Total University Withdrawal

Students who are withdrawing from all courses for an upcoming semester should contact the Student Enrollment Center at records@esu.edu [with Name, ID, Semester Withdrawing, and Reason] or complete the ESU Total Withdrawal form on the MyESU Student portal.  

Students who withdraw from all courses during the first 8 days of the semester and have engaged in academic-related activity during this period will receive a grade of "W" (withdraw) on their transcript. 

Academic-related activity includes but is not limited to the following:

• Physically attending a class where there is an opportunity for direct interaction between the instructor and students.
• Submitting an academic assignment.
• Taking an exam, completing an interactive tutorial, or participating in computer-assisted instruction.
• Attending a study group that is assigned by the school.
• Participating in an online discussion about academic matters.
• Initiating contact with a faculty member to ask a question about the academic subject studied in the course.

NOTE: Please be aware that add/drop period for the Summer and Winter sessions and quarter courses differs from the information above - see the current academic calendar for specific dates for each period.

Administrative/Unofficial Withdrawal

A student who receives all failing grades, incompletes, and/or W grades will be reviewed by the financial aid office to determine if the grades were earned or if the student stopped attending during the semester.  Faculty will be contacted to determine the last date of academic related activity.  If the last date of academically related activity is prior to the end of the semester the student will be administratively withdrawn and receive a “FN” grade for all coursework.  Title IV financial aid may be returned based on the date provided by the faculty.