Non-Attendance Withdrawal Appeals

PLEASE NOTE:

• International students are strongly urged to meet with International Student Services prior to engaging in this process. 
• Financial aid recipients are strongly urged to meet with a representative in Student Financial Aid and Scholarships prior to engaging in this process.
• The non-attendance withdrawal appeal process addresses course withdrawal only.  Students who have already withdrawn from courses and are seeking a refund of tuition charges may file a tuition charge refund appeal at the link found here.
• Students appealing to be withdrawn from study abroad courses should contact their study abroad advisor before before filing their appeal.

The Non-Attendance Withdrawal Appeal process is available to Western Michigan University students who are registered for courses they never attended, participated in or contributed to in any way. Students who meet this criteria may appeal for a non-attendance withdrawal no matter how old the semester in question is.

The non-attendance withdrawal appeal process requires that students fill out the non-attendance withdrawal appeal form.  No other documentation is required for this appeal. Once non-attendance is confirmed by the instructor(s) for the course(s) in question, the Registrar's Office will be notified to change the grades in question to W's for withdrawal.  Approved non-attendance withdrawal appeals will be subsequently forwarded to Accounts Receivable to be reviewed for a tuition charge refund appeal.