Note that this is only one day after students return to classes following reading week.

Deciding to withdraw from a course can be challenging. Whether you’re considering a change in your academic path or facing personal difficulties that affect your studies, it’s important to understand your options and the potential impact of your decision.

Before You Withdraw

1. Talk to Your Instructor
   Discuss your concerns with your course instructor. They may have strategies to help you improve before the term ends.
2. Consult Your Academic Advisor
   Meet with your academic advisor to review your course load, study strategies, and options for retaking the course in the future.
3. Know the Requirements
   Be aware of course load requirements and the implications of a VW. If you have a government student loan, are a sponsored student, a Bison athlete, or are in another situation that requires a minimum course load, this is especially important.
4. Check Your Program Requirements
   Refer to the First Year Planning Guide or the Academic Calendar to understand where this course fits into your intended or current program.
5. Consider Prerequisites
   Verify if this course is a prerequisite for upper-level courses in your program.
6. Look at Future Offerings
   Check current and previous Summer Term schedules to see if the course will be offered again this year.

Important Notes on VW and Your Student Record

• No refund will be issued for a course withdrawn via VW.
• VW’d courses will be recorded on official transcripts and student records with a final grade of VW.
• Courses cannot be withdrawn after the VW deadline has passed.

For information visit the important dates and deadlines page.

In November 2024, registration was moved to New Aurora. This means that students will now have to register for courses using the New Aurora system, since registration is no longer available in Aurora Classic.

This is a big transition that will take getting used to. That’s why the University has produced an array of helpful resources to help with Registration in New Aurora.

For detailed, written instructions about how to register using New Aurora, visit the Registration Steps webpage.

For video demonstrations showing how to register in New Aurora, go to the Aurora How-To webpage.

If you have specific questions about registration, try using asking it in AskUManitoba.

If you are having trouble with the process of registering, you can contact the Registrar’s Office.

If you are having trouble deciding which courses to take, you can speak to an advisor in your faculty.

You can find a short, instructional reel on how to Register using New Aurora on the First Year Centre, the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science’s Instagram pages. Follow the First Year Centre on Instagram for helpful instructional reels related to University timelines and procedures.