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University Withdrawal
If you are considering withdrawing from the University, you are strongly encouraged to consult with your adviser and Student Affairs Office (mcgill.ca/students/advising/advisordirectory) before making a final decision.
Student's Responsibility
Student's Responsibility
It is solely your responsibility to initiate University withdrawal by submitting a form or writing to your Student Affairs Office. Neither notification of the course instructor nor discontinuing class attendance is sufficient. The date on which you dropped or withdrew from all courses is entered on Minerva and is the official date of withdrawal, even if you had stopped attending lectures earlier.
Note for the Faculties of Arts and Science (including B.A. & Sc.): Requests are made through Service Point. However, it is important that you also consult a Faculty adviser to talk about your options and the effects that your request may have on your studies. For more information, see mcgill.ca/students/advising.
Note for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: If you are considering withdrawing from the University, you are strongly encouraged to consult with your academic unit before making a final decision. The date the request for withdrawal is submitted is the official date of withdrawal. Students who do not register in a given term
are subject to University withdrawal. If you wish to return to
complete your program in a later term, you must submit
a Request for Readmission.
Note for Physical and Occupational Therapy: If you are blocked from withdrawing from course(s) in Minerva, you must contact the Student Affairs Office, who will provide you with the proper forms.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2023-2024 (last updated Aug. 30, 2023) (disclaimer)
Deadlines for University Withdrawal
Deadlines for University Withdrawal
If you decide not to attend the term(s) you are registered in, you must officially withdraw from the University within the deadlines indicated. See Withdrawal (W) deadline dates at mcgill.ca/importantdates. If you drop all of your courses between September 1 and the Fall add/drop deadline, or between January 1 and the Winter add/drop deadline, you are withdrawn from the University. If you withdraw from all of your courses by the Fall or Winter withdrawal deadlines you are withdrawn from the University.
To withdraw from the University by the deadlines indicated below, you must drop or withdraw from all courses on Minerva. If you are blocked from dropping or withdrawing from your last course on Minerva, you are required to contact your Student Affairs Office, which will supply any forms necessary to complete the University withdrawal as long as you have not missed the deadline for University withdrawal.
To return to your studies, you must follow the procedures for readmission. For more information, refer to University Regulations & Resources > Undergraduate > Registration > Readmission.
Fall Term
Fall Term
From September 1 to September 12, 2023 a drop of all courses constitutes a University withdrawal with refund (minus $200 for returning students and the registration deposit for new students). After September 12 and until the deadlines indicated below, you may withdraw from all courses to effect a University withdrawal.
Winter Term
Winter Term
From January 1 to January 16, 2024 a drop of all courses constitutes a University withdrawal with refund (minus $200 for returning students and the registration deposit for new students). After January 16 and until the deadlines indicated below, you may withdraw from all courses to effect a University withdrawal.
- Deadline for University withdrawal with refund (minus $200 for returning students and the registration deposit for new students): Tuesday, January 23, 2024
- Deadline for University withdrawal without refund: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Note: The deadline to withdraw from a
multi-term (spanned; D1/D2) course with partial refund is the
Winter add/drop deadline.
Note for the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: If you wish to withdraw after the deadlines indicated above, please contact the Faculty Advisor in the Student Affairs Office for further information.
Note for the Faculties of Arts and Science (including B.A. & Sc.): If
you want to withdraw after the deadlines indicated above, under exceptional
circumstances you may be granted permission for University withdrawal. Requests are made through Service Point. However, it is important that you also consult a Faculty advisor to talk about your options and the effects that your request may have on your studies. For more information, see mcgill.ca/students/advising.
Note for the Faculties of Education, Management, and Music: If
you want to withdraw after the deadlines indicated above, under exceptional
circumstances you may be granted permission for University withdrawal. You
should contact your Student Affairs Office (mcgill.ca/students/advising/advisordirectory) for further information.
Note for the Faculty of Law: In addition
to the above procedures, it is important that you contact the Student Affairs Office to discuss your options and the effects that your request may have on your studies.
Note for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: A University Withdrawal Request form is required by the withdrawal deadlines and is available at mcgill.ca/student-records/forms. Students who do not register in a given term will be withdrawn as of September 1 (Fall term), January 1 (Winter term), or May 1 (Summer Term).
Note for Health Sciences: For information on readmission procedures, you should refer to your Faculty/School section in this publication.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2023-2024 (last updated Aug. 30, 2023) (disclaimer)
Consequences of University Withdrawal
Consequences of University Withdrawal
Any applicable fee refunds for the term of withdrawal will be according to Fees and Withdrawal from the University.
Once you withdraw, you must return your ID card to the University as stated in Identification (ID) Cards.
If you withdraw from the University in the Fall term, you are withdrawn from the entire academic year; i.e., Fall and Winter terms. If you plan on returning for the Winter term, you must follow the procedures for readmission.
Note: If you withdraw from the University and want to re-register in a
later term, you must follow the procedures for readmission, except if you are in the following faculties (in which case you must contact your Student Affairs Office): Music, and Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. See
University Regulations & Resources > Undergraduate > Registration > Readmission for more information.
Note for the Faculty of Law: You must reapply for admission via the McGill online application process. For more information, see mcgill.ca/law/bcl-jd.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2023-2024 (last updated Aug. 30, 2023) (disclaimer)
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2023-2024 (last updated Aug. 30, 2023) (disclaimer)
