Important Dates

You are responsible to know dates that are important to your success. The Graduate program follows the University’s  Academic Calendar .

Registration Information

Adding a Course

Your School of Nursing advisor will assist you with registration each semester.

Removing a Course

When Do I Want to Remove A Class From My Schedule?	Remove ONE Class	Remove ALL Classes	What Appears on my DARS?
Before 12:01AM the Day That Classes Start	Please use your Student Center to drop your course and notify your academic advisor.	Please use your Student Center to drop your courses and notify your academic advisor.	Nothing
Before Drop Deadline (After Classes Start and before 5PM Friday of the 2nd Week of Classes.	Please use your Student Center to drop your course and notify your academic advisor.	Contact Graduate College at 740.593.2800 or graduate@ohio.edu . Please notify your academic advisor.	Nothing
Before Withdrawal Deadline (After Drop Deadline and before 5PM Friday of 10th Week.	Please use your Student Center to drop your course and notify your academic advisor.	Contact Graduate College at 740.593.2800 or graduate@ohio.edu . Please notify your academic advisor.	‘WP’ (withdrawn passing) or ‘WF’ (withdrawn failing) based on the student grade at the time of withdrawal.
Before End of Classes (After Withdrawal Deadline and before Noon Friday of the last week of classes.	Petition to Late Drop-Only granted in the most extreme of circumstances.	Contact Graduate College at 740.593.2800 or graduate@ohio.edu . Please notify your academic advisor.	‘WP’ (withdrawn passing) or ‘WF’ (withdrawn failing) based on the student grade at the time of withdrawal.

What to Consider:  Removing a course from their schedule can affect students financially as well as affect their ability to progress through their program. Students considering dropping a course are encouraged to speak with their faculty or the Graduate Advisor before removing the course and should consider the following:

Refunds: In order to receive a refund of fees, students must drop their course BEFORE 12:01AM on the first day it meets. If a student drops after that time, they are eligible for an 80 percent refund. If a student removes a course after the Drop Deadline, they will not be entitled to a refund of fees. Drop and Withdraw deadlines for courses are available in the course offerings.

Financial Aid: A student’s financial aid or scholarship may be affected if a student drops a course. Students are encouraged to contact Student Financial Aid and Scholarships at: 740.593.4141 or at financial.aid.elearn@ohio.edu for the best information.

Program Sequence: Cohorts starting graduate nursing programs are given a program of study with an established completion timeline and availability of courses. Students removing a graduate nursing course from their schedule will be going out of sequence and will need to request a new program of study. The Blended Format and Nurse Educator Program only offer graduate nursing courses during certain semesters, which may affect a student’s completion.

Program Eligibility: Per the School of Nursing Grading Policy in the Graduate Student Handbook withdrawing from a Nursing course will mean that the course must be repeated. Any single course may only be repeated once. A grade of WF (withdrawn failing) is considered a failed attempt at a course, so the student must retake the course and be successful to remain eligible to continue in the program. A student is permitted to have a total of two failed attempts over the course of their program and remain eligible to continue. Upon a student’s third failed attempt, they will be dismissed. Retaking a graduate course does not remove the WP/WF on your academic record.

Please refer to the Graduate Nursing Handbook  (PDF) and Ohio University Graduate Catalog for more information.