302-2 - Add/Drop Period

Title: Add/Drop Period
Owner: Executive Director, Registrar Operations and Academic Compliance
Last Update/Revised: 02/25/2021

Policy: The Add/Drop period occurs prior to and throughout the first week (7 days) of a session. During this period, students may add and drop courses. New students may be admitted during this period provided they attend at least one (1) scheduled class, or post a gradable assignment for online, during the Add/Drop period.

Students dropping all classes may be treated as withdrawals or become inactive. Please refer to our Continuous Enrollment policy.

Dropped courses occurring within add/drop period may appear on student’s transcript but will not be included in evaluating student maximum allowable time frame specific to satisfactory academic progress.

Purpose: The purpose of this policy is to provide directions of the last day to add or drop courses in a new session without academic or financial penalty for that course.

Scope: The scope of this policy applies to all university employees and current students. 

Document and Form(s):

  • Course Withdrawal Form

  • Program Withdrawal Form