Add/Drop Policy

Financial Liability:

When a student registers it is understood that he or she will pay in full all charges assumed at registration. Failure to attend classes does not alter the charges or entitle the student to a refund. You will not be permitted to receive your grades, transcripts, or diploma unless your student account is satisfied in full.

Adding a class:

After the semester begins a student may add a class, but they must complete the add/drop form. Please see Add/Drop Procedures for further infomation. The class added will be billed at the current year’s rate. Please see Fee Structure page for more information.

Dropping a class:

A student may drop a class once the semester begins, but they must complete the add/drop form. Please see Add/Drop Procedures for further infomation. For undergraduate student’s dropping a class from within block tuition and are staying within block tuition then there will be no tuition adjustments. If the student drops an overload class (a class that made their semester hours greater then block tuition, 19 or more) or they are a part-time undergraduate or graduate student then the tuition will be adjusted according to the table below.

If the student drops the course during:
Fall 2009

Week	Tuition and Fees
August 31 – September 5	100%
September 6 – September 12	100%
September 13 –  September 19	90%
September 20 – September 26	80%
September 27 – October 3	60%
October 4 – October 10	40%
October 11 – October 17	20%
October 18 to the end of the Semester	0%

Spring 2010

Week	Course Withdrawal
January 20 – January 23	100%
January 24 – January 24	100%
January 25 – February 6	90%
February 7 – February 13	80%
February- 14 – February 20	80%
February 21 - February 27	60%
February 28 – March 6	40%
March 7 – March 13	20%
March 14 to the end of the Semester	0%

The Add/ Drop period:
Students may drop courses with no penalty during the official drop/add period.  This is for the period August 31 – September 11, 2009 for the Fall semester.  The drop/add period for the Spring semester is January 20-January 29, 2010.  After the end of the drop/add period, students are refunded following the table above under Course Withdrawal column.

The above course revision policy, in general, applies to part-time students (enrolled in less than 12 semester hours) and graduate students.** If a student should decide to withdraw from a course after the drop/add period and add another course, he/she will be refunded for the course dropped according to the above schedule and will be charged the full hourly rate for the course added. Full-time students who are making course changes and remain full time receive no adjustment to tuition. Adjustments are made if the student drops to a part-time status or drops overload classes according to the above schedule. The refund schedule for the summer session is contained in the summer catalogue.

** Students enrolled in accelerated courses should contact the Student Accounts Office for the appropriate refund schedule.