【Introduction to Mid-Semester Course Withdrawal】:

From a system-based perspective, mid-semester course withdrawal is an extreme, stop-gap method, not a standard procedure. Mid-semester course withdrawal is done when a student, due to circumstances beyond their control and after the add-drop period is over, is unable to continue in a course; mid-semester course withdrawal is the final resort method to protect the student’s right to a quality education. If your request for a mid-semester course withdrawal is completed, the course will be noted as “Course Withdrawn” in the student’s transcript, and this record will follow you for a lifetime. Thus, before you even consider applying for a mid-semester course withdrawal, you must first discuss the issue with your instructor and advisor, and pursue every other legitimate means of resolving the matter.

【Applying for Mid-Semester Course Withdrawal】:

Step 1: Apply online (go to the Teaching System Click here to apply), or apply on paper (get a form from the Office of Academic Affairs' Curriculum Development Division).

Step 2: Select a cut-off date, sign your form, then submit it.

Step 3: The Curriculum Development Division will confirm your information, then submit a list of students who have applied for mid-semester course withdrawal to the course instructors. 

Step 4: You can check the results of your application in the Student Information Portal.

【Additional Information】:

1.Application Procedure: Student > Instructor > Department Head/Convener > Office of Academic Affairs. If the number of students in a course will be lower than the minimum number, the President must additional sign off.

2.Mid-semester course withdrawal decision results will become available 2 weeks after the application deadline. Students should check their application results in the Student Information Portal.

3.Until the mid-semester course withdrawal review results are announced, students must continue attending the course; course instructors, take note of this.

4.Mid-semester course withdrawal results are transmitted to course instructors as electronic files for retention.