The latest date that a student may drop a class without a letter grade being assigned. Dropping a class after this date results in a grade of “F” for the course.

is the last day in a semester when a student can withdraw from a course before course completion without having a grade assigned for the class.  Students that are likely to fail a course may decide to drop (withdraw from) the course to avoid having a failing grade lower their overall grade point average.  The drop date usually occurs in the 13th [..]