Drop / Add Policy

Quick Add and Drop Deadlines

  • Fall and Spring Semester: Students may add or drop courses during the first 5 days of the semester.
  • Summer Sessions: Students may add courses during the first 3 days of the session and drop courses during the first 5 days of the session.

Course Add and Drop Deadlines

Full-Term Courses (Fall and Spring Semesters)

  • Add and Drop Period: Students may add or drop full-term courses through the fifth day of the semester.
  • Definition: A full-term course begins in the first week and ends in the final week of the term.
  • Non-Full-Term Courses: Courses that do not span the entire term have specific add and drop periods. Please check individual course details in the course search.

Summer Sessions

  • Add Period: Students may add courses through the third day of the session.
  • Drop Period: Students may drop courses through the fifth day of the session.

How to Drop or Add Courses

  • Options: Students can drop or add courses online or in person with an academic advisor.

PSEO Students

  • Signature Requirement: Post-Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO) students must obtain the signature of a college academic advisor or counselor to drop or add courses.
  • Adding Courses: PSEO students may add courses through the fifth day of the fall and spring semesters.
  • Dropping Courses: PSEO students may drop courses through the tenth day of the fall and spring semesters.

Transcript and Financial Aid Implications

  • Transcript Impact: Dropped courses do not appear on your transcript and do not affect your academic standing.
  • Financial Aid Repayment: Students who drop short-term courses for which they received financial aid may be required to repay funds in accordance with federal and state repayment policies.