Course Change (Add/Drop)

Dropping or adding courses is restricted to time periods specified in the University’s academic calendar. Because of the difficulty of making up work missed in the beginning of a semester, courses cannot be added after the deadline specified in each year’s academic calendar. Students who attend classes and submit work for courses or sections of courses for which they are not registered will not receive credit or grades for those courses or sections.

A student wishing to drop a course must first consult with the course Instructor and his or her faculty academic advisor, obtaining the signature of each as evidence that the consultation has occurred. A student who fails to complete a course or who ceases attending class or submitting work for the course must be assigned a failing grade unless the appropriate course withdrawal form has been filed in the Office of the Registrar. Notifying an Instructor or failing to attend a class does not constitute withdrawal from a course. In the absence of a properly executed withdrawal form, such practices result in failing grades. Faculty academic advisors and course instructors do not have the authority to change student class schedules in the absence of the required form. It is the responsibility of the student to periodically review their unofficial transcripts to ensure their accuracy.

All course changes must be executed by filing the appropriate form in the Office of the Registrar, following consultation with the faculty academic advisor and course Instructor(s). After the close of each semester's initial registration period, changes may be made only upon payment of a schedule change fee in the University's business office. A Business Office receipt in the amount of the fee must be presented in the Office of the Registrar at the time the schedule change is filed.