If you are experiencing personal, professional or academic challenges due to COVID -19, you may submit a Petition to Withdraw Form (PDF) and request an EW. Please make sure you send your petition from your LACCD Email Account. Students may request an EW grade up to one year after the class ended. You will not receive a refund or have fees waived if your petition is approved.

To avoid receiving a "W" (Withdrawl) symbol, students are required to drop before the deadline. Deadline to drop without a "W" and without pernalty fees are different and can be found in the course description in the Student Portal.

If you received Federal aid (Pell grant, SEOG, Direct loans) and/or State aid, withdrawing from classes may result in you owing all or a portion of your financial aid. It is highly recommended to consult with the Financial Aid Office if you want to know what the consequences of an EW will be.

An “EW” that is due to COVID-19 will prompt the VA to automatically apply “mitigating circumstances”. You should not owe back any BAH/Monthly stipend already received. Your BAH/monthly stipend rate will be adjusted based off the number of units you remain enrolled in going forward, effective the date you withdraw. Entitlement will be charged for the days you were enrolled. Please consult the Veterans Resource Center for other options or to address your individual circumstances.