Dropping Courses:
Students may drop a course during the first 80% of any length course. (See “Fees and Costs” section.) Students who follow the prescribed procedure for dropping a course will have no grade entered on their permanent record. Those who do not follow the prescribed procedure for dropping a course will have a grade of “F” recorded on their permanent record. Students cannot drop all of the courses in which they are enrolled. This process is called "Withdrawal from the University" (see below).
If due to extraordinary reasons—beyond the control of the student—a student desires to drop a course after the deadline (late drop), the student must petition the Committee on Admissions and Advanced Standing. Extraordinary reasons which may be considered include advisor error, administrative error, or documented medical reasons. Students who are granted a late drop by the Committee will have a "DR" entered on the permanent record.
During the drop period, an instructor of a course may academically drop a student from a course when the student is in non-compliance with the expectations of the course provided that: 1) the course syllabus clearly states the conditions under which an administrative drop would be initiated; and 2) the student is warned of a pending administrative drop and provided the opportunity, when possible, to remedy the situation. Reasons for such action may be poor attendance and/or sustained non-submission of required work in the course.
Courses may not be dropped during the final exam period.