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Senate legislation states that "Normally requests for deferred standing must be communicated within one week following a missed examination of the last day to submit course work. The period during which the University is officially closed for December holidays is not counted in the determination of deadline days."
For circumstances arising after the withdrawal deadline, you would normally be expected to arrange deferred standing (more time to complete the outstanding final assignment or final exam). Even if you petition for late withdrawal, the committee may decide that your circumstances warrant deferred standing. Since you would then be subject to the deferred standing application deadline, it is important that you always petition immediately following the development of your circumstances.
Deferred standing petitions must be submitted no later than two weeks (14 calendar days) after the date of a missed exam, or due date of term work (tests, essays, and other written work due or scheduled during the term of study).
Senate legislation states that "Normally requests for deferred standing must be communicated within one week following a missed examination of the last day to submit course work. The period during which the University is officially closed for December holidays is not counted in the determination of deadline days."
For circumstances arising after the withdrawal deadline, you would normally be expected to arrange deferred standing (more time to complete the outstanding final assignment or final exam). Even if you petition for late withdrawal, the committee may decide that your circumstances warrant deferred standing. Since you would then be subject to the deferred standing application deadline, it is important that you always petition immediately following the development of your circumstances.
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies legislation states "that petitions for an extension of deferred standing will not be accepted more than 1 week (7 calendar days) after the date of the missed deferred exam, or the deadline for completion of the deferred term work without evidence of circumstances which account for the delay."
You may have circumstances that you believe justify waiving the drop deadline. You should be aware, however, that you are expected to assess your academic progress in each of your courses, and the impact that your personal, family, medical, financial, or employment circumstances are having on each course, before the withdrawal deadline. If you could have assessed the need to drop a course before the withdrawal deadline, then you must explain why you did not.
Visit Petitions and Grade Reappraisals for further information on deadlines.
It is the final day to use the enrolment system to drop a course. If you do not want a final grade in a course, then you must use the enrolment system to drop the course on or before the withdrawal deadline date. You are responsible for the accuracy of your enrolment record, and for the accuracy of any adjustments you make to your record. You should review your courses after every transaction (add, drop, or section change). It is important that you do not remain enrolled beyond the withdrawal deadline in any course for which you are not prepared to receive a final grade.
Senate legislation states that by the withdrawal deadline course directors normally must provide graded feedback of 15% of the overall grade for fall, winter or summer term courses, and 30% for "full year" courses. However, there are exceptions, including some upper level courses and courses which run on a compressed schedule. For a full explanation of York's graded feedback policy, please see "Grading Scheme and Feedback Policy". Failure of the course director to provide the class with graded feedback prior to the drop deadline is grounds for late withdrawal ONLY IF you petition immediately after the required feedback was made available to the class.
