If you receive all non-passing grades for all of your courses in a given semester, you are  considered to be in “Unofficial Withdrawal” status.  It is recommended that you meet with a Specialist in All-in-1 to discuss the financial aid ramifications due to your Unofficial Withdrawal status.

Non-Passing grades at Cleveland State University include grades of F, I, W, and X.

Students who are an Unofficial Withdrawal will be notified by mail by the Financial Aid Office and required to petition, and provide official documentation. 

The petition and documentation is needed to show proof that you attended class beyond 60% of the term.  This documentation includes:

• A dated exam/quiz graded by the professor;
• A completed academic assignment, paper, or project dated and graded by the professor;
• Other course material that will document your attendance in class (i.e., official letter or email by the professor, notes from class, etc.).

If you cannot prove with documentation that you attended class beyond 60% of the semester, a Title IV return is performed on your financial aid, and you could owe Cleveland State University money on your student account.

Once a Title IV return on your financial aid is performed, the return is irrevocable, and we cannot retrieve the aid.    

If a student does not provide documentation to support attendance through at least 60% of the period, a Title IV return will be performed using the midpoint of the period as the student's last date of attendance.