Adding, Dropping, and Withdrawing

Adding Courses

Adding a course means you are officially registered in a course and you assume the responsibility and financial obligation of being an enrolled student.

• Students may add courses during the Add/Drop period, which is the first five days of the term.
• Students may add courses any time during the term if the course has not started, and there are still open seats in the course.
• Instructor permission is required if a student wishes to add a course after the Add/Drop period or after the start date of a late starting course.
• Adding courses may not be done over the telephone. Students must add courses online or in person.

Dropping Courses

Dropping a course means that it will not appear on the transcript.

• Students may drop courses online without penalty during the Add/Drop period, which is the first five days of the term.
• Some courses begin after the Add/Drop period. Students may drop these courses online through the close of business the day after the first class meets.
• Dropping a course within the Add/Drop period will result in a full refund of tuition and fees. Refund checks will be issued within fifteen business days of the drop.
• Failure to attend class does not qualify as a drop. Unless you officially drop a course, you are responsible for full tuition and fees.

Withdrawing from Courses

Withdrawing from a course occurs after the Add/Drop period has ended. Withdrawing is the official notification to the college that you will no longer be attending the course. The course will remain on the transcript, and a W will appear on the transcript in place of a letter grade. A W does not affect a student’s GPA; however, it does affect a student’s completion rate and may lead to academic warning or suspension.

• The final date for official course withdrawal is the last day on which students may officially terminate their enrollment in a course, and shall be the date on which eighty percent (80%) of the days in the academic term have elapsed.
• If a course does not meet the entire length of the term, the final date for official course withdrawal shall be established as the date on which eighty percent (80%) of the instructional days for the course have elapsed.
• The last day to withdraw for each course can be found on the online schedule.
• Students may withdraw online through eServices. In some cases a student may be required to submit an Add/Drop/Withdraw form to the Registrar’s Office.
• Failure to attend class does not qualify as a withdrawal.
• Withdrawing from a course does not result in a refund.

Important Notes about Dropping/Withdrawing

• Dropping or withdrawing from a course may affect a student’s financial aid, and may require the student to repay a portion of that aid.
• Students whose cumulative completion rate falls below 66.67% risk being placed on academic warning or suspension.
• Pell Census Date: Courses added after this date are not considered Pell eligible unless approved through a Pell Census Appeal.