Academic
Catalog August 2008 - August 2009 Undergraduate
and Graduate
Withdrawing from a given term (fall, winter, spring, or summer) at NAU means reducing your course load to zero credit units for that particular term. It does not necessarily involve withdrawing entirely from NAU. In most cases, if you withdraw from one term, you are still eligible to enroll for the next term.
Please be aware that you are not considered to have withdrawn if you drop courses during a term or session in which you also receive credit for other courses.
If you are currently enrolled at NAU and wish to withdraw from a specific term or from NAU entirely, please refer to the table below, which outlines the official withdrawal process. You can find the dates for individual terms in the Enrollment Calendar at www.nau.edu/registrar/.
If you have questions about NAU’s withdrawal process, please contact the Registrar’s Office at 928-523-5490 or 928-523-5491.
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Time of enrollment through the drop with a “W” deadline |
Use the LOUIE online system to drop your course(s), reducing your course load to zero units for that specific term. There is no paperwork to complete.
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The day after the drop with a “W” deadline through the last day to officially withdrawal from the university |
Complete the NAU withdrawal form (www.nau.edu/registrar/, Forms link). No additional documentation is required.
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The day after the last day to officially withdraw from the university and each subsequent day: |
Complete the NAU withdrawal form (www.nau.edu/registrar/, Forms link) and provide supporting documentation to substantiate your reason for withdrawing after the deadline.
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If you are unable to complete the withdrawal process in person or by using the LOUIE on-line system, you must submit your request to withdraw in writing. If you must make a written request to withdraw, complete the withdrawal form on the Registrar’s Office web page (www.nau.edu/registrar/, click on Forms) and mail to the Registrar’s Office (PO Box 4103, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4103).
If you complete the withdrawal process before the drop/delete deadline published at www.nau.edu/registrar/, your courses are deleted from your transcript. If you withdraw after this deadline, we assign a grade of W, which appears on your transcript for each course. If you fail to complete the withdrawal process before the deadline to withdraw, your instructor assigns an appropriate grade at the end of the course. Withdrawal deadlines for courses shorter than sixteen weeks are established using the same proportion as is used for the sixteen-week fall and spring terms.
If you fail to officially withdraw, you may receive a grade of F in all of your courses and forfeit any or all deposits. Not attending courses for which you are enrolled does not constitute an official withdrawal nor does it constitute an official drop.
Please be aware that if you are currently receiving financial aid or have received aid previously, you may be responsible for paying back money. (If you are unsure about your financial aid status, contact the Office of Student Financial Aid for information.)
You must be prepared to check out of campus housing within twenty-four hours after you withdraw. Refunds for housing and tuition, if applicable, are automatically prorated and mailed to your permanent address. You are responsible for contacting the Meal Planning Office, the Mountain Campus Express Card Office, and the NAU Bookstore for appropriate refunds.