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Regulations Concerning Course Withdrawal

After the Course Change deadline in the Fall and Winter terms, there is a period of a few days during which you may withdraw, with a grade of W and full refund of course fees.

After the Withdrawal (with refund) deadline, there is a period during which withdrawal from a course will also result in a grade of W but no course fees will be refunded.

Courses that begin in the Fall Term

Deadline for withdrawal (grade of W) with refund:


  • Sunday, September 20, 2009

Deadlines for withdrawal (grade of W) without refund:


  • Single-term courses: Sunday, October 18, 2009
  • Multi-term courses that begin in Fall term: Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Courses that begin in the Winter Term

Deadline for withdrawal (grade of W) with refund:


  • Sunday, January 24, 2010

Deadline for withdrawal (grade of W) without refund:


  • Single-term courses: Sunday, February 14, 2010
  • Multi-term courses that begin in Winter term: Saturday, May 15, 2010*

*Note that if you are in multi-term courses with course numbers ending in N1 and N2 (course begins in the Winter term, skips the Summer term, and is completed in the subsequent Fall term) you may withdraw after May 15 and until the end of the Fall term Course Change period by contacting your faculty student affairs office.

After the withdrawal (without refund) deadline but before the end of term, and only under exceptional circumstances, you may be granted permission to withdraw from a course. Permission will not be granted merely because you are doing unsatisfactory work. A grade of W or WF, as appropriate, will appear on your transcript but will not be calculated in your GPA. For further information, consult your faculty student affairs office.

Note: To withdraw from required or complementary courses after the withdrawal (without refund) deadline, you may need to obtain permission from your adviser, and you must fill out and submit a course withdrawal form, available from your faculty student affairs office. Additional restrictions for Music courses are indicated in section on Schulich School of Music in the Undergraduate Programs Calendar, found at www.mcgill.ca/courses.
Note: It is solely your responsibility to initiate a course withdrawal by submitting a form to your student affairs office. Neither notification of the course instructor nor discontinuing class attendance is sufficient. The date on which you withdrew is entered on Minerva and is the official date of withdrawal, even if you had stopped attending lectures earlier.
Note: Fee refunds, if any, will be in accordance with Fees and Withdrawal from the University.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2009-2010 (last updated Mar. 31, 2010) (disclaimer)
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