Complete the drop process either by dropping online on mySJSU account by the posted deadline or filing a Petition for Course Drop Form. Refer to the Winter Calendar to identify which drop method, what signatures are required and whether an academic withdrawal penalty applies. Follow the steps below to drop a course. 

Step One: Refer to the calendar to identify which drop method, what signatures are required, and whether an academic withdrawal penalty applies. Leaving a course without authorization will result in a WU (F) grade.

Step Two: Drop class via MySJSU by drop deadline. After drop deadline, complete petition for course drop. For instruction and guidelines for drop petitions, visit Undergraduate Education website. Once the petition has been submitted, it will be routed to for signatures. 

Once your form has been submitted, it will be forwarded to your professor, then the Associate Dean of CPGE and finally the Office of the Registrar for final processing. 

Step Three: Financial petition  - Financial petition can only be processed when an official drop has been displayed on your MySJSU account.

Once your petition has been submitted, it will be forwarded to the CPGE financial petition department for processing. 

For more information see instructions on the Petition for Course Drop.  

 

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