Adding a Course

Continuing students register for the subsequent term during the early enrollment period. If you want to add a course to your schedule before the term begins, you may do so on a space availability basis up until the Friday before the term begins. After the term has begun, adding a course is subject to space availability, instructor approval, and meeting the deadlines cited below.

Deadlines for Adding a course:

For further information and schedules, see the Office of Admissions and Records information on Adding and Dropping Classes.

Adding a course after the term has started is not recommended. You may have missed several days of instruction, you may not have the syllabus, you may have missed an initial assignment or quiz. However, sometimes for courses in high demand, adding a course after instruction has begun may be your only option. Whenever possible, students anticipating adding should attend the initial days of instruction.

Students may ADD a class through the Friday of first week of the Fall and Spring Semesters. Beginning with the Monday of the second week of the Fall and Spring Semesters, however, students must have the instructor's approval to add a course and the faculty have the right to deny a student's request. Students may ADD a class through the Friday of the first week of the Summer Session. During the Summer Session, students may not add a course after the first week of instruction.

Exceptions to these deadlines are sometimes approved, provided that the student has the written approval of the instructor and the approval of a dean in the LAS Office of Student Affairs. LAS makes the final decision whether to allow a student to add a course after the deadline and requests may be denied, even when the instructor has supported the student's request.