Dropping All Courses in a Semester or Session

Students requesting to drop all courses in a semester or session must contact their Student Success Coach prior to the end of the Drop period (see 2026-2027 Academic Calendar) to begin the withdrawal process. Tuition charges are refunded for dropped courses and no grades will appear on the transcript. Ceasing to attend courses does not constitute a drop of courses (see Ceasing to Attend section below).

Withdrawal from the University

Students are considered withdrawn from the university if they drop or withdraw from all courses in the current semester after participating in a course on or after the first day of the semester. Students requesting official withdrawal from the University must contact their Student Success Coach to begin the withdrawal process.

Withdraw from a Course

During the initial Withdrawal period a student may withdraw from a scheduled course. Ceasing to attend a course does not constitute a withdrawal from the course. Tuition is charged for withdrawn courses and a grade of W will appear on the transcript. W grades do not impact GPA.

Withdraw from All Courses in a Semester or Session

Students requesting to withdraw from all courses in the current semester or session must contact their Student Success Coach to begin the withdrawal process. Semester or Session withdraw, if initiated prior to the last day of the Semester or Session, will result in grades of W for all courses that have not concluded. Ceasing to attend courses does not constitute an official withdrawal from the University. However, ceasing to attend all courses may result in Return to Title IV financial aid processing, as required per federal regulations.

Ceasing to Attend

A student who stops attending a course for which they are officially registered, without following the drop or withdraw procedures outlined above, will receive a calculated grade in that course consistent with the requirements of the course syllabus.

Ceasing to attend all courses may result in Return to Title IV financial aid processing, as required per federal regulations. Refer to the Tuition & Aid pages in this catalog for additional information regarding the effects of ceasing to attend without providing notification to the University according to the official withdrawal process.

Leave of Absence

Students who need to take a leave of absence with plans to return to the University should contact their Student Success Coach. If approved, a student may leave the University for one semester and return at the conclusion of the leave without completing the readmit process. Should a student not return at the conclusion of the leave and subsequently desires to return, they must complete the readmit process to return to the University.

Administrative Discretion

The University reserves the right to disqualify, discontinue, exclude, or involuntarily withdraw any student from the University at the discretion of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Senior Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services, or designee.

California Baptist University is concerned about the well-being of all students. Behavior that demonstrates that the student's well-being may be in jeopardy, interferes with the educational efforts of other students, puts fellow students or the institution at risk, or conflicts with California Baptist University's mission to educate all students may result in an administrative withdrawal from the institution.