Midterm Grades and Next Steps

Check your midterm grades. If grades aren’t where you would like them to be, you still have half of the semester to go – you have the power to impact your academic outcomes by using new approaches and resources.

  • Communicate with instructors

      • Your professors care about you and your learning. They want to hear from you, even if you have missed classes, stopped turning in work, or failed exams or papers. Do not let the past keep you from future success.
  • Meet with your academic advisor
      • Your advisor is another part of your success team at OWU. Let your advisor know how things are going and ask to meet.
  • Use academic and personal resources

Often, you can build a plan for success when meeting with your professors. However, if your professor meeting suggests passing is unlikely, talk with your advisor about whether withdrawing from that course could be a good option to allow you to focus on your other courses. Use the online change of schedule form to add/drop/withdraw. (Click the red OWU logo at the bottom to login.)

  • Tuesday, October 22, 2024 – Last day to Add/Drop a second-module course 
  • Tuesday, October 29, 2024 – Last day to Withdraw from a full-semester course and receive a grade of W 
  • Tuesday, November 12, 2024 – Last day to Withdraw from second-module courses and receive a grade of W
  • Friday, November 29, 2024 – Last Day to submit a Petition to Withdraw from a full-semester / second-module course. Students will receive a grade of WP or WF if the petition is approved by the Academic Status Committee. This petition must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm on Friday, November 29, 2024.