Dropping or Withdrawing from Courses
As a registered student it is your responsibility to drop courses you do not plan to attend. The professor's signature is not required.
You may drop courses on the web through your mySierra account or in person at the Admissions Office. For further details please refer to our Registration webpage.
If you do not attend or stop attending courses and fail to personally drop by the Deadline to Withdraw and receive a "W", you may receive a letter grade.
For refund information, see Refunds.
Full-term Courses
Full-term courses dropped within the Add/ Drop/ Refund Period will not appear on the student's academic record. Courses dropped after this period will appear on the student's record with a "W" and are called withdrawals. The academic record of a student who remains in class beyond the deadline to withdraw will reflect a grade other than "W".
For Full-term courses please refer to the Semester Calendar for the applicable semester to determine the Add/ Drop/ Refund Deadline or the Deadline to Withdraw and receive a "W".
Withdrawing
Before you consider withdrawing from any class, new rules are in place. You now have only three tries at a non-repeatable class to pass it—W’s now ‘count’ against you.
State regulations have been changed restricting the number of times students can enroll in the same class if it is not designated as repeatable. Effective summer 2012 students will be limited to no more than three attempts to achieve a satisfactory grade of “C” or better. Of particular significance is that “withdraws” are now counted along with substandard grades in those three attempts.
This new “3 strikes and you’re out” policy will be retroactive; therefore, spring 2012 may be the last opportunity students have to pass a class they have attempted more than twice. Please refer students to see a counselor for more specific information or assistance.
Short-term and Fast-Track Courses
Short-term & Fast-track courses have their own individual deadlines which can be verified by the professor or by calling Admissions & Records at (916) 660-7340. All deadlines for each Short-term & Fast-track course are also printed on your class schedule/ fee receipt located in your mySierra account.