Drop and Withdrawal Procedures

No online courses may be added by first-time registrants after the registration deadline due to the processing time required to get a Longwood ID and password.

Online courses must be dropped on or before 6 p.m. EST/EDT on the start date of the course.

After 6 p.m. EST/EDT on the start date, no online course can be dropped.  There are NO automatic drops for non-attendance or non-payment. You must actively drop the course using the My.Longwood system before the start date. (See below for details.)

No charges are waived or refunds given if the class is dropped after 6 p.m. on the start date of the online course.

Students may withdraw with no academic penalty during the first half of the course, but may not withdraw during the second half of the course except for medical or other non-academic emergencies.

Undergraduate students withdrawing from Longwood should contact the Dean's Office of their respective major to initiate the withdrawal process.  Undeclared students and non-degree seeking undergraduate students should contact the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Degree-seeking or non-degree seeking graduate students seeking to withdraw from an online course should follow off-campus policies and contact the Dean of Graduate & Extended Studies office.

Online attendance records kept automatically by Blackboard will be used to determine time of attendance for financial aid refund purposes.

To drop a class before the start date:

    1. Sign on to the MyLongwood system, choose the Student tab, and go through the drop procedure in the Registration section.

    Be sure to complete the entire procedure and get your confirmation.

    There are no charges for classes dropped BEFORE the start date.

OR

    2.  Email registrar@longwood.edu giving your name, ID, class name & number, and term, and request to drop the class.

        (For SLPOnline students only: Email this information to slponline@longwood.edu .)

OR

      3. Fax the Registrar's office at 434.395.2252 requesting to drop the course giving your name & ID, the course name, number and term.   (For SLPOnline students only: Fax drop request to 434.395.4916.)

You must take one of these three actions in order to drop a class before the class start date.

To withdraw from a class after the start date and before the mid-point of the class:

      Registrar's Fax: 434.395.2252   

Fax or mail a memo to the Registrar that includes:             

                Your name

                Your Social Security Number or Longwood Student ID

                The course number and section number

                The course title

                A statement indicating you wish to withdraw from the class

                Your signature

There ARE charges for classes that are not dropped before 6 p.m. on the start date. Click on Catalog for details.

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