Withdrawing from a Class
Students are academically and financially responsible for all classes in which they are registered. If a student is unable to attend the class or no longer wishes to be enrolled, it is their responsibility to modify their class schedule within deadlines shared in the academic calendar. Note that any withdrawal may have academic and financial consequences.
To withdraw from one or more classes, students can do this through Schedule Builder CUNYFirst. Students who encounter an error can complete the Permission to Add/Swap/Drop/Withdraw (FormID 1065) eform. Students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisor and a financial aid advisor before withdrawing.
Guttman has five types of grades for withdrawal: W, WD, WN, WA and WU.
Types of Course Withdrawals
W (Official Withdrawal)
W is a non-punitive grade initiated by the student when a class is dropped via Schedule Builder CUNYFirst during the published withdrawal period. The academic calendar indicates the last date by which a student may withdraw from a class. The withdrawn class will remain on the student’s transcript with a grade of W but will not calculate into the GPA.
WD (Withdraw Drop)
WD is a non-punitive grade initiated by the student when a class is dropped via Schedule Builder CUNYFirst after the financial aid certification date but before the published withdrawal period. The academic calendar indicates the last date by which a student may drop from a class. The dropped course and grade will not appear on transcripts.
If a student is marked as never attended the class, a WN will replace this grade after the instructor has submitted the attendance verification roster.
WN (Withdraw – Never Attended)
WN is a non-punitive grade assigned after an instructor has marked a student as never attended/never participated. The course and grade will not appear on transcripts.
If a student is marked as never attended the class, a WN can replace a WD grade after the instructor has submitted the attendance verification roster.
If the student receives a grade of WN, the student may not be admitted to class. Additionally, students remain financially liable for the class and may lose financial aid.
WA (Administrative Withdrawal)
WA is a non-punitive grade assigned to students who have not met all the immunization requirements.
WU (Withdraw Unofficially)
WU is a non-punitive grade (effective Fall 2021) assigned to students who have participated in an academically related activity at least once, completely stopped attending at any time before the culminating course experience (final exam, final paper, etc.), and did not officially withdraw.