Course Drop Procedure
The decision to drop a course can greatly impact a student’s success in meeting their educational goals. Reaching out to an academic advisor will assist students in making the best decision for their enrollment.
Students should communicate with their advisor when dropping courses. Advisors are available to meet with you at an SPS Learning Center, by phone, via zoom virtual counter, or through email. If you are unsure of your assigned advisor, please log in to your Degree Works audit tool in Cardinal Apps and click on the ‘Advisor Name’ listed within the ‘Student View’ section. Or contact an advisor through our general student email at eapadvising@uiwtx.edu talk to any advisor by calling (210) 702-2402 or our Microsoft Teams virtual counter Monday through Friday, 1 - 3 p.m.
Drop/Withdrawal Policy
Students are not dropped or withdrawn from courses if they do not attend class. To qualify for a refund or reversal of charges you must drop or withdraw from class officially by following the process below before the deadlines. Notifying an instructor or failing to attend class does not constitute an official drop or withdrawal from a course nor does it eliminate the student’s financial responsibility for course payment.
- Tuition is refunded at 100% if the student drops before the end of the first week of their 8-week class/es (either by self-drop or in writing to your advisor before Friday at 5 p.m.).
- Students may withdraw up to the end of the sixth week of their 8-week class/es (in writing to your advisor before Friday at 5 p.m.) without academic penalty. The student is responsible for full tuition during this withdrawal period. A grade of "W" will be issued.
- It is not possible to withdraw from a three-semester-hour course after the sixth week. A course dropped by the end of the first week of class will not be on your permanent record. Withdrawal from a course before week seven and after week one will result in a permanent grade of “W".
Students withdrawing from UIW may be required to repay some of the federal grants and/or loans. The federal formula requires a return of Title IV aid if the student received federal financial assistance in the form of a Pell Grant, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), TIP Grant, Federal Stafford Loan or PLUS loan and withdrew on or before completing 60% of the semester. The percentage of Title IV aid to be returned is equal to the number of calendar days remaining in the semester divided by the number of calendar days in the semester. Scheduled breaks of more than four consecutive days are excluded. If any funds remain after the return of Title IV aid, they will be used to repay UIW funds, state funds, other private sources and the student in proportion to the amount received from each non-federal source as long as there is no unpaid balance at the time of withdrawal. If there is an unpaid balance, all aid sources will be repaid before any funds are returned to the student.
If you're using military Tuition Assistance (TA) for your education and withdraw from a class before completing 60 percent of it, the Department of Defense (DoD) mandates that the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) must return unearned TA funds to the DoD. This repayment is based on the portion of the course completed, and you might owe a portion of tuition to UIW and your military branch. For additional details, you can visit this link: UIW Military Related Policies.