Students wishing to temporarily withdraw from the university for one or more quarters must submit a Term Withdrawal Request. Once withdrawn, to return to the university, students must submit an Application for Former Student to Re-Enter (FRET) well in advance of the quarter they wish to return.  Linked forms:  Term Withdrawal Request FRET 

The School of Communication maintains a set of academic standards that all students are expected to meet in order to fulfill degree requirements within a reasonable period of time. High-performing students are eligible for various school-wide honors while enrolled and upon graduation. Students who do not meet these standards may be placed on academic probation

Students may transfer in credits from several non-Northwestern sources and have them apply to their School of Communication degree. SoC has separate guidelines for how AP and IB credits as well as transfer credits from other institutions can be counted towards our degrees. These policies are jointly maintained by SoC and the Office of the

Northwestern calculates GPA based on a standard 4.0 scale, with additional options depending on the course and circumstances. When signing up for classes, students may have the option to take a course Pass/Not Pass (P/N), which will not affect GPA and can only be counted as elective credit. Northwestern University expects students to finish their

The university sets and maintains academic and financial deadlines related to registration and enrollment, as well as policies regarding time conflicts, adding and dropping courses, course withdrawals, and repeating courses. Requests to verify enrollment or a degree must be directed to the Registrar’s Office. Continually enrolled students who need an extra term to graduate can