Dropping/Withdrawing
Before a Term Has Started
If you have registered for classes and then decide not to attend, it is your responsibility to withdraw from the term prior to the first class day of a semester using ASSIST. Non-attendance does not constitute withdrawal, and students must not assume that they will “automatically” be dropped from their classes if they do not attend or do not pay. If you have holds that block access to ASSIST, you can email a request to the Office of the Registrar for a pre-term withdrawal. The request must include your name, your UTRGV ID number, and the term for which you would like to be withdrawn.
A student withdrawing from the University may have implications. You may be required to repay your financial aid, including scholarships, grants, or loans. We strongly encourage you to investigate these impacts prior to withdrawing.
After a Term Has Started
If the semester has begun, a student may drop a single class online in ASSIST. If a student has already dropped six classes, the drop will not be allowed. Students who wish to drop ALL of their classes are withdrawing. Contact U Central to completely withdraw from the University.
Additional Information
Students who register for classes, decide not to attend, and do not withdraw through ASSIST or U Central before the beginning of the semester will be responsible for tuition and fees as designated by the withdrawal policy regardless of amount paid or not paid for classes.
Students may drop a class without it counting toward their six drops if it is dropped prior to the census date. The census date for each term is noted on the academic calendar and accelerated programs calendar. Courses dropped after the census date will count toward the six drops and will be noted on the transcript with a grade of “DR.” Students must drop or withdraw by the deadline for each semester. That deadline is posted on the university’s academic calendar.
Refund of Registration Fees
To officially withdraw from the university or drop a course, a student must go to U Central or complete a withdrawal form and email to registrar@utrgv.edu. A student withdrawing officially and completely during a fall or spring semester will receive a refund of total tuition and fees (excluding nonrefundable fees) according to the following scale (Section 54.006, Texas Education Code):
| Time Period | Credit |
| By 5 p.m. on the last business day before the first day of class | 100 percent |
| During the first five class days |
80 percent |
| During the second five class days | 70 percent |
| During the third five class days | 50 percent |
| During the fourth five class days | 25 percent |
| After the fourth five class days | None |
Refund of total tuition and fees (excluding nonrefundable fees) during a summer term (5 weeks or less) to students withdrawing officially and completely will be made according to the following scale:
| Time Period | Credit |
| By 5 p.m. on the last business day before the first day of class | 100 percent |
| During the first class day |
80 percent |
| During the second class day | 50 percent |
| During the third class day and thereafter | none |
Refund of total tuition and fees (excluding nonrefundable fees) during a 7-week module (AOP – Accelerated Online Programs) to students withdrawing officially and completely will be made according to the following scale:
| Time Period | Credit |
| Last business day before the first day of class | 100 percent |
| During the first, second, or third class day |
80 percent |
| During the fourth, fifth, or sixth class day | 50 percent |
| During the seventh class day and thereafter | None |
NOTE for all students - traditional and accelerated: The term “class days” refers to days the university schedules classes, not the individual student’s schedule. Students officially dropping courses but remaining enrolled at the university receive a full refund of tuition and mandatory fees actually paid for the dropped classes through the 12th class day (official census day) during a fall or spring semester or the fourth class day (official census day) during a summer term or the fifth class day(official census day) during an AOP module, minus the other nonrefundable fees assessed for each course dropped beginning with the first day of classes. Students will not receive refunds for classes dropped after these dates. Additionally, per the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board rules and regulations, students may not enroll in a course after the official census date (Ch. 9, Subchapter B, 9.31a). Refund checks will be mailed within 45 days to the student’s billing address on file at the Office of the Registrar (within 30 days if the student did not receive some form of financial assistance through the university). Refunds for a student under the installment plan will be first applied to the student’s unpaid balance. Students who do not officially withdraw through the Office of the Registrar will be responsible for tuition, fees and any circumstances arising from failure to withdraw.
* Texas Education Code, Section 54.504 – Incidental Fees and 55.16 Board Responsibility authorizes the governing board to fix and collect fees and charges. The averages are not given for college and course related fees (laboratory, incidental, supplemental/individual fees) since charges vary according to academic program and courses; actual fees are published in the institutional catalog and/or other publications.
**The Texas Legislature, except for basic tuition, does not set the specific amount for any particular student fee. The student fees assessed are authorized by state statute; however, the university administration and UT System Board of Regents determine specific fee amounts and make the decision to increase fees. ***House Bill 3015 authorizes the governing boards of institutions of higher education to charge any student Designated Tuition in any amount necessary for the effective operation of the institution effective Sept. 1, 2003. These amounts are approximate as additional charges for course or program related fees may be incurred.
Withdrawal for Military Service
A student who withdraws as a result of being called to active military service may choose: 1. To receive a refund of tuition and fees for the semester; 2. If eligible, to be assigned an incomplete (I) in each course; or at the instructor’s discretion receive a final grade in courses where he or she has completed a substantial amount of coursework and has demonstrated sufficient mastery of the course material.