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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Students who withdraw during the first week of the summer semester will not be penalized on their transcript for taking the course.
- 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.
- 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