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: EPH 100, EPH 101, EPH 505, EPH 507, EPH 508, EPH 510, and EPH 513. 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: EPH 528E, EPH 529E, EPH 530E, EPH 533E, EPH 534E, EPH 535E, EPH 536E, EPH 537E, EPH 538E, EPH 539E, EPH 540E, and EPH 541E. Withdrawal from either of the first year summer courses—EPH 533E and EPH 535E—will result in automatic withdrawal from the program.

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