You will receive an email that explains the withdrawal process and details the withdrawal deadline date, and that  directs you to the Withdrawal form; you must complete that form in order to officially leave a course.

A W will be reported on your final Transcript of Records and no credits will be assigned; the W means that you left the class during the semester. (There is no negative impact).

If you don’t plan to complete a course/take the final exam for a course but you do not officially withdraw from it, your Transcript of Records will show a FAIL.