could finish the course through an "Incomplete". Students must speak to their instructor about this option, which allows students additional time to finish course work before the final grade is assigned.
Considerations Before Dropping |
How to Drop A Course in SSC |
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Should I Withdraw Questionnaire |
Withdrawal FAQ's |
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Hardship Withdrawal |
Leaving USC |
If a mental health, medical, or personal crisis prevented academic success during a past semester or the Withdrawal Fail (WF) period of a current semester, students may be interested in petitioning for a hardship withdrawal. Learn more about what a hardship withdrawal is, and whether or not you qualify for hardship withdrawal here.
If you have questions, please email [email protected]. |
If you are considering transferring from or leaving USC, review the information from this website.
Understand more about withdrawal periods, dropping all of your courses, and learn more about everything you'll want to consider before you withdraw entirely. Check out this Withdrawal Checklist to help! |
Grade Forgiveness
It is the policy of the University of South Carolina that every currently enrolled fully-admitted, degree-seeking undergraduate earning a "D+", "D", "F", "FN" or "WF" in a USC course may take the same course for a second time for the purpose of applying grade forgiveness. Undergraduate students may take up to two (2) undergraduate courses for a second time for the purpose of grade forgiveness. Both the first and second grades shall appear on the USC permanent record, but only the second grade will be used in computing the University of South Carolina grade point average. An explanatory notice will appear on the record. Once grade forgiveness is applied to a repeated course, the action may not be revoked.
This policy does not prevent students from repeating classes multiple times, in accordance with program requirements, but only the second attempt in the class may forgive the original grade of "D+", "D", "F", "FN" or "WF". Only a regular letter grade can replace a forgiven grade. Grades of “W”, “I”, “S”, “U”, "UN" or “AUDIT” may not replace previous grades. Grades carrying an honor code violation sanction are not eligible for grade forgiveness.