All current undergraduate and graduate students register for classes via the Penguin Portal. Review the instructions below to drop/withdraw from a course. It is the student's responsibility to confirm that the withdrawal was correctly processed, and the course(s) is (are) deleted. Nonattendance of class, or notification to the instructor or department does not constitute official withdrawal. For more information regarding withdrawing from classes, contact the Penguin Service Center at 330-941-6000 or onestop@ysu.edu.
The following directions are provided for a Withdrawal from all Courses:
1. Log into the Penguin Portal. Click on "Student Dashboard."
2. Under the Registration heading, select "Register for Classes."
3. Select the "Register for Classes" tile.
4. Select the appropriate term from the drop-down menu; continue by clicking the "Continue" button.
5. In the Summary box, you will use the Action drop-down menu for the course you wish to withdraw. The withdrawal option will change depending on when you are withdrawing
If your withdrawal is during the REFUND period, you will select "Drop Course" in the Action drop-down menu. Then click the green "Submit" button. The screen will refresh and you should see your registration status change to "Dropped" and the total registered hours and billing hours decrease. You have now successfully withdrawn the class for the semester.
If your withdrawal is AFTER the refund period and BEFORE the last day to withdraw with a grade of "W", you will select "Drop Course (W Grade)" in the Action drop-down menu for the course you wish to withdraw. Then click the green "Submit" button. The screen will refresh and you should see your registration status change to "Dropped" and the total registered hours decrease, but billing hours will not since you will earn a grade of "W". You have now successfully dropped the class for the semester.
