Schedule Adjustments
Students are solely responsible for each course in which he or she registers and for notifying his or her advisor of any schedule adjustments. Students must verify their official TOWER schedules prior to the first day of classes and the last day to drop/add courses to confirm their registration. Students are not authorized to attend classes for which they are not officially enrolled.
Courses may be added during the first week of classes (first five days of fall/spring semesters); however, each class missed that week counts as an unexcused absence. After the first week of classes, no additional coursework may be added or changed. Courses may be dropped during the first five class days via TOWER (if enabled); if TOWER is disabled, students must initiate registration changes through the Office of the Registrar. Specific add/drop deadlines apply to summer, 1st half-term and 2nd half-term courses; refer to the academic calendar for the respective term.
After the first week of classes (first five class days of fall/spring semesters), withdrawing from a course requires submission of a course withdrawal form available from the Office of the Registrar. It is the student's responsibility to formally withdraw from courses. Discontinuance of attendance does not automatically constitute withdrawal from a course. Students failing to file proper withdrawal forms by the appropriate deadline must complete classes for which they are registered or receive a grade of F.
Withdrawing from courses during the second and third weeks of the term appears on the student's transcript with a grade of withdrawn (W). Students withdrawing from a course after this period and up to one week after midterm receive either a grade of withdrawn/passing (WP) or withdrawn/ failing (WF). When a student withdraws from a course later than one week beyond midterm, the grade is automatically WF. The effect of WF on the GPA carries the same weight as that of a full-term failing grade. Course withdrawals are not permitted during the week of final exams.
The official process of withdrawing from a course (after the last day to drop a class without a transcript entry) begins in the Registrar's Office; notifying instructors and advisors of intent to withdraw from a course does not automatically constitute course withdrawal. Students are solely responsible for formally withdrawing from a course. Neither failure to pay nor failure to attend will automatically remove a student from a course. Students failing to properly withdraw from a course risk owing the University all tuition and fees, repayment of financial aid and failing grades in those courses.
Drop from Full- to Part-Time Hours
A full refund will be given to students dropping from full-time to part-time by the last date to drop a class without a transcript entry. There is no refund for dropped hours after this date as outlined in the academic calendar.
Drop of Overload/Audit Hours
After the last day to drop a class without a transcript entry, students registered for 18 hours or more will not have the amount of their fees reduced if they withdraw from a course (including private lessons, ensembles and audit). Students are solely responsible for adhering to the registration deadlines outlined in the academic calendar, registration procedures and catalog.
