Virtual Prince William Virtual Withdraw Policy

VPW will follow the county withdraw/drop course policy: Regulation 661.04-5, "Reporting/Grading Procedures, Procedures for Recording Grades of Students Who Drop a Class During the School Year – Grades Nine-12."

Since VPW courses are completed in a semester, VPW will adhere to the following semester regulations:

Fall and Spring Session Withdraw Policies

1. Students who drop a VPW course before the end of the first four weeks of the course shall not have the attempt recorded on their transcript.
2. Students who drop a VPW course after the first four weeks but before the end of the first grading period shall receive no credit and a notation shall be made on the student's transcript indicating withdraw failing or withdraw passing.
3. Students who drop a VPW course after the first marking period of the course shall receive no credit and a failing grade for the course.
4. The principal (or designee) may, in extenuating circumstances relating to a student's health or well-being, make an exception to this regulation.

Summer Withdraw Policies

1. Students who withdraw prior to the start of the Summer semester or on the first day of the semester will receive a full refund and no penalty for taking the course. There will be NO refunds after the first day of the summer semester.
2. Students who withdraw during the first week of the summer semester will not be penalized on their transcript for taking the course.
3. Students who withdraw during weeks 2 and 3 will receive a WF or WP on their transcripts and will not receive a credit for the course.
4. Students who withdraw during weeks 4-6 will receive an automatic F and will not receive credit for the course.

For all Withdraw requests, please contact VPW administration at helmanbw@pwcs.edu. In your email, we ask that you include the following:

• Student Name
• VPW course
• Instructor's name
• Base School
• Current school counselor's first and last name