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UofM How-To-Links for Students

Use the links below for helpful information. 

How do I withdraw from classes? 

Check the Registrar's Office Semester Dates and Deadline pages for the Last Day to Withdrawal. Check with the Financial Aid office before withdrawing from any class. It may negatively impact your financial aid. 

Before the deadline, you can withdraw through your MyMemphis

  • Select “Register for Classes” on your Student tab.
  • On the page that opens, select “Add or Drop Classes”
  • Select the current term in the drop down menu on the next page.
  • That will take you to your current schedule. Next to the class is a drop down menu labeled “Action.”
  • Select “Web Withdrawn” from the drop down menu and scroll to the bottom of the screen.
  • Finally, click the “Submit Changes” button.”
  • Double check that your hours have changed and that it says Web Withdrawn next to the class.
  • Take a screenshot for your records

AFTER the deadline, you must fill out the CAS Withdrawal petition and attach supporting documentation. Petitions without documentation will be automatically denied.

Late and Retroactive Withdrawals for Undergraduate Students

Late withdrawals and retroactive withdrawals are requests to drop all courses taken during the petitioned semester after the final date to withdraw from classes has passed. These may be granted in cases that are 1) serious and 2) unforeseen and 3) beyond your control, i.e. car accident, job transfer, death of an immediate family member, etc.  Petitions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Student must withdraw from all courses in the petitioned semester.  If the withdrawal petition is approved, the student will not be eligible for another withdrawal in future semesters.

Late Withdrawal Process

Late withdrawal is used when requesting to withdraw from the current semester (after the final date to drop classes has passed), or the semester immediately previous, summer not included.Examples:

  • You are attending Fall 2022 and are requesting to withdraw from Spring 2022.
  • You are attending Fall 2022 and need to drop currently enrolled courses.
  • You are attending Spring 2023 and  are requesting to withdraw from Fall 2022.

To start the process, fill out the CAS Late Withdrawal Petition and submit it to the College of Arts and Sciences Director of Student Services, rlhudsn1@memphis.edu. Please include an explanation why you are requesting a withdrawal, along with documentation supporting your request. Our office will review your request and, if approved, the Director of Students Services will notify you and will send a Schedule Adjustment form to the Registrar office to have you withdrawn from your classes.  If approved, you will not be eligible for another late withdrawal in future semesters.  

How do I change my major or minor?

Speak with your current advisor (Find Your Advisor). Ask your advisor to contact the Dean’s office with the following information: student first and last name, u number and new major or minor. You will be assigned a new advisor once the new major has been declared.

To drop/withdraw from the class, you’ll go into your my.memphis.edu account

  • Select “Register for Classes” on your Student tab.
  • On the page that opens, select “Add or Drop Classes”
  • Select the current term in the drop down menu on the next page.
  • That will take you to your current schedule. Next to the class is a drop down menu labeled “Action.”
  • Select “Web Withdrawn” from the drop down menu and
  • scroll to the bottom of the screen. Finally, click the “Submit Changes” button.”
  • Double check out that your hours have changed and that it says Web Withdrawn next to the class.
  • Take a screenshot for your records