Dropping Courses

Student Initiated Course Drop

The student elects to unenroll from an individual course within the established academic calendar period.
- 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 the permanent record (transcript).
Students who do not follow the prescribed procedure for dropping a course will have a grade of “F” recorded on the permanent record.
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 Academic Petitions. 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.
Students cannot drop all of the courses in which they are enrolled as that is defined as a "Withdrawal from the University".

Administrative Course Drop

During the defined add/drop period, an instructor may request the Office of the Registrar to delete a student from the class roster due to nonattendance. The conditions listed below must be met to initiate the drop.

The course syllabus clearly states the conditions under which an administrative drop would be initiated.

The student is warned of a pending administrative drop and provided the opportunity, when possible, to remedy the situation.