Exceptions to the Course Add and Drop Deadlines

Students may DROP an LAS class through the Friday of the second week of the Fall and Spring Semesters and through the Friday of the first week of the Summer Session. The UIC faculty has approved the following exception to the above deadlines.

All undergraduate students have four opportunities over the course of their UIC enrollment to drop an LAS course without penalty between the third through tenth weeks of the Fall and Spring Semesters and between the second through fifth weeks of the Summer Session.

Exceptions are approved, regardless of the circumstances, provided that the student meets with an LAS academic advisor or dean within the designated period and that the student has not exceeded the limit of four late drops. The merits of the student's request are not a factor in determining eligibility for an exception.

Requests to drop a course after the tenth week of the Fall and Spring Semesters, and after the fifth week of the Summer Session, or requests to drop a course within the approved exception period in excess of the four automatic drops are not routinely granted unless there are exceptional circumstances, outside of the student's control and that can be documented. Requests require a written petition and are reviewed by the Petitions Committee. Poor performance in a course is not a sufficient reason to justify approval of a request.

Because only four exceptions to the designated deadlines are available to students over the entire period in which they are enrolled at UIC, students are advised to evaluate their academic standing in the course with the instructor before requesting to exercise one of these four exceptions.