Classes can be dropped

By Kelly Kingen
Summer Reporter

Students may have to go through a little red tape if they want to drop or add a course, but it is a rather common and simple process. The Office of the Registrar processes thousands of forms requesting schedule changes every semester.

Deb Sheets, the assistant registrar for customer services, said that students drop classes for various reasons, like they change their majors or the course material is too difficult.

For those students who might need to make a schedule change, there are a few important dates of which to be aware.

"A student may add a course, change course level, or change the pass/not-pass option during the first four weeks of a semester," said Sheets.

After the fourth week of class and up until the ninth week, students can only add a course in extenuating circumstances.

If students drop a course during the first two weeks of school, the course will not be recorded. During the third and fourth week, students who withdraw from a course will receive a grade of a W.

"This grade does not affect index computations," said Sheets.

Students who have a classification of a three or higher and withdraw from a course after the fourth week of classes will receive a WF.

Sheets said, "This grade counts in all respects as a failing grade."

Students who were taking a class pass/not-pass and drop the course will receive a WN. This grade will not affect index computations.

Undergraduates with a classification of zero, one or two, who drops the course after the fourth week will receive a W.

"Students can process section changes beginning after the first week of the semester and continuing through the end of the twelfth week," said Sheets.

Students who wish to make a division change can pick up a form from any counseling office and return the completed form to the Office of Registrar in room 45 Hovde Hall.