Drop/Add

From the time of your initial enrollment through the 100% refund deadline (Friday of the first week of the term), you can make changes to your schedule using the online registration system through the OneStart portal.  No record of courses dropped prior to the 100% refund deadline will remain on your Final Grade Report or your Indiana University transcript.

As a University Division student, you are advised to discuss any/all changes in course enrollment with your assigned University Division (or University Division-Affiliated) Academic Advisor before making adjustments to your Class Schedule.

Please refer to the Enrollment and Student Academic Information Bulletin, or the Office of the Registrar for procedural or technical information about schedule adjustment.

A Drop/Add Access Fee will be charged to your Bursar account on each day you log on to the registration system and make a change to your Class Schedule.  Exception:  No Drop/Add Access Fee will be charged if you make changes within two business days following your first registration activity in the system for a given term.   

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Late Drop/Add: DROP ONLY

Beginning the second week of classes of any term, and through the Automatic Withdrawal (Auto-W) Deadlines of that term, you may REQUEST changes to your schedule. A “W” (signifying withdrawn) will be automatically recorded on your Final Grade Report and your Indiana University transcript for any class you drop during this period.  

As a University Division student, you are advised to review Drop/Add-CAUTIONS and discuss your plans with your assigned University Division (or University Division-Affiliated) Academic Advisor BEFORE you make any requests to change your Class Schedule.

To Drop a course from your Class Schedule, access the request form through the OneStart portal.  In the “Registration and Classes” channel, in the “Classes” column at the right, click on the “Drop/Add Classes” link.  From the intervening menu page, select the appropriate time period and action for the request you wish to make.  Your electronic request will automatically be channeled to the appropriate offices and staff members for approval or denial.  You may track the progress of your request and you will be notified via e-mail once your request has been approved and processed (or denied).  If approved, you will see the changes immediately reflected on your updated Class Schedule.

As an alternative to requesting to drop a class through the OneStart portal, you may request a paper Late Drop/Add Form from a University Division (or University Division-Affiliated) Academic Advisor.  Your academic advisor will fill in the form with the required information and direct you to the appropriate offices and staff members for approval or denial and final processing of your request.  You must complete this procedure within ten business days or before the relevant Auto-W Deadline, whichever comes first.  

Please refer to the Enrollment and Student Academic Information Bulletin, or the Office of the Registrar for procedural or technical questions or problems.

For each class you drop during the Late Drop/Add period, a Late Program Change Fee will be charged to your Bursar account. Depending on your number of credit hours before and after any schedule changes, you could be charged additional tuition. However, if you start from within the flat fee range (12-17 credit hours) and never go below 12 or above 17 credit hours, you should not be charged additional tuition.

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Late Drop/Add: ADD ONLY

Beginning the second week of classes of any term, and through the Automatic Withdrawal (Auto-W) Deadlines of that term, you may REQUEST changes to your schedule.

As a University Division student, you are advised to review Drop/Add-CAUTIONS page and discuss your plans with your assigned University Division (or University Division-Affiliated) Academic Advisor BEFORE you make any requests to change your Class Schedule.

For the fall 2007 term, the Office of the Registrar is piloting an electronic Add process.  University Division students who wish to participate in this pilot and are planning to add HPER or MUS classes, may choose to follow the procedures outlined below. 

To Add a course to your Class Schedule, you may access the request form through the OneStart portal.  In the “Registration and Classes” channel, in the “Classes” column at the right, click on the “Drop/Add Classes” link.  From the intervening menu page, select the appropriate time period and action for the request you wish to make.  Your electronic request will automatically be channeled to the appropriate offices and staff members for approval or denial and final processing.  You may track the progress of your request and you will be notified via e-mail once your request has been approved and processed (or denied).  If approved, you will see the changes immediately reflected on your updated Class Schedule.

Please refer to the Enrollment and Student Academic Information Bulletin, or the Office of the Registrar for procedural or technical questions or problems.

University Division students who do not wish to participate in the electronic Add pilot for HPER and MUS classes, or who wish to add classes from other Schools or Departments must follow the procedures outlined below.

To Add a course to your Class Schedule, you may request a Late Drop/Add Form from a University Division (or University Division-Affiliated) Academic Advisor.  Your academic advisor will fill in the form with the required information and direct you to the appropriate offices and staff members for approval or denial and final processing of your request.  You must complete this procedure within ten business days.  

There is no fee associated with the Add process during the Late Drop/Add period. Depending on your number of credit hours before and after any schedule changes, you could be charged additional tuition. However, if you start from within the flat fee range (12-17 credit hours) and never go below 12 or above 17 credit hours, you should not be charged additional tuition.

A SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT LATE ADDS: With the instructor’s permission, you may Add a class at any time DURING the term.  However, in many classes, if you were not on the waitlist for the class, and/or if you have not been attending since the beginning of the class, and/or if the class has met two or three times previously in the term, then it is possible that the instructor will not give you permission to add the class.

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Late Drop/Add:  DROP and ADD

Beginning the second week of classes of any term, and through the Automatic Withdrawal (Auto-W) Deadlines of that term, you may REQUEST changes to your schedule. A “W” (signifying withdrawn) will be automatically recorded on your Final Grade Report and your Indiana University transcript for any class you drop during this period.  

As a University Division student, you are advised to review the University Division Drop/Add-CAUTIONS page and discuss your plans with your assigned University Division (or University Division-Affiliated) academic advisor BEFORE you make any requests to change your Class Schedule.

To simultaneously Add and Drop courses from your Class Schedule, you must request a Late Drop/Add Form from a University Division (or University Division-Affiliated) Academic  Advisor.  Your academic advisor will fill in the form with the required information and direct you to the appropriate offices and staff members for approval or denial and final processing of your request.  You must complete this procedure within ten business days or by the appropriate auto-W deadline, whichever comes first.  

There is no associated fee for the Add process.  However, a Late Program Change Fee will be charged to your Bursar account for each class you drop.  Depending on your number of credit hours before and after any schedule changes, you could be charged additional tuition. However, if you start from within the flat fee range (12-17 credit hours) and never go below 12 or above 17 credit hours, you should not be charged additional tuition.

A SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT LATE ADDS: With the instructor’s permission, you may Add a class at any time DURING the term.  However, in many classes, if you were not on the waitlist for the class, and/or if you have not been attending since the beginning of the class, and/or if the class has met two or three times previously in the term, then it is possible that the instructor will not give you permission to add the class.

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Dropping after the Auto-W Deadline

After an Auto-W Deadline of a term, and until the Dean’s Deadline of a term, you may only withdraw from a class with the permission of the Acting Director of the University Division (or a designate).  Permission is granted only through a petition process.   Permission will only be given for urgent reasons related to extended illness or equivalent distress which prevented you from dropping before the deadline or impeded your successful completion of the class after the deadline.

If you need to drop a course after the Auto-W Deadline, we advise you to discuss your concerns with your instructor and your assigned University Division (or University Division-Affiliated) Academic Advisor.

You may pick up a late drop petition from the receptionist in the University Division Academic Advising Services Office in Maxwell Hall 101.  Only petitions accompanied by documentation and submitted BEFORE the Dean’s Deadline will be considered.  If your petition is approved, you will be issued a late drop form.  However, the instructor and the Chairperson of the department will make the final decision to assign a “W” or a grade of “F” to your Final Grade Report and your Indiana University transcript.

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Dropping after the Dean’s Deadline

From the Dean’s Deadline through the end (the last day of Finals Week) of a term, dropping a class is almost never permitted.  If you are experiencing extreme circumstances such as prolonged hospitalization, call 812-855-6768, Option #1, to schedule an appointment with the Director of Academic Advising (or a designate) to discuss your situation.

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Total Withdrawal:  Withdrawal from ALL Classes

 The procedure for Total Withdrawal (withdrawal from ALL classes) is different from the Drop procedure outlined above and may be completed before a term begins or at any time during a term.

As a University Division student you are advised to discuss the risks and the benefits, your concerns, and your options with your assigned University Division (or University Division-Affiliated) Academic Advisor before you make the decision to complete a Total Withdrawal.

If you decide to complete a Total Withdrawal before the first week of classes of a term has ended, you may access the registration system through the OneStart portal.  In the “Registration and Classes” channel, in the “Classes” column at the right, click on the “Drop/Add Classes” link.  From the intervening menu page, select the appropriate time period.  Use the registration system as you did when you first enrolled for the term to drop each of your classes individually.  For procedural or technical questions or problems, please refer to the Enrollment and Student Academic Information Bulletin, or theOffice of the Registrar (hyperlink).  As an alternative, you may call (812) 855-6768 or talk with the receptionist in the University Division Academic Advising Services Office in Maxwell Hall 101 (during normal business hours) to arrange for a walk-in appointment to complete your Total Withdrawal paperwork.

If you decide to complete a Total Withdrawal after the first week of classes of a term has ended, you must call (812) 855-6768 or talk with the receptionist in the University Division Academic Advising Services Office in Maxwell Hall 101 (during normal business hours) to arrange for a walk-in appointment to complete your Total Withdrawal paperwork.

International students must go to International Services in Franklin Hall 306 to initiate a Total Withdrawal.

If you complete a Total Withdrawal before the Auto-W Deadlines of a term, notations of “W” (signifying withdrawn) will be automatically recorded on your Final Grade Report and your Indiana University transcript.  If you complete a Total Withdrawal after the Auto-W Deadlines of a term, each instructor will make the final decision of whether to assign a “W” or a grade of “F” to your Final Grade Report and your Indiana University transcript.  There is no fee for a Total Withdrawal.