UB Undergraduate Catalog 2006-2007

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Students wanting to withdraw from the university after the resignation period must consult their academic advisors for appropriate procedures, justification, and documentation to request an administrative withdrawal (grade of "W"). Administrative withdrawals are approved only in circumstances when impact to academic performance due to medical illness, death or critical illness of an immediate family member, or military service is documented sufficiently. In a policy approved by the Faculty Senate, requests for administrative withdrawal that are based upon extraordinary circumstances are only considered for all the registered courses in a given semester. Requests for administrative withdrawal made for selected courses in a given semester are not approvable. Requests for administrative withdrawal are only approved for courses from the previous semester from the date of the request. Requests for administration withdrawal for a second successive semester based on the same circumstances will not be approved.

Additional information including specific registration procedures can be found on the Student Academic Records and Financial Services web site.