Newly Admitted/Enrolled Students:
If you have been recently admitted to USD or are newly enrolled and have only been attending classes for eight days or fewer, here are options if your plans change:
- Deferral: Admitted or confirmed applicants who wish to defer their admission offer to a later term should complete a deferral request. Contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at admissions@sandiego.edu to learn more about the deferral process.
- Change of Plans: If you have had a change of plans since you were admitted to USD and no longer wish to attend our university, please let us know your status by completing the Undergraduate Admissions Change of Plans Form.
All Other Students:
All other students planning to withdraw from the university during the current semester or for a future semester must request a formal withdrawal through the Center for Student Success.
Failure to do so before leaving the campus—or, in the case of illness or other emergencies, as soon as the decision not to continue has been made—will result in non-passing grades in all courses, thereby jeopardizing eligibility to re-enter the University of San Diego or acceptance to another institution.
After the last day to enroll in classes, and continuing through the end of the tenth week of the semester (the last day to withdraw from classes), students may request a withdrawal from the university to drop all their classes with grades recorded as Ws. These Ws will not factor into the GPA but will appear on the transcript as a record. After the last day to withdraw from classes (April 7, 2026, for the Spring 2026 semester), students who request to withdraw from the university in the current semester will receive letter grades on their transcripts.
A student whose registration at the university is interrupted for one or more semesters must petition for readmission through the Torero Hub unless a leave of absence has been granted in writing.
Withdrawal requests must be submitted by 5 p.m. on tuition refund deadline days to ensure timely processing. In order to receive a 100% tuition refund for the Fall 2025 semester, students should request a withdrawal before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
To fully request an undergraduate withdrawal, you will need to do the following:
International students: Prior to requesting a withdrawal, international students must first seek clearance from the Office of International Students and Scholars: internationaloffice@sandiego.edu or 619-260-4598.
Military-connected students: For students using VA educational benefits, it is important to connect with the Military and Veterans Program before changing the number of units in which you are enrolled or withdrawing from courses as your benefits may be impacted: military@sandiego.edu or 619-260-7843. Additional information can be found on the Military and Veterans Program FAQ webpage.
Complete the Undergraduate Request for Withdrawal
Complete the online request for withdrawal.
- Last day of attendance: Your last day of attendance should be accurate and is considered the last day you attended classes. If you did not attend classes in the current semester (for example, Spring 2026), your last day of attendance is considered the last day of your finals in the previous semester (Fall 2025, in this case).
- Sometimes the form asks for a pin: If this happens, please open up a second tab in the same browser and log into my.sandiego.edu. Then click into your financial aid status by clicking through Torero Hub > My Financial Aid > Financial Aid Status (red button). Then, return to the form and refresh the page.
Complete the Undergraduate Withdrawal Survey
Take the withdrawal survey.
- Withdrawal requests will not be approved unless the survey has been completed.
Once your withdrawal has been approved
Your request will be processed within 24-48 business hours. Check your my.sandiego.edu email for any outreach from our office.
- Financial aid: After you withdraw and if you remain unenrolled or below half-time student status, you will enter into repayment of loans after a grace period. To determine the different types of federal loans, the length of your grace period before repayment, and other questions, please contact your federal loan servicer for more information. Loan servicers can be found here.
- Once your withdrawal has been approved, please review this list of additional departments and offices you may need to contact.
QUESTIONS?
For questions regarding a withdrawal that are not answered above or on our Frequently Asked Questions: Withdrawal page, please email css@sandiego.edu. We will respond to you via email within 24-48 business hours.
The CSS does not process medical leaves of absence or graduate student leaves or withdrawals. More information about these options is below: