Adding a Course(s)
     Students who need to add a course or courses may do so by processing an add/drop form through the Registrar in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (4019 Forbes Tower) during the established add/drop period. Specific dates for each term's and session's add/drop period are published in the Schedule of Classes. After the deadline established for the term or session, a student cannot normally add a course or courses, but may file an appeal for a late add with the University Office of the Registrar.

Dropping a Course(s)
     Students who need to drop courses may do so by processing an add/drop form in the University Office of the Registrar during the established add/drop period. After the deadline established for the term or session, a student cannot drop a course(s) but may process a Monitored Withdrawal Request form with the dean's office of the school offering the course from which the student wishes to withdraw.
     Specific dates for each term's and session's add/drop period and the deadline for submission of the Monitored Withdrawal Request form are published in the Schedule of Classes. Students who decide not to attend the University may drop all of the courses they are registered for during the add/drop period with no financial liability. Students who make this decision after the add/drop period must resign through the Office of Student Accounts.

Monitored Withdrawal and Late Withdrawal
     After the end of the add/drop period and until the established deadline for the term or session, a student may withdraw from any course and receive the grade of W in that course. To withdraw from a course, students should go to the office of the dean of the school offering the course to process a Monitored Withdrawal Request form.
     A student who has withdrawn from a course will receive a grade of W; this grade has no effect on the student's QPA, and the credits do not count toward graduation. Students who wish to withdraw from all their courses should follow the procedures for "Termination of Registration" below. There is no reduction of tuition when withdrawing from a course.

Termination of Registration/Resignation (Drop All Classes)
     Failing to attend the classes for which a student is registered or failing to notify the appropriate academic and administrative offices of nonattendance is not considered an official resignation.
     Students who fail to follow proper procedures as indicated below for termination of their registration are responsible for all tuition and fees assessed for the term or session. A student who stops attending a course and does not initiate the withdrawal or resignation procedures may be assigned an F grade.
     The effective date of resignation is determined by one of the following: (1) the date of in-person contact with the Office of Student Appeals (G-12 Thackeray Hall); (2) the date of the postmark on the letter of intent to resign (or the date of receipt if no postmark exists); or (3) the date of notification by telephone (24 hour answering service in the Office of Student Appeals) at (412) 624-7585. A student may terminate his or her registration in the following ways:

1. Termination by Add/Drop Process: Students may terminate their registration in all classes by processing an add/drop form in the registration area, G-1 Thackeray Hall, prior to the end of the add/drop period for the term. Students registered for courses scheduled to begin after the end of the add/drop period for the term may terminate their registration by informing the University Office of the Registrar their intent to do so at any time prior to the first scheduled meeting day of the class.
2. Termination by Resignation Process: After the end of the add/drop period, students must resign through the Office of Student Appeals, G-12 Thackeray Hall. An official resignation occurs when the student notifies the Office of Student Appeals of his or her intent to terminate registration for all classes after the end of that term/session's add/drop period, but no later than the 60 percent point (in time) of the term or session (forty percent of the term/session remaining.) After the 60 percent point in time of the term or session, students can only terminate their registration by withdrawing through the dean's office of their school.

Title IV Refund Policy
     Adjustments to tuition charges resulting from official resignations are based on the effective date of resignation and in accordance with the federally mandated calculation.
     The calculation is based on the period of enrollment completed. That percentage is computed by dividing the total number of calendar days in the term into the number of calendar days completed, as of the date of student notification. The percentage of Title IV assistance to which the student is entitled (has "earned") is equal to this percentage of the term completed, up to 60%. If the resigniation occurs after 60% of the term is completed, the percentage is equal to 100%.
     The amount of Title IV aid which must be returned is based on the percentage of "unearned" aid. That percentage is computed by subtracting earned aid from 100%. The University is required to return the lesser of 1) the unearned aid percentage applied to institutional charges or 2) the unearned aid percentage applied to the total Title IV aid received.
     The student is required to return the difference between the amount of unearned aid and the amount returned by the University. If the student (or parents in the case of PLUS loans) is required to return a portion or all of their loan proceeds, the calculated amount is to be repaid according to the loan's terms. Students must return only half the amount of grant funds calculated.

Funds are returned to the following Title IV sources in order of priority:

1. Unsubsidized Federal Family Education Loans
2. Subsidized Federal Family Education Loans
3. Federal Perkins Loans
4. FFEL PLUS Loans
5. Federal Pell Grants
6. Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program
7. Other Title IV assistance for which a return of funds is required
8. Other federal, state, private, or institutional financial assistance
9. Student