How to Drop or Withdraw from Class(es)

This how-to document has been created to assist you with how to drop or withdraw from one or more classes. Refer to the Academic Calendar for Drop/Refund and Student- Initiated Withdrawal deadlines.

Important Definitions:

Drop: Drop refers to the action students take to remove themselves from enrollment in a course prior to the drop/refund deadline, which is scheduled at the beginning of each part of term. Courses that have been dropped do not receive academic credit, are not included on transcripts, and do not incur any financial obligation.

Withdrawal: Withdrawal refers to the action students take to remove themselves from a course after the drop/refund period and before the withdrawal deadline for each part of term. Withdrawing from a course may carry both academic and financial implications. Academically, a grade of "W" will be assigned, which will appear on student transcripts. At Valencia College, a "W" grade does not impact the GPA and does not count as completed credit toward a degree. However, a withdrawal will count as an attempt at the course. Financially, no refund is issued, and students are responsible for the associated tuition and fees.

Log in to your Atlas account
Click on the Courses tab:
On the Courses tab, click on Registration inside the Registration channel:
Click on Drop/Withdraw from Class(es):
You will be directed to the Registration menu:
Click on Register for Classes:
Select the Term you wish to drop or withdraw from a class for by clicking on the drop-down arrow inside the Select a term… field; click Continue after selecting the term:
You will be directed to the Register for Classes page:
Locate the Summary section on the page (lower right):
Inside the Summary section, locate the course you wish to drop or withdraw from and click on the drop-down arrow inside the Action field next to the course.
After clicking on the drop-down arrow next to the course you wish to drop or withdraw from, you will see the following options:

If the course is within the Drop/Refund period, you will see Dropped Via Web as a selection option:

If a course is outside the Drop/Refund period but within the Student Initiated Withdrawal period, you will see the Withdrawn-Web/Phone as a selection option:
Select the option you are shown: or
To drop or withdraw from another course, perform the same steps as numbers 10 and 11 above.
After selecting and/or for your course(s), click
After clicking , you will see on the upper right and the dropped (Deleted) and/or withdrawn Status of the course(s) will be reflected in the Summary section: