Specific Drop Dates

All important dates for each class are listed in the schedule of classes. To find the specific drop dates for a class:

1. Go to the schedule of classes
2. Use the Search: Select a Term button and find your class
3. Click on the course’s title, which is a hyperlink (be sure to have pop-ups enabled in your browser)
   
4. Click on the “Important Dates” row:
   
5. In the pop-up panel, you can now see the whole range of important dates.
   

What they mean:

• Section Start Date – this is the official start date of the class based on the academic calendar but may not be the actual first day your class meets. All full-term classes have the same start date—the Monday of the first week of classes—even those meeting TR, W only, every other Saturday, etc.
• Last Day to Add Class – this is the last day to use an add authorization code to add a class. You SHOULD use the code as soon as you get it from the instructor. After this date, it is no longer active.
• Last Day to Drop with a Refund - this is the deadline to drop and qualify to request a refund. Refunds are not automatic; they must be requested.
• Last Day to Drop without an Academic Record – this important date, also known as the “Last Day to Drop without a Mark on the Permanent Record,” or sometimes “Last Day to Drop Without a W,” is the deadline to drop and not have an official mark on your transcripts that you attempted the class. It is as if you never signed up.
• Last Day to Drop without a Penalty – also known as “the Last Day to Drop With a W,” this is the final deadline to drop a class. A "W" (for "withdrawal") will appear on your transcripts.
• Census One Date – this is an internal college accounting date.

NOTE: Students bear responsibility for officially dropping any course or courses in which they no longer wish to be enrolled.

How to drop a class