Registrar: Adding and Withdrawing from Classes

Considering a change of schedule can be both exciting and overwhelming. This resource guide is designed to help you drop or withdraw from courses after the semester has started.

For general registration, view the Registration Schedule and Schedule of Classes.

Drop Courses or Withdraw

Who should I talk to before changing my schedule?

• If you need more information about how changing your schedule may affect your graduation timeline, start with Academic Advising.
• For information about how adding or dropping courses may affect your financial aid, visit the Financial Aid Office.
• To learn more about the careers that your major can lead to, meet with a Career Preparedness Navigator at Student Career Preparedness.
• If you need help with this decision, meet with a College Life Coach.

I want to drop a class.

The Request for Add/Drop form can help you request changes to your schedule during the semester. To drop courses:

1. Reach out to [email protected] to connect with your academic advisor.
2. Meet with the Financial Aid Office to discuss how this change will affect your financial aid. You may forfeit, or be required to repay, a portion of your financial aid award.
3. Use the Request for Add/Drop form.

Note: Undergraduate students may not drop more than six courses during their entire degree program. To learn more, read about the 6 Drop Rule.

I want to drop ALL my classes and withdraw as a student.

We get it; life happens. You started out strong, but plans change. If you wish to drop all your courses for the current semester and end your time at the university, the following steps can help you begin the withdrawal process.

1. Reach out to [email protected] to connect with your academic advisor.
2. Meet with the Financial Aid Office to discuss how this change will affect your financial aid. You may forfeit, or be required to repay, some or all of your financial aid award.
3. Use the Withdrawal Form.

Note: Undergraduate students may not drop more than six courses during their entire degree program. To learn more, read about the 6 Drop Rule.

I have emergency circumstances, and I can’t finish a class.

Are you considering dropping or withdrawing due to unexpected circumstances outside your control? Don’t drop just yet! You have options!

1. Meet with your instructor. Discuss circumstances beyond your control which prevent you from attending class or completing coursework or exams on schedule.
2. Instead of dropping the course, you may request a grade of X, also known as an “incomplete.” This is a contract you and your instructor develop together which states you are unable to finish your coursework now, but you agree to finish it no more than one year after the course ends. Once you have been assigned an incomplete, you cannot drop the course; your instructor must record a grade.
3. After you have met with your instructor and developed a Plan for Completing the Grade of X, make sure your instructor and department head sign off on it.

Add or Reinstate Courses

Use these resources to add or reinstate courses after the semester has already begun.

For general registration, view the Registration Schedule and Schedule of Classes.

I want to add a class

The semester has started, you are already enrolled in classes, but you want to add one more. The Request for Add/Drop form can help you request schedule changes during the semester when you were enrolled in at least one class on the first day of the semester, and are unable to make changes yourself via myLEO. To add additional courses:

1. Reach out to [email protected] to connect with your academic advisor.
2. Meet with the Financial Aid Office to discuss how schedule changes will affect your financial aid.
3. Submit the Request for Add/Drop form.

NOTE: If you were not enrolled in any classes on the first day of the term, use the Late Registration Form instead.

I have previously withdrawn, and I’m ready to return

If you have withdrawn from all courses and wish to return during the same semester, you can request to reinstate your existing schedule. Before completing the Reinstatement Form:

1. You must contact your instructors and get emailed approval to attach to this form prior to submission.
2. Reach out to [email protected] to connect with your academic advisor.
3. Meet with the Financial Aid Office to discuss how this change will affect your financial aid.
4. Submit the Reinstatement Form.

Enrollment Special Circumstances

Life isn’t always straightforward. From delays in funding, collecting important documents or transcripts from your previous school or developing a plan that’s right for you, sometimes your path to success has a few extra steps. Use these resources to navigate unique enrollment circumstances.

I want to…

Enroll after the semester starts.

The semester has started, but you were not yet enrolled in any classes. The Late Registration Form may be able to help. To get started:

1. Review the Schedule of Classes to identify potential courses you might take.
2. Obtain written permission to register from the instructor and your college dean.
3. If you are late registering for multiple classes, you must submit all courses and instructor approvals on a single form.

If you were enrolled in at least one class on the first day of the term, use the Request for Add/Drop form instead.

Audit a course. I’m not interested in earning college credit or a degree.

If you love to learn, but you’re not sure if you want to complete an entire degree, you can request to audit a course. Attend class meetings, complete assignments and participate just like any other student, but without the pressure of completing an entire degree program.

By auditing a course, you understand that you will not receive college credits toward a degree, and your enrollment status cannot to be changed to gradable/for credit after the census date.

To audit a course:

• Request approval from the instructor and department head.
• Submit the Course Audit Request Form to the Registrar’s Office prior to registering.
• Register. Enrollment for audit courses opens on the first day of classes.
• Pay your tuition, fees and admission requirements. Costs for audit students are the same as for-credit, except for those age 65 and older.

Course Audit Request Form