Drop Deadlines

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Please see the Registrar's website for additional deadlines (or SJSU Online Program Deadlines).

Fall 2025 Calendar

Date Deadline
Nov. 17, 2025

Last day to drop any course(s) [80% mark].

⚠️ Petitions must be submitted by the students before 5:00 pm

Dec. 19, 2025*

Retroactive Petition initiated ONLY (starts at 8:00 am).

📘Advisor recommendation required to initiate drop form(s)

Jan. 12, 2026

⏳Processing Drops resumes at 8:00 am

 

Winter 2026 Calendar

Date Deadline
Dec. 26, 2025

Drop with 100% refund (ends at 11:59 pm)

Jan. 3, 2026

 Drop with 75% refund (ends at 11:59 pm)

Jan. 4, 2026

Last day to drop via MySJSU without a "W" grade (ends at 11:59 pm).

 

⚠️ No refunds 

⚠️ No petition required 

Jan. 5, 2026

 Petition required to drop a course(s) with a "W" grade.

 

⚠️Petitions will be available (starts at 8:00 am)

Jan. 16, 2026

Last day to submit a Late Drop Petition Form

 

⚠️ Must be submitted by the students before 5:00 pm

Jan. 22, 2026*

Retroactive Petition initiated ONLY (starts at 8:00 am).

 

📘Advisor recommendation required to initiate form

 

Spring 2026 Calendar

Date Deadline
Jan. 21, 2026

Drop for 100% Refund (ends 11:59 pm) via MySJSU

Feb. 17, 2026

Last Day to Drop without a "W" Grade via MySJSU (ends at 11:59 pm)

 

⚠️ Subject to a pro-rata charge (see Bursar's Office)

Feb. 19. 2026

Petition required to drop a course(s) or withdraw.

 

⚠️ Petition opens at 8:00 a.m.

📘 “W” grade will appear for all approved drops.

⚠️ Pro-rata charge or No refund (see Bursar's Office)

Apr. 20, 2026

Last day submit any Late Drop Petition, 80% mark.

 

⚠️ Must be submitted by the students before 5:00 pm

May 22, 2026*

Retroactive Petition initiated ONLY (starts at 8:00 am).

 

📘Advisor recommendation required to initiate drop form(s)

Jun. 10, 2026

Processing Drops resumes at 8:00 am

*date subject to change

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Summer 2026 Calendar (coming soon)

Deadline Session I (5week) Session I (10week) Session II (5week)
Drop with 100% refund (ends at 11:59 pm)

 

 

 

Drop with 75% refund (ends at 11:59 pm)

 

 

 

Last day to drop via MySJSU without a "W" grade (ends at 11:59 pm).

 

June 2026

⚠️ No refunds

⚠️ No petition required 

June 2026

⚠️ No refunds

⚠️ No petition required 

July 2026

⚠️ No refunds 

⚠️ No petition required

Petition required to drop a course(s) with a "W" grade.

 

⚠️Petitions will be available at 8:00 am

⚠️Petitions will be available at 8:00 am

⚠️Petitions will be available at 8:00 am

Last day to drop any course(s) 

 

⚠️ must be submitted before 5:00 pm

⚠️ must be submitted before 5:00 pm

⚠️ must be submitted before 5:00 pm

First Day Retroactive Petition will be initiated (starts at 8:00 am).

⚠️ Advisor recommendation required 

⚠️ Advisor recommendation required 

⚠️ Advisor recommendation required