Course Drop Refund Schedule

Health Sciences Spring 2025 Semester Important Dates and Course Drop Refund Schedule

For the University course drop refund schedule, please see the Registrar’s webpage.

A student can add classes without penalty until 11:59 PM EST on the Sunday before classes start. Adding classes after this deadline will incur a late registration fee.
Students who drop their courses may need to petition for a leave of absence to maintain an active student status. Explore the continuous enrollment policy.
Students in 15-week courses or 16-week courses may drop their courses through the end of the fourth week of classes without academic penalty.
- Courses dropped during the first two weeks of the semester will have 100% of the tuition charges cancelled.
- During weeks 3-5, courses dropped are subject to the university refund schedule, which governs the prorated cancellation of semester tuition charges in cases of program adjustment or withdrawal.
- After the fourth week of classes, a dropped course in a 15-week course or 16-week course is considered a withdrawal and a notation of 'W' will appear on the transcript. Students may withdraw from a 15-week course or 16-week course through the end of the tenth week of classes. Withdrawals after the tenth week of classes require a petition to the Health Sciences Dean's Office.
Students in 8-week courses may drop their courses through the end of the second week of classes without academic penalty.
- Courses dropped during the first week of the semester will have 100% of the tuition charges cancelled.
- During weeks 2-3, courses dropped are subject to the university refund schedule, which governs the prorated cancellation of semester tuition charges in cases of program adjustment or withdrawal.
- After the second week of classes, a dropped course in an 8-week course is considered a withdrawal and a notation of 'W' will appear on the transcript. Students may withdraw from an 8-week course through the end of the fourth week of classes. Withdrawals after the fourth week of classes require a petition to the Health Sciences Dean's Office.
For Pre-Medicine or Physician Assistant students, please consult with the program staff or email to hsp@gwu.edu for any refund questions.
Please note that all deadlines are based on Eastern Standard Time (EST).

2025 Spring Calendar	Full Term Session	Full Term Session	Session A	Session B
	16 Weeks	15 Weeks	8 Weeks	8 Weeks
	January 6 - April 26	January 13 - April 28	January 6 - March 1	March 3 - April 26
Classes Begin	Monday, January 6	Monday, January 13	Monday, January 6	Monday, March 3
*Martin Luther King, Jr Day / Inauguration Day (University Closed)	Monday, January 20
Withdraw Period Begins	Monday, February 3	Monday, February 10	Monday, January 20	Monday, March 17
*President Day (University Closed	Monday, February 17
Last Day to Withdraw via GWeb	Sunday, March 16	Sunday, March 23	Sunday, February 2	Sunday, March 30
*Spring Break (No Classes)	Monday, March 10 to Saturday, March 15*
Degree & Certificate Graduation Application Due for Spring 2025 via GWeb	Friday, March 14
Degree & Certificate Graduation Application Due for Summer 2025	Tuesday, April 1 Applies to students with 9 or fewer credits to complete who plan to participate in Spring commencement.
Classes End	Saturday, April 26	Monday, April 28	Saturday, March 1	Saturday, April 26
SMHS Graduation Celebration	Saturday, May 17
University Celebration	Sunday, May 18

*Note: Online students should check with their instructor regarding changes to the class schedule

2025 Spring Calendar	Full Term Session	Full Term Session	Session A	Session B
	16 Weeks	15 Weeks	8 Weeks	8 Weeks
	January 6 - April 28	January 13 - April 26	January 6 - March 1	March 3 - April 26
Refund Schedule	Before January 6 100%		Before January 6 100%
	January 6 - January 12 100%	Before January 13 100%	January 6 - January 12 100%
	January 13 - January 19 100%	January 13 - January 19 100%	January 13 - January 19 70%
	January 20 - January 26 60%	January 20 - January 26 100%	January 20 - January 26 50% with W
	January 27 - February 2 40%	January 27 - February 2 60%
	February 3 - February 9 20% with W	February 3 - February 9 40%
		February 10 - February 16 20% with W
				Before March 3 100%
				March 3 - March 9 100%
				March 10 - March 16 70%
				March 17 - March 23 50% with W

*Note: all deadlines are as of 11:59PM Eastern Time on the stated date

Health Sciences Important Dates and Drop/Refund Schedules for Past Semesters: