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Dropping Courses

Dropping Courses

Drops can be processed before and during the Schedule Adjustment Period by accessing Testudo or coming to the Office of the Registrar, 1st floor Mitchell Building. Graduate students and part-time undergraduates - please read the important information on refund and penalty explanations below.

Penalties for Drops During Schedule Adjustment

Full-time Undergraduates: Full-time undergraduate students do not receive a refund for courses dropped if the total number of credits for which they are registered remains 12 or more.

Prior to the first day of classes or earlier - if a full-time undergraduate student drops a course or courses, thereby changing the total number of credits for which the student is registered to 11 or less, charges for the semester will be assessed on the basis of the per credit hour fee for part-time students. However, if the student later adds a course or courses, thereby changing the total number of credits for which the student is registered to 12 or more, the student will be charged for the difference between per credit hour fees paid and the general fees for full-time undergraduates.

If during the first five days of classes a full-time undergraduate drops a course or courses thereby changing the total number of credits for which he/she is registered to 11 or less, charges for the semester will be assessed on the basis of part-time charges plus 20% of the difference between the full-time tuition and fees and appropriate part-time charges. After the first five days of classes, there is no refund for changing from full-time to part-time status.

Graduate Students and Part-Time Undergraduates - Refund Schedule for Drops

Both graduate students and part-time undergraduates are charged for courses by the credit hour. If the course is dropped the first day of classes and later, a percentage charge and/or complete charge for the course will be imposed.

Prior to the first day of classes: 100% refund
There will be no charge for courses dropped prior to this date.

During the first five days of classes: 80% refund
There will be a 20% charge imposed for courses dropped during this period.

Anytime after the first five days of classes: 0% refund
There will be no refund; students incur the full charge for courses dropped during this period.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

First ten days of classes: Students will not be charged to drop and add a course if they are of equal credit value, for example dropping CHEM 678 and adding CHEM 691 (both three credit courses), and if they are processed on the same day. This is considered an even exchange. Remember, to avoid additional charges when dropping and adding, BOTH the drop and the add must be done during the same day. The total number of credits dropped and added must be equal.Note that courses taken at Shady Grove and other campuses are not considered in even exchange calculations.

After the first ten days of classes: Even exchanges of dropped and added credits will not be accepted. Courses added and dropped after the 10th day of classes will be charged as follows: Zero refund for the drop, and 100% charge per credit for any adds.

DROP POLICY

Undergraduate students can adjust their schedule (add, drop, etc.) until the close of business on the last day of the Schedule Adjustment Period. After the end of Schedule Adjustment, students are limited to dropping a maximum of 4 credits during the Drop Period.

The Drop Period for undergraduate students will begin at the close of the schedule adjustment period and terminate at the end of the tenth week of classes during the Fall and Spring semesters and at a corresponding time for Summer sessions. See academic deadlines for end of schedule adjustment and last day to drop dates.

A mark of "W" (withdrawal) is recorded for credits dropped during the Drop Period.