Students are permitted to withdraw from a course for any reason by the deadline for authorized withdrawal. The student receives a grade of WX for the course without academic penalty. However, the student is still responsible for the tuition costs as per the university's refund policy. After that date, a student seeking authorized withdrawal without penalty must petition the Graduate Business Associate Dean, who has sole authority to grant withdrawals without penalty. However, requests for withdrawals after the published deadline will rarely be approved. Only officially documented, substantive non-academic reasons (such as prolonged serious illness or significant employment difficulties) will be considered sufficient to receive a WX grade. Note that a withdrawal without permission will receive a “W” grade, which is calculated as an “F” in computing one’s quality point average. If a student is given permission to withdraw from a course, the student is still responsible for the tuition costs as per the university’s refund policy.