NDSU follows the North Dakota University Systembs policies and procedures for 'Dropping a Class' and 'Withdrawing for a Term'.

Dropping a Class

Dropping a Class occurs when a student wishes to discontinue enrollment in a particular course, but wants to continue taking classes during the semester.

• Dropping a course can be completed online using Campus Connection for a 100% refund of tuition and fees as long as the drop occurs before the first 9% of the class has been completed.
  • The class length calculation is based on the start and end date of the class listed on the Class Schedule on Campus Connection and includes all calendar days, not just class days.
    
    
• Refunds are not given for classes dropped on or after 9% of the course is completed.
  
  

Withdrawing for a Term

Withdrawing for a Term occurs when a student either wishes to withdraw completely from NDSU for one or more semesters, or wishes to discontinue the last class they are registered for in a semester.

• Students wishing to withdraw will not receive any credit for classes within that semester.
  
  
• Classes being discontinued will be processed as a withdraw.
  
  
• Once a withdraw is processed the student cannot re-enroll for the semester.
  
  
• Refunds resulting from a withdraw are calculated based on the start date and length of each individual class.
  • Hypothetically it is possible that classes withdrawn from in the same semester could have different refund percentages.
    
    
• Upon withdrawing from the semester, classes are refunded based on the Tuition Refund Schedule below

• Students wishing to withdraw for the term can initiate the process by filling out a Withdraw to Zero Credits form online or at the Bison Connection, Customer Account Services or Registration and Records offices.
  
  
• Deadline dates (Note: These dates may vary if individual class start/end dates differ from the general session dates in which the class is assigned.)
  
  

Tuition Refund Schedule

Percent of Enrollment Period Completed	Tuition & Fees Refunded
0.000%-8.99%	100%
9.000%-34.999%	75%
35.000%-59.999%	50%
60.000%-100.000%	0%

Note: You must be checked out of campus housing before you can complete a withdrawal. Checking out of campus housing does not constitute a withdrawal. You need to follow the withdraw process described above.