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Add/Drop Policies Concerning Undergraduate Registration Changes Spring 2024

Note: When a dean's signature is required on the add/drop form, it must come from one of the following academic deans: Dean Chawne Kimber, Dean Fred LaRiviere, Dean Elizabeth Oliver, or Dean Rob Straughan.

INITIAL: Two-day add/drop period (before 11:59 p.m. Tue., April 30)

To petition the Faculty EC, please see details at https://go.wlu.edu/Faculty-EC.

ActionPetition Faculty EC?Late FeeSignatures Required
change of 3- or 4-credit course no N/A no signatures - online changes through Workday
adds, drop (1-credit course only) no N/A no signatures - online changes through Workday
Spring Option declaration (deadline March 8, 2024) yes $100 online form, signatures, Faculty EC
Students unregistered or with unapproved course loads below 3 credits after the 2nd day of the term are withdrawn retroactive to the beginning of the term.


LATE: Through end of 1st week (before 4:30 p.m. Fri., May 3)

Paper Add/Drop Form

ActionPetition Faculty EC?Signatures Required
adds, drops (1-credit course only) no all instructor(s), adviser, dean
adds, drops (3- or 4-credit courses may not
be changed at this point and Spring Option may not be declared.
See academic dean with extenuating circumstances.)
no all instructor(s), adviser, dean

LATE: After 1st week (after 4:30 p.m. Fri., May 3 to 4:30 p.m. Fri., May 10)

Paper Add/Drop Form (Drop with Record - W grade on all dropped courses)

ActionPetition Faculty EC?Signatures Required
adds, drops yes all instructor(s), adviser, Faculty EC

LATE: After 2nd week (after 4:30 p.m. Fri., May 10)

Paper Add/Drop Form (WP/WF grades on all dropped courses)

ActionPetition Faculty EC?Signatures Required
adds, drops yes all instructor(s), adviser, Faculty EC

After Last Day of Exams of Any Term

(WP/WF grades on all dropped courses) - Paper Add/Drop Form

ActionPetition Faculty EC?Signatures Required
any registration change yes all instructor(s), adviser, Faculty EC

Miscellaneous Spring Term Policies

  • Minimum full-time course load is 3 credits, including one three- or four-credit course. Students may enroll in up to five credits, with the provision that it not interfere with the schedule and obligations of the three- or four-credit course.
  • The maximum academic load is up to 5 credits, except for approved six-week courses. No other overloads or underloads are permitted.
  • Spring Option declaration firm deadline is Fri., March 8, 2024. Must petition Faculty EC for exceptions after this date, and pay $100 late fee if approved.
  • Course fees: Students who drop courses with fees are responsible for those fees.
  • No pass-fail grading option during spring term.
  • No change in registration is official until the proper form, bearing the required signatures, and any required petitions have been received, approved, and recorded by the University Registrar's office. Until that time, students are advised to attend all class meetings and complete all work for the classes they seek to add or drop.