Adding, Dropping, and Withdrawing from Classes
Adding classes: Students may add classes during the first week of each semester, with the permission of the instructor. Exact deadline dates are published by the Registrar in the online academic calendar. Students wishing to add a class during this period may do so by asking the instructor to submit an online override allowing them to register for the class online. (Alternatively, students may file a Schedule Adjustment form with the Registrar’s Office, available from that office and online at the Registrar’s web page, which must be signed by the instructor and the student’s adviser.) Some 1 and 2 unit fractional courses have later deadlines for adding, as noted in the online academic calendar. Students wishing to add a class after its deadline must petition the registrar and, if approved, pay a late add fee. Students are responsible for verifying in their online records that they have in fact enrolled in and/or added all classes for which they expect to receive credit.
Dropping classes : Students may drop a course without a recorded grade through the sixth week of the semester. The exact Drop deadline is published by the registrar in the online academic calendar. To drop a class, students must submit a properly completed Schedule Adjustment form (available in the Registrar’s Office and online) to the registrar in advance of the deadline. Students may not drop first-year CSP courses unless they are withdrawing from the college (see below). Students are responsible for making sure that they have dropped or withdrawn from classes that they are not attending. They will receive a grade of F in any such class not dropped or withdrawn from.
Withdrawing from Classes: After the sixth week (starting at the seventh week), students may withdraw from a course by submitting a completed Course Withdrawal form (available online and in the Registrar’s Office) to the Registrar through the last day of classes. A notation of “W” will appear on the transcript. See the academic calendar for specific drop and withdraw dates. “W” grades are not calculated in the GPA. Students may not drop any freshman courses in the Cultural Studies Program except by special petition to the Core Office. Course Withdrawal forms must be submitted to the Registrar by the end of the final day of classes.
Unless a course is officially dropped or withdrawn from, a grade of "F" may be incurred.
Students should be aware that dropping or withdrawing from classes may put them behind normal progress toward the B.A. degree, and may have significant consequences for financial aid, major completion, and graduation. Such decisions should be discussed with the academic adviser and, where appropriate, with the Financial Aid office.