17.1 A student desiring to withdraw from the university (drop to zero hours) before the completion of a semester is required to comply with the official withdrawal procedure. This process is initiated in the dean’s office of the college in which the student is registered. This process must be completed by 5 p.m. the day the withdrawal is initiated. A student may not withdraw after the Q-drop deadline. Students who have emergencies or very unusual, substantial, nonacademic circumstances that occur after the withdrawal deadline may still have relief. The student’s dean will retain the authority to support a student to withdraw after the deadline.

Upon authorization to withdraw, the student will receive a Texas A&M University Withdrawal Form. The student will complete Part A of the form and the dean's office will complete Part B. Dependent on the student's individual circumstances, he/she may be required to clear his/her records with other university offices to insure that appropriate refunds are processed.

Students may not withdraw during final examination periods.

17.2 During the summer session, a student must withdraw from the university under the following circumstances:

17.2.1 If the student is currently enrolled in only one of the following terms and decides to drop to zero hours (withdraw) in that term:

• first five-week summer term
• second five-week summer term
• 10-week summer term

17.2.2 If the student is currently enrolled in the 10-week summer term and either of the five-week terms and decides to drop to zero hours (withdraw) in both terms.

17.3 When a student withdraws from the university beginning the first class day and extending through the Q-drop deadline, the registrar will assign a grade of W to all courses enrolled in during that semester. Any courses previously graded for that semester will be changed to W, and the W grades will be displayed on the permanent record.