Course Withdrawal Policy

Middle School

• Middle school students may not change classes after schedules are sent out.

High School

• High school students may change their classes during the add/drop period without a “withdraw” noted on their transcript.
   
• Withdrawing from a course after the add/drop period will result in a “W” on the student’s transcript, along with the week the course was dropped. A “W” does not earn credit and is not calculated into a student’s GPA.
   
• A student may drop a course until the end of the school day on the Friday before finals week – students may not drop a course during the week of final exams even if there is an instructional day during the week of finals.
   
• Students should consult their counselor about the impacts of late semester withdrawals on their college admission applications.
   
• Withdrawal from required courses may impact progress toward graduation and academic probation status.  Specific drop dates for each school year will be communicated through EC communication channels.
   
• Students may not add a course after the add/drop deadline. In rare cases, a student may be placed in a lower-level course or a support class with administrator approval; however, students should not rely on this as an option.