The School of Education follows the deadlines concerning withdrawals from courses as prescribed in the Official Calendar published in the Enrollment and Student Academic Information Bulletin.

Petitions for late withdrawal after the periods specified above will not be authorized by the Associate Dean except for urgent reasons beyond the student’s control related to extended illness or equivalent distress. The desire to avoid a low grade is not an acceptable reason for withdrawal from a course.

If students withdraw with the Associate Dean’s consent, their grade in the course shall be W if they are passing at the time of withdrawal and F if they are not passing. As with all grades, instructors will assign the appropriate grade. The grade will be recorded on the date of withdrawal. Failure to complete a course without authorized withdrawal will result in a grade of F. The grade of W may not be recorded for a course when a student has taken the final exam, or completed the final paper or project for the course.

If a student voluntarily withdraws from school while on probation, that student may reenter school on probation at any time. If the reason for probation is an unacceptable grade point average, the student may reenter in good standing if, by taking course work in other divisions or schools of Indiana University, grades have been earned that raise the cumulative grade point average to a minimum of 2.5.