For full-term courses, students may withdraw until about halfway through each term without the course appearing on the transcript. From those dates at the halfway point in the term until the last day of classes, a student may still withdraw from a course; however, the course will appear on the transcript with a letter grade of “W.” Exact withdrawal deadlines may be referenced on the academic calendar for each year. Eight-week (half-term) courses have separate deadlines given the shortened duration of the term, also listed on the academic calendar.

Two-year M.P.H. students and first-year Advanced Professional M.P.H. students are not allowed to withdraw from the following M.P.H. core courses: PUBH 100, PUBH 101, PUBH 505, PUBH 507, PUBH 508, and PUBH 510. Withdrawal from any of the summer core courses for the Advanced Professional M.P.H. students—BIS 515, CDE 515, or SBS 505—will result in automatic withdrawal from the program.

Executive M.P.H. students are not allowed to withdraw from the M.P.H. core curriculum: EMPH 528, EMPH 529, EMPH 530, EMPH 533, EMPH 534, EMPH 535, EMPH 536, EMPH 537, EMPH 538, EMPH 539, EMPH 540, and EMPH 541. Withdrawal from either of the first year summer courses—EMPH 533 and EMPH 535—will result in automatic withdrawal from the program.

Executive M.P.H. students may petition the program director only in extenuating circumstances to postpone EMPH 528, EMPH 529, EMPH 530, or EMPH 539 to a future term. It is the discretion of the program director to approve such a request.