Withdrawal is a school policy on what is recorded when a student leaves a course or program before completing it, and how that record counts toward academic progress.
What the catalog says
The catalog states: “When a student withdraws from a program, a “W” or withdrawal will be recorded on the student’s transcript for the course in which the student was enrolled but did not complete at least 50% of the time. Although the GPA is not impacted, this “W” grade is a punitive action, as it impacts the calculation of the student’s satisfactory academic progress, in that all withdrawn hours count as attempts in evaluating pace and maximum time.”