To add, drop, or withdraw from a course, students must submit a schedule change form to the registrar who approves all schedule changes.
Adding a Course
Students may add in-seat courses to their schedule, subject to availability, until the census date of the semester. Students may add online courses until 5 pm CDT on the Wednesday of the first week of a semester. Students may only add online courses during the second session of the semester if they are starting school at that time. Students are responsible for quickly securing their textbooks and for any missed work when adding a course.
Section Changes
Students may change from one section of the same course to another section during the first three weeks of the semester, but only under the following conditions:
- Open seats must be available in the other section.
- The professors must approve the change.
- Absences accrued in one section are transferred to the other section.
Dropping a Course
A course is considered dropped if the course is removed from a student’s schedule before the census date. It will not appear on the student’s transcript and will not count as a course attempted in financial aid calculations. Any fees attached to a course will be refunded, and any institutional aid will be reduced to match the student’s enrollment status.
Withdrawing From a Course
A course is considered withdrawn if it is removed from a student’s schedule after the census date and before the withdrawal deadline. A withdrawn course will remain on the student’s transcript with a grade of “W;” it does not affect the student’s GPA but will affect the student’s completion rate. The student will not receive any refund of any charge, nor will any institutional aid be reduced.
Withdrawing from a course after the withdrawal deadline is equivalent to failing the course. The student receives an “F” for the course and does not receive any refunds or reduced aid.
Withdraw Date
The last day to withdraw from a course is noted on the semester calendar. Students may withdraw from a course before that date and receive a grade of “W,” which will not affect the GPA. It may however affect financial aid eligibility. The deadline for withdrawing from onsite courses is on Monday of the 11th week of the term at 5:00pm (CT). The deadline for withdrawing from online classes is on Monday of the 6th week of the session at 5:00pm (CT). See Academic Calendar for specific dates.
Census Date
The census date applies to all classes at CCCB and occurs at the end of drop/add periods (first business day of the second week of classes). Students who have not attended their classes (onsite or online) by 4:00pm (CT) on the Census date will be Administratively Dropped from individual courses or from the entire term. See the Academic Calendar for specific dates.