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DROP/ADD GUIDELINES

DROP ADD GUIDELINES

An undergraduate student may change schedule by adding a course through the end of the first five class days of each semester or, in the case of a short course beginning later in the semester, may add the course before the second class meeting of the course. When an undergraduate student drops or withdraws from a class after the first two weeks but before the midpoint of the semester (or midpoint of a course that meets less than a full semester), the administrative mark of “W” is officially recorded.

An undergraduate student may drop or withdraw from a course after the midpoint of the semester (or the midpoint of a course that meets less than a full semester), only if the instructor or dean’s office finds extenuating circumstances that would make the assignment of the “W” appropriate.

A student who withdraws from courses, repeats courses, receives incompletes in courses or takes noncredit courses may not be able to complete the number of credit hours required for satisfactory progress;  therefore, the student may be jeopardizing his or her financial aid by withdrawing from or repeating courses, receiving incompletes in courses or taking non-credit courses.

Prior to the start of each semester you may do drop/add transactions via MYDUSIS.

On the first day of each semester MYDUSIS drop/add functions are turned off and you need to do any class dropping or adding with a drop add slip which is available in either your college office or the Office of Student Records (105 Old Main).

You have the first 5 days of each semester to add a class (by getting the instructor's signature and your advisor's signature on an add slip) and the first 10 days of each semester to drop a class (by getting the instructor's signature and your advisor's signature).  Within this first 10 days time period your dropping of a class will not show on your transcript.  The signed drop/add slip is to be turned in to your College office for processing.

For drop/add guidelines for summer semester see the summer session webpage.

DROP/ADD GUIDELINES FROM THE DRAKE GENERAL CATALOG

DROP ADD GUIDELINES

An undergraduate student may change schedule by adding a course through the end of the first five class days of each semester or, in the case of a short course beginning later in the semester, may add the course before the second class meeting of the course. When an undergraduate student drops or withdraws from a class after the first two weeks but before the midpoint of the semester (or midpoint of a course that meets less than a full semester), the administrative mark of “W” is officially recorded.

An undergraduate student may drop or withdraw from a course after the midpoint of the semester (or the midpoint of a course that meets less than a full semester), only if the instructor or dean’s office finds extenuating circumstances that would make the assignment of the “W” appropriate.

A student who withdraws from courses, repeats courses, receives incompletes in courses or takes noncredit courses may not be able to complete the number of credit hours required for satisfactory progress;  therefore, the student may be jeopardizing his or her financial aid by withdrawing from or repeating courses, receiving incompletes in courses or taking non-credit courses.