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Class Add, Drop, Withdrawal and Audit

Course add, drop and withdrawal deadlines are based upon the respective course part-of-term. For short and special part-of-terms courses, please refer to the for deadlines. 

Students can find their courses add, drop and withdraw deadlines, on Ursa, under registration information, Your Course Drop/Withdraw Deadlines.

Please note: There is no refund for course(s) withdrawn after the respective course(s) drop deadline. Tuition and fees are charged at 100%. 

Deadlines for Fall 2024

Add classes - Full Term*

Friday, August 30

Drop Classes - Full Term*

Monday, September 9

Withdraw Class(es) - Full Term*

Friday, December 6

Deadlines for Spring 2025

Add classes - Full Term*

Friday, January 17, 2025

Drop Classes - Full Term*

Monday, January 27, 2025

Withdraw Class(es) - Full Term*

Friday, May 2, 2025

*Courses that do not meet the entire semester have their own add/drop/withdrawal and grade replacement deadlines. Please see "Your Course Drop/Withdrawal Deadlines" on the Student tab in  or see the .

**For Summer semester use the to see deadlines.

The first date to withdraw from individual courses is the first class-day immediately after the drop deadline for full semester courses. The last date to withdraw from individual courses or request a complete schedule withdrawal from the Office of the Registrar is the Friday prior to Final Exam week. Respective full semester course withdrawal deadlines are published on the Office of the Registrar website.

After your initial registration, you may need to add, drop or withdraw from a class. Generally, all of those actions can be completed in Ursa and each item has potential implications for financial aid, tuition and your transcript.  If you're thinking about any of these adjustments, remember to watch the deadlines! 

Registration Changes

Financial Impact

Transcripts

Process

When you add a class Course is added to transcript
When you drop a class
  • Dropping a class can affect your financial aid eligibility. Contact Financial Aid  if you have questions
Course is removed from transcript
When you withdraw from a class
  • No refund of Tuition or Fees
  • Withdrawing from a class can affect your financial aid eligibility. Contact Financial Aid if you have questions
"W" is recorded on the transcript; does not impact GPA

When you completely withdraw from all classes

No refund of Tuition or Fees "W" is recorded on the transcript; does not impact GPA Contact Office of the Registrar
  • Adding a Class

    Full-Semester Classes

    Through the 5th day of the semester of the respective term: You may add full-semester classes through . Tuition and fees are adjusted accordingly.

    Days 6 鈥 10: Students may access the  Course Late Add Request Form (Day 6-10) for the respective term on the Office of the Registrar website and submit it to the Office of the Registrar. The add request form will only be available on the Office of the Registrar website during days 6-10.

    Note: The Course Late Add Request form will only be available days 6 - 10 of the late add period.

    After day 10 of the semester: You must submit a Petition to Late Add a Course (along with all signatures) to the Office of the Registrar for consideration along with a written statement describing the circumstances that kept you from adhering to the deadline. This petition will only be approved if there were extenuating circumstances beyond your control that kept you from adhering to the published deadlines. You must have been attending on or before the drop deadline to be considered. Final approval will be made in the Office of the Registrar.

    Forms may be scanned and emailed to registrar@unco.edu, or brought to the Office of the Registrar in Campus Commons 2120.

    In order to use a COF stipend for that course, you must be registered for a course before the drop deadline for that course. There may be legitimate administrative reasons that may allow COF eligibility. 麻豆传媒 will adhere to the Colorado Department of Higher Education College Opportunity Fund guidelines.

    Special Term/Short Courses

    You may add courses in  through the add deadline of the course. (see ).

    After the add deadline, you may submit a Petition to Late Add a Course to the Registrar for consideration.

    Requirements for a successful petition

    • If there were extenuating circumstances beyond your control that kept you from adhering to the published deadlines. (You must include a written statement describing the circumstances that kept you from adhering to the deadline.)
    • You must have been attending on or before the drop deadline.

    Forms may be scanned and emailed to registrar@unco.edu, or brought to the Office of the Registrar in Campus Commons 2120.

    The Registrar has the final approval/denial of the course(s).

  • Dropping a Class

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    Dropping a class and withdrawing from a class are two very different things. If you drop a class before the drop deadline, the class won鈥檛 appear on your transcript and you won鈥檛 be charged any tuition or fees. There鈥檚 no impact on your GPA.

    If you want to drop a full-semester class

    You may drop classes in  through the 10th day of the semester.

    If you want to drop a Special Term/Short Course

    You may drop Special Term/Short Courses in  through the drop deadline of the course. Select the Your Course Drop/Withdrawal deadline link in your URSA to determine the drop deadline for a course. Note: It鈥檚 your responsibility to know when the drop deadlines for your classes are.

    If you registered, but don鈥檛 attend your class

    In some cases, instructors will drop you from a class if you don鈥檛 attend the first two hours. However, it鈥檚 your responsibility to follow the drop procedure and not assume your instructor will drop you automatically.

    For additional information, please visit the . 

    If you have a hold on your account

    If you have a hold on your account that prevents you from dropping or withdrawing, you must contact the Registrar鈥檚 office no later than 5 p.m. on the day of the deadline.

  • Adjusting Variable Credit Courses

    If you need to register for a course that has variable credit, once you have added the course to your schedule, please go back to your course schedule and select 鈥Schedule and Options鈥 link.

    Reg add drop

    Select Registration Term

    Term Select

    Select "Schedule and Option"

    Schedule and Options

    Adjust your credit amount and click on the Submit button. 

    Select Credit

    Adjust Credit

    Submit

  • Withdrawing from a Class

    If you miss the drop deadline you鈥檒l need to withdraw from the class via Ursa.  In this case, the class will appear on your transcript with a 鈥淲鈥 grade and won鈥檛 affect your GPA. You will be charged tuition and fees, and it may affect your financial aid award.

    For a complete withdrawal from 麻豆传媒, see the section on  Withdrawing From All Classes.

    Full-Semester Classes

    You may withdraw from individual classes in  through the Course(s) withdrawal deadline.

    You will still be charged tuition and fees.

    Special Term/Short Courses

    You may withdraw from any course through the Course(s) Withdrawal deadline for that course.  Select the 'Your Course Drop/Withdrawal' deadline link on the student tab of your URSA to determine the withdrawal deadlines for your courses. It is your responsibility to know the withdrawal deadlines for your classes.

    No adjustments will be made to your tuition when withdrawing from a course.

  • Auditing a Class

    For additional information regarding auditing a course at the University of Northern Colorado, please visit the .