{"id":156,"date":"2015-09-18T18:25:41","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T18:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/wintersession\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:38:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:38:25","slug":"drop-withdrawal-refund-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wintersession\/drop-withdrawal-refund-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Add\/ Drop\/ Withdrawal\/ Refund Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Be sure to consider both the academic <em>and<\/em> the financial consequences of dropping your Winter Session course.<\/p>\n<h3>Add\/Drop Period<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Students have through the end of the day Dec. 30, 2025 to add a Winter Session course without instructor permission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Academic deadlines for dropping a Winter Session courses will follow the following timeline:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span id=\"UM_DERIVED_SR_UM_DESCRLONG_1\" class=\"PSLONGEDITBOX\">If dropped on or before 12\/31\/2025, this class will not appear on your transcript. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"UM_DERIVED_SR_UM_DESCRLONG_1\" class=\"PSLONGEDITBOX\">If dropped after 12\/31\/2025, but on or before 1\/12\/26, this class will appear on your transcript and a grade of W will be assigned.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"UM_DERIVED_SR_UM_DESCRLONG_2\" class=\"PSLONGEDITBOX\">If dropped after 1\/12\/26, this class will appear on your transcript and a grade of F will be assigned.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Financial Deadlines<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The withdrawal\/refund policy for Winter Session will follow standard policies for three-week courses.\n<ul>\n<li>Students have three days to drop the course and receive a full refund (course must be dropped on or before 12\/31\/25). After that, no refunds will be issued except upon successful appeal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>*Students who cease attendance, in any or all of their classes, without providing official notification are not entitled to a refund. If a student ceases attendance for emergency reasons, the University will accept a written appeal. Normally, appeals will be considered up to 90 days after the close of the term for which the student is requesting a financial adjustment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Please contact <a href=\"mailto:dlladvising@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dlladvising@maine.edu<\/a> if you are looking to submit an appeal. For more information on the withdrawal policy please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/studentrecords.umaine.edu\/students\/withdrawal-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/studentrecords.umaine.edu\/students\/withdrawal-policy\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1704904771280000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1uVq4F4dey0QqN0IdMlrWi\">studentrecords.umaine.edu\/students\/withdrawal-policy<\/a>. For more information on refund policies please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bursar\/refund-policies\/#RefInfo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bursar\/refund-policies\/%23RefInfo&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1704904771280000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0AG_ftkHTqjeDtN1Qs8HAg\">umaine.edu\/bursar\/refund-policies\/#RefInfo.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Winter Session Add\/Drop 2025\u201326<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table style=\"border-color: #abd7f4\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #abd7f4;text-align: center\" bgcolor=\"#e6edf5\">\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #002b5c\">Winter<br \/>\nSession<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #abd7f4;text-align: center\" bgcolor=\"#e6edf5\">\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #002b5c\">Dates<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #abd7f4;text-align: center\" bgcolor=\"#e6edf5\">\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #002b5c\">Drop Date<br \/>\n(Refund)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #abd7f4;text-align: center\" bgcolor=\"#e6edf5\">\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #002b5c\">Drop Date<br \/>\n(Receive W)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #abd7f4;text-align: center\" bgcolor=\"#e6edf5\">\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #002b5c\">Drop Date<br \/>\n(Receive F)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #abd7f4;text-align: center\" bgcolor=\"#e6edf5\">\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #002b5c\">Last Day<br \/>\nto Add<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #abd7f4;text-align: left\" bgcolor=\"#f8f9fd\">Three Weeks<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #abd7f4;text-align: center\" bgcolor=\"#f8f9fd\">Dec. 29\u2013Jan. 16<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #abd7f4;text-align: center\" bgcolor=\"#f8f9fd\">Dec. 31, 2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #abd7f4;text-align: center\" bgcolor=\"#f8f9fd\">Jan. 12, 2026<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #abd7f4;text-align: center\" bgcolor=\"#f8f9fd\">Jan. 13-16, 2026<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #abd7f4;text-align: center\" bgcolor=\"#f8f9fd\">Dec. 30, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be sure to consider both the academic and the financial consequences of dropping your Winter Session course. 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