Dropping a Course

During the late registration period for a term, students may add, drop, switch sections or change to audit after they have been cleared for registration by their advisor.

After the late registration period ends for a term, students will no longer be able to add, drop, switch sections, or change to audit without their advisor's approval.

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If you are receiving financial aid (grants, loans, or scholarships), contact the Financial Aid Office.  Make certain your schedule changes have not affected your aid.

In some cases, dropping below full-time (below 12 credit hours for a fall or spring semester) may negatively impact your health insurance coverage if you are covered by your parents or guardians.  Check with them before dropping below full-time status.

Refunds will be made according to the Refund of Fees schedule that appears in this catalog.

Note: Prior to the census date of each semester or term, students dropping a course will be removed entirely from the course and it will not appear on the student’s transcript. After the census date, students dropping a course before the published deadline will be given a grade of "W" and the grade will appear on the student’s transcript.  For more information, visit the homepage for the Registrar's Office.

In order to drop a course, the student must first see his or her academic advisor.

Do NOT use this method for withdrawing from the University.

Step 1: What Your Advisor Needs to Do

(1) Advisor logs onto CampusConnect and goes to STUDENT ADVISING

(2) Enter the students ID number (do NOT use the social security number)

(3) Under the Student Information menu, click on ALLOW SCHEDULE CHANGE

(4) The student is now cleared to drop one course.

(5) The advisor logs out of CampusConnect.

Step 2: What the Student Needs to Do

(1) Student logs onto CampusConnect.  Under the Registration menu, go to

FORMS > CHANGE OF SCHEDULE

(2) Student selects the term/semester in which they wish to drop a class

(3) Read the statements and check the acknowledgement box (this must be done or the student cannot proceed)

(4) From a drop down menu, students select which course they request to drop and then click Submit

(5) The change of schedule request then goes in electronic format to the Registrar’s Office for processing.

Important Things to Know:

If the student is completely withdrawing/dropping all courses they must still contact the Counseling Center for clearance and then complete the online Withdrawal Form.  This process has not changed.

The student can only drop one course at a time with this new process.  If they wish to drop more than one course they must get clearance from their advisor each time.

Once the student clicks Submit and the request is sent, the advisors Allow Schedule Change flag is automatically reset preventing the student from dropping another course until cleared again by their advisor.

This process only needs to be used for a current term/semester.  If the student needs to drop a class or withdraw for a future semester they are already registered for they can still drop the courses themselves on CampusConnect accessing ADD/DROP courses.  This process has not changed.

The paper Change of Schedule form can still be used if needed/desired.