Course withdrawals (DNE and DISC deadlines): An explainer

Welcome to your FUTURE (with some important deadline information)!

Planning ahead and meeting deadlines is your responsibility as a Concordia student! Concordia University has two academic deadlines that you will encounter every term:

• The last day to drop or make changes to your course selection for the term
• If you drop your courses by the DNE deadline, you get all your money back (tuition and administrative fees)
• The deadline falls about two weeks after the fall and winter terms begin (it’s different in summer!)
• The course(s) you drop by the DNE deadline are erased from your record
• If you miss the DNE deadline, you remain financially and academically responsible for the course(s) you’re in
• First year students: if you DNE all your first term courses, your offer of admission becomes invalid
   

How do you DNE a course? Make sure you drop it by the DNE deadline for the term.

You can also find the link to drop a course in My CU Account.

• You can stop doing the coursework and participating in the course, with no impact on your GPA
• You remain financially responsible for the course(s)
• The deadline is about two-thirds into the term (it’s different in summer!)
• The course(s) remains on your record with a DISC notation – this does not impact your GPA
• Miss the DISC deadline and you remain academically responsible for the course(s)
• First year students: if you DISC all your first term courses, you are still enrolled at Concordia
   

How do you DISC a course? Make sure you withdraw from it by the DISC deadline for the term.

You can also find the link to withdraw from a course in My CU Account.

If you are unsure of the academic outcome, a DISC might be the way to go. You may lose the money, but you will protect your GPA. Having trouble deciding? Consult an academic advisor:

• Faculty of Arts & Science
• Faculty of Fine Arts
• Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science
• John Molson School of Business

• Tuition and fee payment deadlines
• DEF (Deferral): Request to defer writing your final exam to a later date, if you missed your final exam due to unforeseen exceptional circumstances
• INC (Incomplete): Apply to complete course assignments after the deadline
• MED (Medical notation): For students who missed a final exam due to a long-term medical situation
• Academic Re-evaluation: Request to have your academic work re-evaluated if you have serious concerns about how your work was graded