Fall 2020 Request for Late Withdrawal (W)
Deadline for submission: December 23, 2020
CSUDH understands the unprecedented and ongoing impact of the coronavirus
pandemic on your academic career. In response to this unique situation, the University
is offering several exceptions to allow you greater influence over the outcome of your
Fall 2020 term, while still maintaining the integrity of your CSUDH degree.
The decision to remain in alternative virtual modes of instruction in Fall semester
2020 was made due to the shutdowns enacted by the Governor of California in
response to the COVID-19 outbreak and the mandates of the California State
University Chancellor. Allowing students to request a late Drop/Withdrawal option
for courses in Fall 2020 will provide students with some flexibility in cases where
their course progress has been impacted by the pandemic
All students have the option to request a Late Withdrawal (W) in place of a
letter grade or a WU for any Fall 2020 course.
To help you consider this choice and its long-term implications, please carefully
review the information below before submitting this request.
1. The Drop/Withdrawal deadlines will be modified for Fall 2020 to allow
undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and graduate students to petition the
Registrar’s Office to request a Drop/Withdrawal. The new Drop/Withdrawal
deadline for Fall 2020 is December 23, 2020.If you are considering applying to
law school in the future, you should know that the Law School Data Assembly
Service considers NC a failing grade.
2. To complete this petition, and in keeping with the process implemented for the
Spring 2020 COVID-19 grading policy, students only need to submit the
appropriate form to the Registrar’s Office; no signatures from the instructor,
department chair, or dean are required.
3. All advising units and departments/programs will offer students advising on the
potential effects of choosing to withdraw from a course.
4. Current limits to course withdrawals will be suspended in the determination of
Pace of Completion (Pace) for students.
5. Consistent with the Course Withdrawal Policy, the “Course Drop with Record of
Enrollment Deadline” (W) on the Academic Calendar for Fall 2020 will be
extended to December 23, 2020 and apply retroactively for the semester. Fall
2020 courses marked W will not count toward the 18-unit withdrawal limit.