• Medical: Certification by an appropriate medical professional of a serious disruption in academic functioning for medical reasons. Such medical petitions are subject to review by a University physician. A letter of explanation and guidance for your service provider is available here.
• Psychological: Certification by the Counseling Center or by an independent licensed mental health professional of inability to continue for psychiatric/psychological reasons. The latter are subject to review by the University’s Counseling Center. A letter of explanation and guidance for your service provider is available here.
• Hardship: Verification that a documented unforeseeable hardship of any kind resulted in it being unreasonable for the student to continue. Examples include: documentation of a work transfer out of the Triangle area, copy of an insurance claim confirming the destruction of primary residency due to fire, obituary, etc.
• Military: Verification that the student has been called to active duty or training in the United States Armed Forces, including service in the National Guard or Reserve.

Students who are enrolled, but do not plan to attend any courses for a future term, should initiate a term withdrawal in order to notify the university that they will not be attending for an upcoming Spring or Fall term.

1. Consult with your advisor before initiating a term withdrawal to discuss the academic implications of the intended term withdrawal.
2. Initiate your term withdrawal request through the MyPack Portal: Student Homepage > Planning & Enrollment tile > Term Withdraw/Leave of Absence menu item.

A current semester term withdrawal prior to the drop/revision deadline removes you from all courses in a current semester. 

Undergraduate student term withdrawals after the first day of classes, but prior to census date are recorded on the transcript with the notation “Term Withdrawal.” Withdrawals after census are recorded on the transcript and dropped courses are noted with a grade of “W.” All courses graded with “W” count towards attempted hours for Satisfactory Academic Progress calculations.

1. Consult with your advisor before initiating a term withdrawal to discuss the academic implications of the intended term withdrawal.
2. Initiate your term withdrawal request through the MyPack Portal: Student Homepage > Planning & Enrollment tile > Term Withdraw/Leave of Absence menu item.

Note: The university will assess an administrative fee to cover the cost of processing your term withdrawal. This amounts to 5 percent of the total tuition and fee charges – not to exceed $100 – and will appear on your student account. 

A current term withdrawal after the drop/revision deadline for the current term or for a prior term removes you from all courses in the respective term. University guidelines for the approval of a retroactive term withdrawal require that the same conditions required for the “term withdrawal after the drop/revision date” are met.   

Term withdrawals after the drop/revision deadline or after the end of a term are approved by the university only under extenuating circumstances. Documentation is required to support these requests. The documentation must provide evidence that the extenuating circumstances were unforeseeable and unavoidable and caused a serious disruption in academic functioning. Submission of a term withdrawal request after the drop/revision deadline is not guaranteed approval. Students should have contingency plans in place in case a term withdrawal request is delayed or denied.

What are the steps for requesting a term withdrawal after the drop/revision deadline or after the term?

1. Consult with your advisor to discuss the academic implications of the intended term withdrawal and to plan for other avenues in the event that your term withdrawal request is not approved.
2. Organize the details of your case. It’s often helpful to write a statement detailing the grounds for your request to term withdraw (for example, what occurred, when it occurred, how it affected you, and what you have done or plan to do about it).
3. Organize your documentation to verify the facts of your request. You can obtain documentation from your healthcare or mental health provider by giving them this form. 
4. Initiate your term withdrawal request through the MyPack Portal: Student Homepage > Planning & Enrollment tile > Term Withdraw/Leave of Absence menu item. Term withdrawal requests can be initiated through the MyPack Portal.
5. Term withdrawal requests after the Drop/Revision deadline or end of term require the approval of the academic Dean’s Office of your college. There is no guarantee of approval so it is recommended that you have a contingency plan in mind in the event of a denial.
6. Notification of the approval or denial of term withdrawal requests will be communicated to students via their NC State email address.
7. Students who are denied their request for a term withdrawal have the right to appeal the decision. Information regarding the process for the appeal is available via a link in the denial notification email. Appeals must be filed within 10 calendar days from the date of the notification of denial.

Note: The university will assess an administrative fee to cover the cost of processing your term withdrawal. This amounts to 5 percent of the total tuition and fee charges – not to exceed $100 – and will appear on your student account. 

A retroactive term withdrawal removes you from all courses in the previous term. University guidelines for the approval of a retroactive term withdrawal from students who are not currently enrolled in classes require that the same conditions required for the “term withdrawal after the drop/revision date” are met, however the term withdrawal request form is different.   

What are the steps for requesting a term withdrawal when you are not currently enrolled in classes?

1. Consult with your advisor to discuss the academic implications of the intended term withdrawal and to plan for other avenues in the event that your term withdrawal request is not approved.
2. Organize the details of your case. It’s often helpful to write a statement detailing the grounds for your request to term withdraw (for example, what occurred, when it occurred, how it affected you, and what you have done or plan to do about it).
3. Organize your documentation to verify the facts of your request. You can obtain documentation from your healthcare or mental health provider by giving them this form. 
4. Submit your retroactive term withdrawal form through the Retroactive Withdrawal Request form.
5. Term withdrawal requests after the Drop/Revision deadline or end of term require the approval of the academic Dean’s Office of your college. There is no guarantee of approval so it is recommended that you have a contingency plan in mind in the event of a denial.
6. Notification of the approval or denial of term withdrawal requests will be communicated to students via their NC State email address.
7. Students who are denied their request for a term withdrawal have the right to appeal the decision. Information regarding the process for the appeal is available via a link in the denial notification email. Appeals must be filed within 10 calendar days from the date of the notification of denial.

Note: The university will assess an administrative fee to cover the cost of processing your term withdrawal. This amounts to 5 percent of the total tuition and fee charges – not to exceed $100 – and will appear on your student account.