Schedule Changes (Add, Drop, Withdraw)

Observing the Deadlines

The College takes its add, drop, and withdraw deadlines very seriously. Please see the College's online calendar to view the deadlines for the current semester.

Once the withdrawal deadline passes, you are in your classes and will earn whatever grade is assigned to you by the professor. Instructors may extend the opportunity of an Incomplete, but only upon completion of the Request for Extension form available in Garrett Hall.

Checking for Enrollment Errors While Making Schedule Changes

The Registrar will send your schedule over email about 3-5 days before the drop deadline (by this time you should have already verified your enrollments), and again prior to the withdrawal deadline. You are responsible for reading your schedule carefully, checking for errors, and for making any necessary changes (i.e., drop the courses you are not attending or add the courses you are attending in a timely way). You may check ISIS at any time to verify your enrollments.

Adding a Course

You have two full weeks plus two weekdays from the first day of classes to add a course to your schedule. Some classes do not permit adds after the first week of classes has passed.

Once you have chosen the add function, ISIS will ask you for a term code. For spring 2008 this is "081". For each class you wish to add, enter the five-character schedule number, found in the first column of the course listings. If the course is full or you do not meet the course restrictions, ISIS will ask you to make another selection.

Be sure to attend the first class meeting (or call the instructor) or you may lose your enrollment.You will then have to drop the course in ISIS.

Changes to and from the CR/NC grading option must be decided by the add deadline -- no exceptions. A passing grade is determined by individual faculty members.

Selection of the audit option is subject to faculty approval, and faculty have the authority to refuse an auditing student.

ISIS will force you to drop one section when you attempt to add another section of the same class. If you do not have all the prerequisites, the professor and the department have the authority to exclude you from the course.

If, after the add deadline has passed, you find that you are not enrolled in a class you have been attending, you will need to complete a Late Schedule Correction Form to add into the class. If you are approved to add the class late, you will be added into the class but you will have to forfeit your enrollment place the next semester.

Dropping a Course

During the drop period, you may drop a course using ISIS without it being noted on your permanent record and without the instructor's permission.

You must talk to your Association Dean if dropping from a course will leave you with fewer than 12 credits. Drops below the minimum cannot be made on ISIS, but must be done using a Course Action Form; file a petition with the Association Dean requesting permission to carry a reduced course load. Note that you will incur an Academic Warning. This may also jeopardize your financial aid, your full-time student status for purposes of NCAA eligibility, parents’ health insurance, veterans’ benefits, international student visa, and automobile insurance for "Good Student" discounts. If you stop attending a course without formally dropping or withdrawing from it, you will receive a failing grade.

If, after the drop deadline has passed, you find yourself enrolled in a class you never attended or forgot to drop, you will have to use a withdrawal form to withdraw from the class (which will result in a "W" on your transcript).

Withdrawing from a Course

If you wish to discontinue a course after the second week of classes, you must "withdraw" from it. If you miss the drop deadline will have eight weeks from the start of the semester to withdraw from a class with the instructor’s permission. This will result in a W on the transcript.

You must talk to your Association Dean if withdrawing from a course will leave you with fewer than 12 credits. Note that you will incur an Academic Warning. This may also jeopardize financial aid or full-time student status for purposes of NCAA eligibility, parents’ health insurance, veterans’ benefits, international student visa, and automobile insurance for "Good Student" discounts. If you stop attending a course without formally dropping or withdrawing from it, you will receive a failing grade.

If, after the withdrawal deadline has passed, you are enrolled in a class you never attended, you will need to fill out a Late Schedule Correction Form to withdraw from the class. Your only other choice is to remain in the class and earn a grade.

Making Schedule Changes ISIS Won't Allow

You may need to make changes to your schedule that ISIS won’t allow. For example, you may want to drop below the minimum number of credits or add a course which requires the permission of the instructor. In these cases, you must complete a Course Action Form to change your schedule. This form, which is available from departmental offices, must be signed by the appropriate faculty member and then submitted to the department.