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Hunter has five types of grades of withdrawal: W, WA, WD, WN and WU.
There may be serious academic and financial consequences associated with course withdrawal. Please discuss your situation with an advisor prior to doing so. Use Navigate for Students to schedule an advising appointment.
W is a non-punitive grade initiated by a student when a class is dropped via CUNYfirst during the published withdrawal period. You may withdraw officially with a grade of W between the third week of classes and the first day of the tenth week of classes. The official deadline date for each semester and summer term is published in the academic calendar.
After the deadline, a withdrawal will be recommended only when it is clear that you have compelling reasons, (e.g., medical emergency, and adequate documentation, such as a formal letter from healthcare provider.) In such cases, you must submit formal verification of your last date of class attendance from your instructor to the Office of the Registrar.
If you have not met all of the immunization requirements a grade of WA will be applied to each course for which you are registered. Visit Immunization Records for a complete list of immunization forms or to provide documentation of previous immunizations.
WD is a non-punitive grade initiated by a student when a class is dropped via CUNYfirst after the financial aid certification date but before the published withdrawal period (usually, the second and third week of classes). The course and grade will not appear on transcripts.
If a student never attended the class, a WN will replace this grade after the instructor has submitted the attendance verification roster.
WN is a non-punitive grade assigned by the Office of the Registrar after an instructor has marked a student absent. The course and grade will not appear on transcripts.
If you have ceased to participate in a course but have not withdrawn officially, you shall be deemed to have withdrawn unofficially, resulting in a WU grade.
Evidence of unofficial withdrawal includes failure to attend class meetings for at least four weeks consecutively through the end of the semester (the last day of classes), failure over this period to meet any course requirements and failure to attend the final examination.
The WU, by CUNY regulations, is equivalent to a grade of F.
For more information about course withdrawal and grades of W, WA, WD, WN and WU, visit the Hunter College Catalog.