I. ADD POLICY

Students are expected to add courses by telephone registration during CASPER or CASPER Plus until the end of the second week of the semester. Adds that require instructor permission must be added using an Add Permit available from the academic department.

Late adds in weeks three and four of the semester may be approved for serious and compelling reasons by the instructor and department chair. Write your reasons for a late add request on a separate page and attach to this petition along with verification of the circumstances. Submit approved Petition to the academic department office.

Adds are not approved after week four (the Census date) unless students present evidence of University error that prevented their timely registration. Write your reasons for a late add request on a separate page and attach to this Petition along with verification of the circumstances. Obtain signatures of the instructor, department chair, and college dean. Submit Petition to the Registrar’s Office for consideration by the vice president (or designee). A late fee of $10.00 will be collected. Check back with the Registrar’s Office two business days after submitting the Petition. If the add is not approved, the fee will be returned to you. If approved, the Registrar’s Office will add the course to your schedule.

II.DROP POLICY (effective Fall 1999)

Although instructors may exercise their authority to administratively remove any student who fails to attend during the first two weeks of instruction, students should not assume they will be dropped. Students will receive a final grade ofF or U in courses they fail to officially drop.

Until the end of the second week of instruction each semester, students drop courses by telephone. Students will be charged registrations fees for all courses not dropped by this deadline.

After the second week of instruction, drops are permitted only for serious and compelling reasons. Drops during the third through the sixth week require the signature of the course instructor and the department chair. Submit Drop Petitions to the Registrar’s Office after the fourth week. Drops after the fourth week of instruction will result in a W grade. Reasons for dropping include medical, carrying an excessive course load, student’s inadequate academic preparation for the course, or the student having significant job or career changes.

After the sixth week of the semester, all drops require the approval of the course instructor, department chair, and the college dean. Drops during this period must be for career-related or medical reasons beyond the control of the student and must be verified in writing by a doctor or employer. A student-initiated job change does not qualify.

No drops are allowed after the last week of instuction.