{"id":863,"date":"2020-07-14T15:19:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T19:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/dual\/?page_id=863"},"modified":"2026-10-07T18:06:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:06:21","slug":"differences-drop-withdraw","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/dual\/informational-documents\/differences-drop-withdraw\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences Between Drop and Withdraw"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\r\n\/* Hide the theme title only on this page. *\/\r\n.type-page:has(#gcc-enrollment-statuses) > .page-title,\r\n.type-page:has(#gcc-enrollment-statuses) > .entry-title,\r\n.type-page:has(#gcc-enrollment-statuses) > .entry-header {\r\n  display: none !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* Remove the gray frame around the content. *\/\r\nbody:has(#gcc-enrollment-statuses) #content,\r\nbody:has(#gcc-enrollment-statuses) #content-wrap,\r\nbody:has(#gcc-enrollment-statuses) #main,\r\nbody:has(#gcc-enrollment-statuses) 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Between Drop and Withdraw<\/h1>\r\n\r\n  <p>Once you register for a course, you must be familiar with the following statuses:<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul>\r\n    <li>Enrolled<\/li>\r\n    <li>Dropped<\/li>\r\n    <li>Withdrawn<\/li>\r\n    <li>Withdrawn Failing<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.edu\/Utility\/Offices\/Registrar?utm_source=red_blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=enrollment_statuses&amp;utm_content=registrar_office\">Registrar's Office website<\/a> for the official details. Also note the drop and withdrawal dates on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcc.edu\/Info\/Events-News\/Calendar\/Academic-Calendar?utm_source=red_blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=enrollment_statuses&amp;utm_content=academic_calendar_overview\">academic calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p>See the table below for additional details.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"gcc-table-scroll\">\r\n    <table aria-label=\"Course enrollment statuses, transcript appearance, GPA impact, and tuition responsibility\">\r\n      <thead>\r\n        <tr>\r\n          <th scope=\"col\" class=\"gcc-status-column\">Status<\/th>\r\n          <th scope=\"col\" class=\"gcc-definition-column\">Definition<\/th>\r\n          <th scope=\"col\" class=\"gcc-transcript-column gcc-center\">On Transcript?<\/th>\r\n          <th scope=\"col\" class=\"gcc-gpa-column gcc-center\">Impact to GPA<\/th>\r\n          <th scope=\"col\" class=\"gcc-tuition-column gcc-center\">Responsible for Tuition?<\/th>\r\n        <\/tr>\r\n      <\/thead>\r\n\r\n      <tbody>\r\n        <tr>\r\n          <th scope=\"row\">Enrolled<\/th>\r\n          <td>You are in the course for a grade and are responsible for all coursework as assigned.<\/td>\r\n          <td class=\"gcc-center\">Yes<\/td>\r\n          <td class=\"gcc-center\">Standard GPA calculation<\/td>\r\n          <td class=\"gcc-center\">Yes<\/td>\r\n        <\/tr>\r\n\r\n        <tr>\r\n          <th scope=\"row\">Dropped<\/th>\r\n          <td>You have exited the course prior to a specified date (see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcc.edu\/Info\/Events-News\/Calendar\/Academic-Calendar?utm_source=red_blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=enrollment_statuses&amp;utm_content=drop_deadline\">academic calendar<\/a>); the course will not appear on your official records - it's as though you never took the course.<\/td>\r\n          <td class=\"gcc-center\">No<\/td>\r\n          <td class=\"gcc-center\">None<\/td>\r\n          <td class=\"gcc-center\">No<\/td>\r\n        <\/tr>\r\n\r\n        <tr>\r\n          <th scope=\"row\">Withdrawn<\/th>\r\n          <td>You have exited the course after the drop period (see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcc.edu\/Info\/Events-News\/Calendar\/Academic-Calendar?utm_source=red_blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=enrollment_statuses&amp;utm_content=withdrawal_deadline\">academic calendar<\/a>); the course will appear on your official records and show that you withdrew from it.<\/td>\r\n          <td class=\"gcc-center\">Yes \u2013 \u201cW\u201d<\/td>\r\n          <td class=\"gcc-center\">None<\/td>\r\n          <td class=\"gcc-center\">Yes<\/td>\r\n        <\/tr>\r\n\r\n        <tr>\r\n          <th scope=\"row\">Withdrawn Failing<\/th>\r\n          <td>You have exited the course after the course withdrawal period and have now withdrawn with a failing grade; the course will appear on your official records and show that you withdrew while receiving a failing grade.<\/td>\r\n          <td class=\"gcc-center\">Yes \u2013 \u201cWF\u201d<\/td>\r\n          <td class=\"gcc-center\">Calculated as an F<\/td>\r\n          <td class=\"gcc-center\">Yes<\/td>\r\n        <\/tr>\r\n      <\/tbody>\r\n    <\/table>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <p>Be sure to discuss changes to your schedule with your Grove City College advisor. High school students should also discuss these changes with your high school guidance counselor to verify the impact to your high school transcript. In addition, you will also need to understand how any of the above actions impacts your financial assistance, scholarships, loans, athletic eligibility, Greek life, parents\u2019 income tax returns, etc.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p class=\"gcc-disclaimer\"><em>This blog is for planning purposes only. 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