Dropping a course means you are unenrolling from a course(s) but remaining enrolled in at least one other course in a session. Tuition and fees assessment for dropping a course is based on the length of the course and the timing of the drop. The days to be counted for drops are business days. If a course meets on a weekend, weekend days are included in the course length calculation. 

• If the course length is less than 15 days (excluding weekends and holidays), the last day to drop the course and have it removed from tuition and fee assessment is the first day of the course.
• If the course length is greater than or equal to 15 days (excluding weekends and holidays) and less than or equal to 35 days (excluding weekends and holidays), the last day to drop the course and have it removed from tuition and fee assessment is the fifth weekday of the course.
• If the course length is greater than 35 days (excluding weekends and holidays), the last day to drop the course and have it removed from tuition and fee assessment is the tenth weekday of the course.

The Course Deadline tool can be used to view deadlines for specific courses.

Professional MBA students should review program-specific instructions here.

After a session begins, if you decide to remove all your coursework (even if you are only registered for one course), you must process a Withdrawal of Registration. A withdrawal will remove all your courses in the current session, including courses that have ended and may be graded. You will not be allowed to register for other courses in this session or any sub-session, even if the courses have not started yet.

Tuition and fees assessment for withdrawing is based on the timing of the withdrawal. For withdrawals, a week is Monday through Sunday, regardless of the course start day. If you are enrolled in a combination of session-length (i.e., full semester) and off-cycle courses, the tuition responsibility may be adjusted. Withdrawals can be completed online in MyUI once the required permissions have been obtained. If you have questions on the withdrawal process or tuition responsibility, please contact the Registrar Services in 2900 University Capitol Center (UCC) or registrar@uiowa.edu , or 319-384-4300. 

Professional MBA students should view program-specific instructions here.

The tuition responsibility for a withdrawal in summer from courses that fall into more than one sub-session (or that include off cycle courses) will be an average based on the date of the withdrawal and the deadlines of the sub-sessions. 

Off-cycle courses in summer that do not fit in any of the sub-sessions follow the 12-week sub-session tuition responsibility in the above chart, regardless of when they start and end. If you are only enrolled in off-cycle courses during the summer session and choose to withdraw, please drop any off-cycle courses that have not started yet. Your withdrawal tuition responsibility will be based on the week we are in for the 12-week sub-session.

Off-cycle courses in fall, winter, and spring follow the fall, winter, and spring regular session tuition responsibility chart above, regardless of when they start and end. If you are only enrolled in off-cycle courses and choose to withdraw, please drop any off-cycle courses that have not started yet. After that, you can proceed with a withdrawal. Your withdrawal tuition responsibility will be based on the week we are in for the regular fall, winter, or spring session. 

If you have a financial aid award, there may be additional adjustments to your tuition assessment for a withdrawal. It may take four to six weeks for your withdrawal information and U-Bill to be finalized. Please contact the Office of Student Financial Aid at 2400 University Capitol Centre (UCC) or financial-aid@uiowa.edu or 319 335-1450 if you have questions.