Recently Admitted or Newly 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 delay or postpone 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.
For All Other Students:
This includes continuing students at the University of San Diego, meaning those who have not been recently admitted or newly enrolled. If you plan to withdraw from the university during the current semester or for a future semester, you 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, which can jeopardize eligibility to re-enter USD or acceptance to another institution.
After the last day to enroll in classes until the end of the tenth week of the semester (the last day to withdraw from classes), students can 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 (November 10, 2026, for the Fall 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 2026 semester, students should request a withdrawal before 5 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2026.
To fully request an undergraduate withdrawal, you must complete three steps.
Before moving on to the three official steps required to request a withdrawal, consider the following:
Are you an international student? 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).
Are you a military-connected student? For students using VA educational benefits, it is important to connect with the Military and Veterans Program before changing the number of units that you are enrolled in 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.
If neither applies to you or you have already connected with the relevant office(s), please carefully follow the three steps below and complete each one to formally request a withdrawal.
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, Fall 2026), your last day of attendance is considered the last day of your finals in the previous semester (Spring 2026, 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.
- Tried the steps above and still cannot access the form? Visit the Withdrawal FAQ > scroll down and select "What do I do if I'm unable to fill out or access the online withdrawal form?"
Complete the Undergraduate Withdrawal Survey.
Complete the withdrawal survey.
- Do not skip this step.
- Withdrawal requests will not be approved unless the survey has been completed.
Check your sandiego.edu email for any outreach from our office.
Your request will be processed within 24-48 business hours. Continue checking your email as we may send you important notices, information, or instructions.
- Once you receive confirmation that your request has been approved, review this list of additional departments and offices you may need to contact.
- After you withdraw and if you remain unenrolled or below half-time student status, please note that 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.
HAVE 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: