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Sometimes you need to withdraw from a class, but you cannot just walk away! First, you need to contact your faculty member. You will also need to complete the appropriate paperwork or you could end up owing the college money for a course you didn’t take or you may end up with an ‘F’ grade in the course. Don’t take those chances, withdraw properly.
A student may withdraw from a course without academic penalty during the first 60 percent of the session. The actual last day of attendance must be recorded on the Enrollment Change Form. For purposes of enrollment reporting, the following procedures will apply:
If a student withdraws from a class prior to the termination of the add/drop period for the session, the student is removed from the class roll and no grade is awarded.
After the add/drop period, but prior to completion of 60 percent of a session, a student who withdraws or is withdrawn from a course will be assigned a grade of “W”.
After that time, if a student withdraws or is withdrawn from a course, a grade of “F” will be assigned. Exceptions to this policy may be made under mitigating circumstances only if the student is passing at the time of the withdrawal. Such circumstances must be documented. Mitigating circumstances are defined as instances in which the student was unable to complete the course due to serious illness, death in immediate family, full-time employment or shift change, move from area, or instructor or clerical error. The reason for mitigating circumstances must be listed on the Enrollment Change Form and approved by the Vice for Academic of Academic and Workforce Programs.
Official withdrawal for a student shall become effective on the date that written notification is received by the Office of Admissions and Records or the date the student drops the course(s) online using the VCCS SIS. The official withdrawal date is not the date of the last class attended unless the two dates coincide. Requests for course withdrawals should be presented in person or by the student’s authorized representative whenever possible. Students, not the college, are responsible for making contact with instructors except in extreme circumstances.
You can review this information on the SVCC webpage https://catalog.southside.edu/content.php?catoid=10&navoid=1064#normal-academic-load.
Students who wish to withdraw from the college must contact their Academic Advisor and a Counselor to complete the appropriate procedure and form. Failure to follow established procedure could place the student’s college record in doubt and prejudice his return to this or another college. The actual last day of attendance must be recorded on the Enrollment Change Form.
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