Drop/Add Policies Concerning Undergraduate Registration Changes
Spring 2023
Note: When a dean's signature is required on the drop/add form, it must come from one of the following academic deans: Dean Chawne Kimber, Dean Fred LaRiviere, Dean Elizabeth Oliver, or Dean Rob Straughan.
INITIAL: Two-day drop/add period (before 11:59 p.m. Tue., April 25)
Students unregistered or with unapproved course loads below 3 credits after the 2nd day of the term are withdrawn retroactive to the beginning of the term.
LATE: Through end of 1st week (before 4:30 p.m. Fri., Apr. 28)
Paper Drop/Add Form
Action
Petition Faculty EC?
Signatures Required
drops, adds (1-credit course only)
no
all instructor(s), adviser, dean
drops, adds (3- or 4-credit courses may not be changed at this point and Spring Option may not be declared. See academic dean with extenuating circumstances.)
no
all instructor(s), adviser, dean
LATE: After 1st week (after 4:30 p.m. Fri., Apr. 28 to 4:30 p.m. Fri., May 5)
Paper Drop/Add (Drop with Record - W grade on all dropped courses)
Action
Petition Faculty EC?
Signatures Required
drops, adds
yes
all instructor(s), adviser, Faculty EC
LATE: After 2nd week (after 4:30 p.m. Fri., May 5)
Paper Drop/Add (WP/WF grades on all dropped courses)
Action
Petition Faculty EC?
Signatures Required
drops, adds
yes
all instructor(s), adviser, Faculty EC
After Last Day of Exams of Any Term
(WP/WF grades on all dropped courses) - Paper Drop/Add
Action
Petition Faculty EC?
Signatures Required
any registration change
yes
all instructor(s), adviser, Faculty EC
Miscellaneous Spring Term Policies
Minimum full-time course load is 3 credits, including one three- or four-credit course. Students may enroll in up to five credits, with the provision that it not interfere with the schedule and obligations of the three- or four-credit course.
The maximum academic load is up to 5 credits, except for approved six-week courses. No other overloads or underloads are permitted.
Spring Option declaration firm deadline is Fri., March 3, 2023. Must petition Faculty EC for exceptions after this date, and pay $100 late fee if approved. (Due to technical difficulties, the Spring Option deadline has been extended to Fri., March 17, 2023.)
Course fees: Students who drop courses with fees are responsible for those fees
No late charges during the same term for circumstances beyond student's control (medical or other, after appropriate Faculty EC action)
No pass-fail grading option during spring term.
No change in registration is official until the proper form, bearing the required signatures, and any required petitions have been received, approved, and recorded by the University Registrar's office. Until that time, students are advised to attend all class meetings and complete all work for the classes they seek to drop or add.