Course Withdrawal

Dropping a Course – Students may drop a course during the first week of the course (Monday-Sunday) if they have not had any academic engagement.

Academic Engagement is defined as one or more of the following:

• Attending class
• Submitting the attendance verification assignment
• Submitting a graded discussions board post
• Submitting an assignment, whether graded or ungraded
• Emailing or contacting the faculty member to ask a question about the academic subject studied in the course

If students have had academic engagement, then they are not eligible to drop a course, but they are eligible to withdraw from a course. See Withdrawal from a Course below.

Students must complete the drop form on the student portal by the end of the first week to initiate the request to drop a course. The dropped course will not appear on the student’s academic transcript. Tuition will be adjusted due to the drop. A student’s financial aid may be impacted by the dropped course.

Withdrawal from a Course – Students may withdraw from a course at any time up through the end (Sunday) of the second to last week of the course. To request a withdrawal, students must complete the withdrawal form on the student portal. No paper forms or email requests will be accepted.

When a student withdraws from a course, a course grade of “W” is issued. The course shows as credits attempted but zero credits earned on the student’s academic record (transcript). Ceasing to attend class or engage in an online course does not constitute an official withdrawal from a course.

Withdrawing from a course will likely impact a student’s financial aid, including Satisfactory Academic Progress, for the current term as well as future terms. When considering a withdrawal, students should talk with their student success coach or program directors (for seminary, graduate, and doctoral programs) or staff in the financial aid office (globalfinaid@lbc.edu). Students may receive a refund to their account for a course withdrawal.

Students deployed to military service while enrolled in LBC courses may withdrawal from all current classes without financial penalty.

The Global Course Drop form and the Global Withdrawal form are located on the student portal.