SNHU Online: Withdrawal Form
Attendance is required in all courses. Being absent may impact a student’s grade and in the case of excessive absences, may result in failure or the instructor withdrawing the student from the course. Students are responsible for all missed work, assignments, etc. The instructor’s policies on attendance and making up work must be included in the syllabus.
Documented absences resulting from legitimate circumstances, such as personal illness, a death in the immediate family, etc. should not negatively impact a student’s grade or academic standing. Notwithstanding this, please see “University Initiated Withdrawals.”
Undergraduate Students:
Undergraduate students may withdraw from courses at any time during the first four weeks of the undergraduate term with the course grade of “W”. Any withdrawals after the 4th Week will only be allowed for conditions beyond the student’s control (e.g. illness documented by a physician’s letter) and must be approved by the SNHU Online Chief Academic Officer or CEO. Withdrawals are not permitted in the last week of class. This policy also applies to an undergraduate student taking a 16-week course.
Graduate Students:
Graduate students may withdraw from courses at any time during the first six weeks of the graduate term with the course grade of “W”. Any withdrawals after the 6th Week will only be allowed for conditions beyond the student’s control (e.g. illness documented by a physician’s letter) and must be approved by the SNHU Online Chief Academic Officer or CEO. Withdrawals are not permitted in the last week of class.
The following policies apply to ALL students taking SNHU Online Courses:
1. Submission of Withdrawals
All withdrawals must be submitted online - the form is located at the bottom of this page. In all cases, the date of withdrawal is the date the completed form is received. For the purpose of withdrawals, term weeks start on Mondays and end on Sundays. No paper withdrawal forms or emails will be accepted.
2. Tuition Refunds
• Withdrawals during Week 1 of term: a 20% tuition fee charged to the students account or 80% refund if a full payment is submitted.
• Withdrawals during Week 2 of term: a 50% tuition fee charged to the students account or 50% refund if a full payment is submitted.
• Withdrawals after Week 2 of term: a 100% tuition fee charged to the students account or no refund if a full payment is submitted.
3. Withdrawal Disputes
Withdrawal disputes must be submitted online within 30 days after the end of the semester during which the student withdrew. To submit a dispute, please click here.
4. Financial Aid Disbursements
All refunds and withdrawals are subject to review by the financial aid department and students who withdraw may be responsible for paying back part or all of their financial aid disbursement for that term. Please contact Financial Aid Office at 1-603-645-9645 for details.
- First week: The university will withdraw students who do not participate in the class during the first week of term. Participation is determined within Blackboard by a discussion board, wiki, or blog posting and/or an assignment submission. Students who do not participate during the first week forfeit their rights to be reinstated into the course. Both the faculty member and the Online administrations should make a good faith effort to contact students before withdrawing them by sending an email from their SNHU email address to the student’s SNHU email address. The polices (#1 - #4) apply to this withdrawal.
- By Instructor: Once a student has missed enough classes that the instructor believes that the student cannot meet the goals of the course within the remaining time frame, at the instructor’s discretion the student may be given a failing grade, withdrawn from the class, or be considered for an incomplete (I) and given a defined period to complete remaining course work. Faculty members may give a student an incomplete grade in a course only if the student and instructor have agreed, in advance, to plan or schedule for completion. Withdrawal is instructor-initiated due to lack of attendance or unusual circumstances, not as a method to prevent low grades. Prior to withdrawing the student, the faculty member should attempt to contact the student and should issue a warning. This contact is made by sending an email from their SNHU email address to the student’s SNHU email address. No withdrawals are permitted during the last week of the term. The polices (#1 - #4) apply to this withdrawal.
- By Administration: The University reserves the right to withdraw students who fail to meet financial or academic obligations or who, because of misconduct, disrupt the academic process. The polices (#1 - #4) apply to this withdrawal.
Merely ceasing to attend classes does not constitute an official withdrawal either academically or financially. The registrar will automatically assign an “F” grade when the student has neither officially withdrawn from the course or has not been officially withdrawn by the University.
If you have any questions regarding the withdrawal policy, please contact SNHU Online office at 866.860.0449 or email onlinestudent@snhu.edu.