How to Cancel Your Enrollment or Completely Withdraw from Enrollment

Many students become confused by the difference between “canceling” and “withdrawing” and how these affect tuition charges and grades. Cancellation is the term OU uses if a student drops all of the classes before classes begin. Canceling enrollment removes all tuition charges and all record of enrollment. No grades are recorded. Withdrawal occurs if a student drops all of the classes after classes begin. If withdrawal occurs before the tuition obligation deadline, there are no tuition charges. If the student withdraws after the deadline, the student will be charged full tuition rates.*

*Federal regulations required the First Time Title IV Attendees (students receiving federally guaranteed financial aid for the first time at OU) will be charged on a different schedule if they withdraw from school after classes begin. Refund schedules for students in this category are available on request.

Cancel Your Enrollment
Students may cancel enrollment online through the Add or Drop Classes link on the Academics tab in ozone.ou.edu. They select a specific semester, and the cancellation only affects that particular semester. Students can also cancel enrollment in person in Enrollment Services, Room 230 Buchanan Hall. The deadline to cancel online is at 6:00 pm, on January 17, and in person at 5:00 pm on January 16 for the Spring semester. Cancelled students are not charged fees or tuition and there is no record or grade. After classes have begun, students must withdraw from enrollment according to the following instructions.

Withdrawal from Enrollment
In order to withdraw from the University before the close of a semester or summer session, a student must report to their college advising office for a “withdrawal” card. The student must secure the signature of the dean, or his/her agent, of the college approving the withdrawal, and then the card must be filed in Enrollment Services, Buchanan Hall room 230. The student must follow this procedure to receive any refund of fees during specified refund periods.

Students withdrawing from all courses in the first six weeks of classes (first three weeks of a summer session) receive the grade of W in each course of enrollment. Beginning with the seventh week (fourth week of a summer session) through the last day of classes of the semester or summer term, these students must receive a grade of W or F from the instructor in each course upon withdrawal.

A student will be held responsible for the cost of room and board if either or both are furnished by the University.