be applied and this will be listed on your studies report and your official academic transcript.  In this case, you will retain financial liability for the course. For the purposes of calculating grade point average, a 'K' is a zero. If you believe you have grounds to withdraw without academic penalty after 1 May and 1 October (and after the Summer Semester Census Date or Teaching Period Census Date) and before your results are finalised for the semester, for example because of  the onset of serious illness or other special circumstances, you may make application in writing to your faculty , requesting withdrawal. Such applications must include supporting documentation to substantiate the grounds for your request. Applications made on medical grounds must be accompanied by a medical certificate signed by a medical practitioner who is not a near relative or close associate. (Examples of near relatives are partner, child, brother, sister, or parent. Examples of close associates are close friends, neighbours and partners or children of colleagues.) If your application is granted, you will receive a result of 'W'. However, you will retain financial liability for the course. If you have special circumstances that might warrant the removal of that financial liability, you can make a separate application accordingly. If your application is refused, you will receive a result of 'K' on your studies report and your official academic transcript, provided you have already dropped your course through mySI-net. If you have not dropped your course through mySI-net and your