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Withdrawal from Nursing Courses
Withdrawals (grade of W) are issued to students wishing to withdraw from any or all courses during designated periods in the academic term.
Students must abide by the deadline dates posted by the registrar for each campus. A grade of W will appear on student transcripts when students self-withdraw during the electronic drop (edrop) period.
Following this, students wishing to withdraw must initiate a Late Drop request via One.IU or complete the official withdrawal form for each course and obtain the appropriate signature; with the faculty assigning a grade of W or F, per university policy. If the student performance was at a C level or satisfactory in a pass/fail course, a grade of W will be assigned, whereas students not passing at the time of withdrawal will be assigned an F grade. The instructor and campus dean/associate dean/designee will determine if the grade of W will be issued.
A grade of F will be recorded on the official transcript if a student stops attending but does not officially withdraw from a class.
Students withdrawing from nursing course work must complete this work prior to progression in the program.
Students withdrawing from a didactic nursing course must also withdraw from the co-requisite practicum courses, unless 75% of practicum course has been completed.
Students withdrawing from required nursing course work will be considered out-of-sequence students. The date of graduation for out of sequence students is not guaranteed.
Students who withdraw from the nursing major in the first semester without beginning coursework, must seek readmission to the program (i.e. students who do not show up for the program at the start of the term).
More than three academic withdrawals in a semester from nursing or required science courses are considered lack of progress toward the degree. If a student withdraws from a course that requires automatic withdrawal from a co-requisite course, this withdrawal from the two courses will be counted as one withdrawal. A pattern of multiple withdrawals across more than one semester may be considered lack of progress toward the degree by the Admission, Progression, and Graduation committee and may influence a request for consideration of reinstatement to the nursing program.
Withdrawal from Non-Standard Nursing Courses
Students enrolled in non-standard nursing courses may withdraw according to the following guide:
- Students may withdraw with an automatic grade of W during the first 50% of the term.
- Students withdraw with appropriate signature any time after the first 50% of the term, up until a full 75% of the term is complete. Withdrawals during this period are assigned a W or an F, according to university policy (delineated above).
- Calendar start and stop dates posted with the registrar are adhered to for non-standard terms, regardless of the proportion of work completed via self-scheduled or self-paced clinical or courses of study.
Students are encouraged to seek advice from their academic advisors or faculty, when considering withdrawing from coursework, retaking coursework, and upon reinstatement to the BSN program.
Withdrawal due to an emergency
Students may need to withdraw from courses due to an unexpected event such as a major medical issue, death in the family, job loss, or divorce. Student should contact their academic or the Student Advocacy Office on their campus.
Withdrawal for Military Leave
Students called to active duty, specialized training, or disaster relief efforts any time during an academic term have several options for handling courses that are in process. Students should contact their advisor and work with the Center for Veteran and Military Students on their campus as soon as they are notified of an upcoming deployment or extended military duty
Indiana University School of Nursing reserves the right to accept or deny transfer of credit based on these guidelines.
Students are encouraged to seek advice from advisors, faculty, or the Assistant Dean of Student Services when considering withdrawing from coursework, retaking coursework, and upon reinstatement to the BSN program.
Please refer to School of Nursing Policy AFS-23.
Last updated March 2023
