Adding Courses
Regular courses may be added after registration for the following semester and, with the exception of the week prior to the start of classes, until the end of the fourth week of the semester. Independent study courses must be added by the end of the third week of the semester. Two-credit courses must be added by the end of the third week of the course. Separate drop/add forms for the Fall and the Spring semesters are available at, and may be returned to, the Academic Services Counter. It is always necessary, beginning with the second week of classes, to obtain the signature of the instructor whose course is being added. Freshmen (and sophomores through the fourth week of the fall semester) need the signatures or authorization of their freshman advisers. Students in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences need the permission of their faculty adviser and the associate dean. After the deadline, the approval of the Administrative Committee is also required. A student wishing to add a course after the first four weeks must present a petition with the reasons for requesting a late change to the Center for Academic Support. Approval is not automatic. Students should be urged to decide upon their courses as early as possible in the semester and to discuss their selections with their advisers.
Go back to the Adviser's Handbook Index