Certificate Student Handbook

• Overview
• Registration
• Credit Certificate Policies
• Noncredit Certificate Policies
• Certificate Completion
• Refunds & Withdrawals
• International Student Eligibility

Online Student Handbook

• Overview
• Getting Started
• Registration
• Fees & Finances
• Materials
• Assignments
• Examinations
• Grades & Transcripts
• Incompletes & Withdrawals
• Netiquette

Course Guide

• Overview
• Credit Course Fees
• Credit Course Policies
• Credit Course Registration & Enrollment
• Credit Course Grading
• Credit Course Refunds & Withdrawals
• Credit Course Important Dates
• Noncredit Course Policies
• Noncredit Refund & Withdrawal Policies

General Information

• Fees, Aid & Payment
• Student Services
• UWPCE Policies
• Getting Around
• Important Forms

• How do I withdraw from my course?

  A request to drop or withdraw from a course or certificate program must be submitted in writing to UW Professional & Continuing Education Registration Services. Mail, fax or email your request to:

  UW Professional & Continuing Education
  Registration Services
  uweoreg@pce.uw.edu
  4311 11th Ave NE
  Seattle WA 98105
  Fax: 206-685-9359

  The request must include a signature if sent via mail. Email requests are acceptable only if the request comes from your email account listed in our records. If you fail to attend class, or if you only notify the instructor that you wish to drop the class, you have not officially withdrawn from the course.

  For a credit course, a 0.0 will be entered on your official transcript unless you officially withdraw. You may drop a class without restrictions during the first two weeks of the quarter. These dropped courses will not be recorded on your transcript. A $20 change fee is charged beginning the Monday of the second week of the quarter. For a noncredit course, an unsuccessful completion (USC) will be entered on your official record unless you officially withdraw.

• Will I receive a refund when I withdraw?

  Classroom-based courses or programs: To receive a 100 percent refund, minus the nonrefundable registration fee, you must send a written request to withdraw the day before the first day of class. There is no refund for withdrawals on or after the first day of class. For more detailed certificate program refund information, see your certificate program registration form or  transaction summary or call 206-897-8939.

  Online learning courses or programs: For group start courses, the 100 percent refund deadline is the day before the first day of class. For self-paced courses, you must withdraw by the 15th calendar day after the day you register to receive a 100 percent refund, minus the quarterly nonrefundable registration fee. If you withdraw from the course after the 15th day but by the 30th calendar day from the day you registered, you will receive a 50 percent refund, minus the registration fee.