A medical withdrawal is granted in instances where a student is faced with a serious or unexpected condition that completely precludes the student from being able to function as a student and in which the regular university withdrawal process is not appropriate. The medical withdrawal is to be used after the 100% refund period, as indicated in UW System Administrative Policy 805, Tuition and Fee Policies for Credit Instruction.

A request may be granted to students who experience a serious or unexpected physical or behavioral health condition; who may need to provide care to an immediate family member who is experiencing a serious or unexpected physical or behavioral health condition; or who have experienced the death of an immediate family member. Approval will be granted on a case-by-case basis.

In the case of pre-existing, recurring, or chronic health conditions, documentation must show that the recurrence or worsening of the condition(s) began after initiation of the term for which the withdrawal is requested.

Medical withdrawal results in withdrawal from all classes. Students who are considering the medical withdrawal process and wish to drop some, but not all, of their classes for a term should instead review the course late drop policy.

The Medical Withdrawal Review Committee’s decision may result in a full, partial, or no tuition refund. Students are encouraged to monitor their student account for remaining charges and are responsible for paying their balance in full.

Exceptions to any of the stated provisions in this policy can only be authorized by the chancellor or the chancellor’s designee.

The Dean of Students Office has responsibility for implementation of the medical withdrawal policy at UW-Stout.

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