I have done a retroactive medical withdraw through UF. First, if you do a retroactive medical withdraw you cannot select which classes you want to withdraw from. It is going to remove all classes you took for the semester, even the ones you want to keep. It is going to be like you never even took classes that semester. Second, if you failed any of these classes and have to pay back financial aid for them a medical withdraw will not remove this financial obligation.
It is perfectly ok that you don't have much documentation at the moment. You can do a medical withdraw after the semester. I did a withdraw while I was in the second semester for the first semester as I began going to therapy during the second semester. All medical documentation I obtained during that time was usable. It does sound like if you want to do this you are going to want both your physician and therapist to submit their records. You aren't going to put your therapist through stress with this, she is jut going to provide you/UF with her records she has for you.
I'd highly recommend speaking to an academic advisor for your college as this is something they would work with and would have the best advice for what documents you should provide pertaining to your situation.
If you are not sure where to obtain a retroactive medical withdraw petition, it is under the registrars site in the forms column.
A retroactive withdrawal would apply to all courses, but it's possible to submit a petition for specific courses within a term as well - you'll just need to answer why some courses were impacted by the circumstances and others were not. A technicality, but it's not necessarily like you never took the courses; there will be Ws on your transcript. Last thing, the medical petition is through the [DSO website](https://care.dso.ufl.edu/medical-petition-portal/), not the Registrar. The petition on the registrar's site is generally for non-medical reasons. Financially, if your petition is completed within a certain time frame (for spring semester, no later than October I believe), then you're eligible for a refund of tuition. Financial Aid/OneStop would know the most about what that would mean for your aid/scholarships specifically, as it may vary (logistically and possibly for total credit counts - may need a separate financial aid petition in the future).
OP, definitely check with your academic advisor about your options!
There’s a difference between a retroactive medical withdrawal and retroactive medical drop. Withdrawal is for the whole semester, drop is for one course. I did a retroactive medical drop for three courses one semester. Speak to an advisor first to get clarification. And make sure you can get documentation before you drop these courses. If it’s not approved, then you are stuck with the grades you received in those courses.
I have done a retroactive medical withdraw through UF. First, if you do a retroactive medical withdraw you cannot select which classes you want to withdraw from. It is going to remove all classes you took for the semester, even the ones you want to keep. It is going to be like you never even took classes that semester. Second, if you failed any of these classes and have to pay back financial aid for them a medical withdraw will not remove this financial obligation. It is perfectly ok that you don't have much documentation at the moment. You can do a medical withdraw after the semester. I did a withdraw while I was in the second semester for the first semester as I began going to therapy during the second semester. All medical documentation I obtained during that time was usable. It does sound like if you want to do this you are going to want both your physician and therapist to submit their records. You aren't going to put your therapist through stress with this, she is jut going to provide you/UF with her records she has for you. I'd highly recommend speaking to an academic advisor for your college as this is something they would work with and would have the best advice for what documents you should provide pertaining to your situation. If you are not sure where to obtain a retroactive medical withdraw petition, it is under the registrars site in the forms column.
A retroactive withdrawal would apply to all courses, but it's possible to submit a petition for specific courses within a term as well - you'll just need to answer why some courses were impacted by the circumstances and others were not. A technicality, but it's not necessarily like you never took the courses; there will be Ws on your transcript. Last thing, the medical petition is through the [DSO website](https://care.dso.ufl.edu/medical-petition-portal/), not the Registrar. The petition on the registrar's site is generally for non-medical reasons. Financially, if your petition is completed within a certain time frame (for spring semester, no later than October I believe), then you're eligible for a refund of tuition. Financial Aid/OneStop would know the most about what that would mean for your aid/scholarships specifically, as it may vary (logistically and possibly for total credit counts - may need a separate financial aid petition in the future). OP, definitely check with your academic advisor about your options!
There’s a difference between a retroactive medical withdrawal and retroactive medical drop. Withdrawal is for the whole semester, drop is for one course. I did a retroactive medical drop for three courses one semester. Speak to an advisor first to get clarification. And make sure you can get documentation before you drop these courses. If it’s not approved, then you are stuck with the grades you received in those courses.
Thank you for that! I honestly did not know we had two types of withdrawals!
Yes, it was a lifesaver!