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Adding and Withdrawing From a Course
Students are responsible to verify the accuracy of their course
registration at the beginning of each semester. All registrations
must be finalized by the end of the second week of the semester.
No courses may be added after this time unless approval is
granted from the course instructor, and the associate/assistant
dean or chair of the department that offers the course. In the
absence of the associate/assistant dean or department chair,
the dean of the school or the dean of undergraduate studies
may approve a late registration. A late registration fee of $50 will
be charged to process a registration or add a course after the
deadline.
Changes in a student’s course schedule must be made through
the drop/add process. This may be completed online within three
calendar days after courses begin. After this time, a drop/add form
is required to complete a schedule change. Forms for course
changes are available in the Office of the Registrar and must be
signed by both the course instructor and the student’s academic
advisor. The student is required to make up any work missed due
to late entrance. Changes in a schedule caused by cancellation of
courses will not result in financial penalty.
When a course is dropped, the action is recorded as follows:
Date of Change
Action:
16-Week and 14-week Classes
Through the first full
calendar week
No Record on transcript
Second full calendar week through
end of the ninth calendar week
W – Withdrawn
During the 10th and 11th
calendar weeks
WP-Withdrawn Passing
or
WF-Withdrawn Failing
12th week through the
end of the semester
Drops not permitted
12-Week Classes
Through the sixth weekday from
start of class
No Record on transcript
Seventh weekday from start of class
through end of the
Seventh calendar week
W – Withdrawn
During the eighth and ninth
calendar weeks
WP-Withdrawn Passing
or
WF-Withdrawn Failing
10th calendar week 12 through
the end of the course
Drops not permitted
8-Week Classes
Through the sixth weekday from
start of class
No Record on transcript
Seventh weekday from start of class
through end of the
fourth calendar week
W – Withdrawn
During the fifth calendar week
WP-Withdrawn Passing
or
WF-Withdrawn Failing
Sixth calendar week through
the end of the course
Drops not permitted
4-Week Classes
Through the second weekday from
start of class
No Record on transcript
Third weekday from start of class
through 10th weekday from start
of class
W – Withdrawn
11th weekday from start of class
through 14th weekday from start
of class
WP-Withdrawn Passing
or
WF-Withdrawn Failing
15th weekday from start of class
through the end of the course
Drops not permitted
3-Week Classes (or less)
Through the second weekday from
start of class
No Record on transcript
Third weekday from start of class
through fifth weekday from start
of class
W – Withdrawn
Sixth weekday from start of class
through the end of the course
Drops not permitted
All Other Classes
10% from start of class
No Record on transcript
11% from start of class through
50% from start of class
W – Withdrawn
51% from start of class through
the end of the course
Drops not permitted
Note: A weekday is defined as Monday through Friday. A day
ends at 5 p.m., eastern time.
Course changes are complete when the Office of the Registrar
receives the completed drop/add form. The effective date of the
course change is the date the Office of the Registrar receives the
completed form. Failure to properly drop a course will result in a
grade of “Z”, which counts the same as an “F”.
Refund information is listed in the financial information section
of the catalog. This information is also available on the Registrar’s
webpage.
Auditing
Auditing involves attending and participating in a course without
earning credit. A course may be changed from credit to audit
before the end of the first full week of the semester. Courses may
be changed from audit to credit, with permission of the instructor,
before the end of the first full week of the semester. A student may
not test out of a course already audited. Registration to audit a
course will not be processed until the first day of the semester to
accommodate students requiring regular registration status.
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2016–17 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Academic Information
Registration for Courses