Add Drop and Withdrawal Policy
Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to provide clear and consistent directions associated with course registration, add, drop, and withdrawal activities.
Scope
This policy applies to all students in all programs.
Policy
The ability to register, add, drop, or withdraw from courses during the term in which they are offered influences academic progress, academic performance, and student agreements to pay tuition and fees. Students may add a course after the term starts. Students may drop a course within the designated drop period without academic penalty or tuition and fee obligations. Students may withdraw from a course after the drop period and through the last day of the withdrawal period with applicable consequences as defined in this policy the institutional refund policy.
Effective January 1, 2024
Procedures
Definitions
Registration Period
The day initial course registration opens for new and continuing students until the day before the term begins.
Add Period
After the term begins a student may register for one or more additional courses until the end of the add period.
Drop Period
After the term begins a student may cancel registration for a course for which they are registered during the drop period. The course will not appear on the student’s transcript.
Withdrawal
After the Drop Period for a course has passed, a student may withdraw from a course and receive a grade of “W.” Withdrawals have no impact on a student’s GPA; however, withdrawals do impact the completion rate for academic standing purposes.
Withdrawal-Failure
After the Withdrawal Period for a course has passed, a student may withdraw from a course and receive a grade of “WF.” Withdrawal-Failures impact both a student’s GPA and completion rate. The grade point value of a “WF” grade is zero.
Full-term Courses
A course that is offered for the full duration of the term.
Half-term Courses
A course that is offered for seven (7) weeks.
Add a Course.
Full-Term Courses: The add period ends on the 5th business day of the course.
Half-Term Courses: The add period ends on the 2nd business day of the course.
Course durations less than half-term but at least 7 days: The add period ends immediately before the start of the course.
Course durations less than 7 days: The add period ends immediately before the start of the course.
Drop a Course.
Full-Term Courses: The drop period ends on the 10th business day of the term.
Half-Term Courses: The drop period ends on the 5th business day of the course.
Course durations less than half-term but at least 7 days: The drop period ends on the 1st day of the course.
Course durations less than 7 days: The drop period ends immediately before the start of the course.
Withdraw from a Course during the withdrawal period.
Full-Term Courses: The withdrawal period ends at 60% of the course length.
Half-Term Courses: The withdrawal period ends at 50% of the course length.
Course durations less than half-term but at least 7 days: The withdrawal period ends at 50% of the course length.
Course durations less than 7 days: The withdrawal period ends at 50% of the course length.
Withdraw from a Course after the withdrawal period has closed.
Full-Term Courses: The withdrawal-failure period ends immediately before the final exam or the last day of the course, whichever comes first.
Half-Term Courses: The withdrawal-failure period ends immediately before the final exam or the last day of the course, whichever comes first.
Course durations less than half-term but at least 7 days: The withdrawal-failure period ends immediately before the final exam or the last day of the course, whichever comes first.
Course durations less than 7 days: The withdrawal-failure period ends immediately before the final exam or the last day of the course, whichever comes first.