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Add / Drop Procedures

PROCEDURE FOR DROPPING AND ADDING COURSES

FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS:

Weeks 1 and 2

SUMMER SESSION:

First day of classes

FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS:

Weeks 3 through 9

SUMMER SESSION:

After the first day of classes

FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS:

Week 10 to the end of the semester

TO DROP A CLASS

Student gets a 1-part drop/add form from advisor and takes it to the Records Office for processing.

There is no penalty.

If the class meets only once a week, it may be dropped without penalty before the third class session.

The dean's signature is not required.

Student gets a 4-part drop/add form from advisor and takes it to the Records Office for processing.

A grade of W is assigned.

The dean's signature is not required.

Student gets a Course Withdrawal Form (white form) from the Records Office and meets with course instructor who assigns a grade of W if the student is passing, or F if the student is failing. The form is then signed by the student's advisor and is sent to the dean who sends a signed 4-part drop/add form to the Records Office indicating a grade of W or F. The dean's office retains the white form.

TO DROP A CLASS THE STUDENT NEVER ATTENDED

The above procedure applies until the third week of classes.

The student may drop a class that was never attended. A 4-part drop/add form signed by the advisor is sent to the Records Office along with signed verification from the instructor indicating that the student never attended the class. The drop is backdated to the beginning of the semester and no grade is assigned.

TO ADD A CLASS

Week 1 (Day 1-Summer)

Student gets a 1-part drop/add form from the advisor and takes it to the Records Office for processing.

If the course is closed, the student gets a Closed Course Form (green form) from the Records Office, has it signed by the instructor and the chair of the department, and returns it to the Records Office with the 1-part drop/add form.

The dean's signature is not required.

Week 2

Student gets a 1-part drop/add form from the advisor. Student also gets a Permission from Instructor to Add a Course after the Registration Deadline (blue form) from the Records Office and has it signed by the instructor.

If the course is closed, the chair's signature is needed as well. The blue form and the 1-part drop-add form are returned to the Records Office for processing.

The dean's signature is not required.

Student gets a 4-part drop/add form from the advisor. Student must also get a Permission from Instructor to Add a Course after the Registration Deadline form (blue form) from the Records Office and have it signed by the course instructor.

If the course is closed, the department chair's signature is required as well. Both forms are returned to the Records Office for processing.

The dean's signature is not required.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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