{"id":132255,"date":"2026-09-18T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/?p=132255"},"modified":"2026-09-18T08:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:04:55","slug":"sept-24-last-day-to-withdraw-from-first-module-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/sept-24-last-day-to-withdraw-from-first-module-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Sept. 24 &#8211; Last Day to Withdraw from First-Module Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, Sept. 24, is the last day to <a href=\"https:\/\/owu.edu\/academics\/office-of-the-registrar\/forms\/#course-withdrawal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/owu.edu\/academics\/office-of-the-registrar\/forms\/%23course-withdrawal&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1789518827580000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2m_iNApW9hrW2ydrUqMoET\">Withdraw<\/a>\u00a0from first-module courses.\u00a0Withdrawing\u00a0from a course is an option when you are\u00a0<em>certain\u00a0<\/em>you are no longer in a position to pass.<\/p>\n<p>Questions to Consider Before\u00a0Withdrawing:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Have you talked with your professor and advisor about whether you can catch up in the class? (See these\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/what-are-office-hours-why-should-i-go-to-them\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=what-are-office-hours-why-should-i-go-to-them\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/what-are-office-hours-why-should-i-go-to-them\/?utm_source%3Drss%26utm_medium%3Drss%26utm_campaign%3Dwhat-are-office-hours-why-should-i-go-to-them&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1789518827580000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0MNfqPgWHJwoXp7a0djnUe\">office hour tips<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<li>Have you used all available resources? For example, visit the Sagan Academic Resource Center to see whether\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/about\/offices-services-directory\/sagan-academic-resource-center\/departmental-tutoring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/about\/offices-services-directory\/sagan-academic-resource-center\/departmental-tutoring\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1789518827580000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0GWxfAI6WKue9pFX7nqACJ\">tutoring<\/a>\u00a0or time management\/study skills\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/about\/offices-services-directory\/sagan-academic-resource-center\/academic-skills-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/about\/offices-services-directory\/sagan-academic-resource-center\/academic-skills-center\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1789518827580000&amp;usg=AOvVaw00TRynagtWRTLX4MpyaHbz\">coaching<\/a>\u00a0could make a difference.<\/li>\n<li>Could you get a D-? Even a D- in a class will count toward graduation; you just need an overall GPA of 2.0. Do not\u00a0Withdraw\u00a0if things aren\u2019t going perfectly. There is still time to have a better experience and pass!<\/li>\n<li>If this will result in completing fewer than 3.25 units this semester, you must consult first with the Office of Financial Aid before submitting the form as this can have implications for access to financial aid in future semesters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Course Withdrawal\u00a0Process and Considerations:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>To\u00a0Withdraw from a course, use the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/owu.edu\/academics\/office-of-the-registrar\/forms\/#course-withdrawal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/owu.edu\/academics\/office-of-the-registrar\/forms\/%23course-withdrawal&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1789518827580000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2m_iNApW9hrW2ydrUqMoET\">Course Withdrawal Request Form<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Withdrawing\u00a0from a course places a \u201cW\u201d on your transcript but does not impact your GPA.<\/li>\n<li>Although your GPA is protected with a\u00a0Withdraw, you may make academic progress more slowly because a\u00a0Withdrawn\u00a0course does not count toward graduation units.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>OWU Sponsor: Office of the Registrar<br \/>\nContact: Lee Richards at <a href=\"mailto:registrar@owu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">registrar@owu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, Sept. 24, is the last day to Withdraw\u00a0from first-module courses.\u00a0Withdrawing\u00a0from a course is an option when you are\u00a0certain\u00a0you are no longer in a position to pass. Questions to Consider Before\u00a0Withdrawing: Have you talked with your professor and advisor about whether you can catch up in the class? (See these\u00a0office hour tips.) Have you used [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2425,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campuswide-news-events"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2425"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132255"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":132369,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132255\/revisions\/132369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}