Adding & Dropping Classes

Graduate Students

A student who wishes to add or drop a course must refer to the deadline dates as published in the graduate academic calendar.  Drop/Add forms are available online and from the Graduate Records Office.  Written permission of the instructor is required to add a class after the first class meeting.  If a student withdraws from a class after the first class meeting, the tuition refund policy is applied.

Undergraduate Students

A student who wishes to add or drop a course must refer to the deadline dates as published in the undergraduate academic calendar.  Drop/Add forms are available online and from the Undergraduate Records Office.  For full-time students, all adds and drops require the signature of the instructor and the student's advisor.  In the case of part-time students, adds and drops require the signature of the instructor only, although it is strongly recommended that part-time students consult with their advisors.

Submitting a properly-signed drop form to the Registrar's Office before the last day to drop as published in the academic calendar removes the student's name from the class roster and removes the enrollment from the student's transcript.  After the last day to drop a course, student names remain on class rosters and on transcripts, even if a student decides to stop attending a class.  In this case, the student should request a final grade of "W" (withdrawal) from the instructor of the course.  Because full-time students are assessed full-time tuition based upon a credit range, dropping a course does not qualify full-time students for cancellation of tuition or fees.  Because part-time students are assessed tuition on a per-credit hour basis, the tuition refund policy is applied when a course is dropped.