<p>I'm currently a freshman biology major. I plan on transferring for the fall semester (and possibly changing my major). As of now, my grade in biology is a D. I was planning on talking with my advisor and the records & registration department to see if it's too late to withdrawal from the class. I'd rather have the W on my transcript than a D or F. However the scholarship I have requires 12 credit hours. If I drop biology, it would take my credit hours down to 10. Could and would they take away my scholarship in the middle of the semester if we've already paid the bill that we owe and my financial aid has already been disbursed? </p>
<p>You should be able to check online to see if it is too late to drop the class.
When does the current term end?</p>
<p>Yes, if your credit hrs drop below 12, they can take away your scholarship, unless you are able to enroll in another class. How many credits are required to graduate?</p>
<p>What you need to ask…will you need to repay any money for THIS term if you drop below 12 credits? And then you need to ask about NEXT term to see if you will have lost the scholarship altogether.</p>
<p>emeraldkity4 - The latest we can drop classes is March 24th, around there. The current term ends at the end of April. I think around 124 are required to graduate? Around that number.</p>
<p>thumper1 - If my GPA includes this D, I won’t have the scholarship for next term, but I plan on transferring closer to home anyway. Yes, all I really need to know is if they can take away the scholarship in the middle of the term, and then if we (my family and I) would need to pay that extra $2500.</p>
<p>Drops are different than withdrawals. Withdrawals stay on your record and keep your registered credits at 12 (or whatever). Drops erase the credits from your record. You’d probably have to prove extenuating circumstances to the admin to get a late withdraw, if your withdrawal deadline has passed. But from your post, it doesn’t look like it has.You might be calling withdrawals “drops” incorrectly. Check with your advisors. You’d have to check with your scholarship people to see if you have to post 12 earned credits to keep the scholarship, or to just stay registered for the 12. </p>