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Next: Adjunct Courses Up: Academic Information Previous: Registration
Adding and Dropping Courses
- After registration but before the beginning of the term in which the course is taught, a student may drop that course and add another course or a vacation by (1) obtaining a Drop-Add form from the Registrar's Office, (2) securing the signature of the faculty advisor, and (3) returning the form to the Registrar's Office.
- During the first three days of the term in which the course is taught, a student may drop that course and add another course or a vacation by (1) obtaining a Drop-Add form from the Registrar's Office, (2) securing the signatures of the instructor of the course being dropped, the instructor of the course being added, and the faculty advisor, and (3) returning the form to the Registrar's Office before 4:30 p.m. of the first Wednesday of the term.
- On the 15th day of the term (normally the third Friday) in which the course is taught, a student may drop (W on transcript) that course by (1) obtaining a Drop form from the Registrar's Office, (2) securing the signatures of the instructor and the faculty advisor, and (3) returning the form to the Registrar's Office before 4:30 p.m. Students may drop only if their instructor will certify (by signing the Drop form) that they have attended every session of the course except when excused by the instructor, have taken all the tests and turned in all the papers or projects that were due by that date, and have, in the opinion of the instructor, made a determined effort to learn the material and to participate in the class. Students on Report, Probation, or Probationary Suspension are not permitted to drop without the permission of the Academic Standing Committee (see more details).
- If a student does not attend or ceases to attend a course for which she or he is registered and does not add another course or a vacation in its place before the end of the third day of the term, the student will automatically be dropped from the course and given the grade of WR.
- The Academic Standing Committee considers petitions from students who cannot satisfy the criteria stated above. All such petitions require the endorsements of the instructor and faculty advisor. Students may petition at any time during the term in which the course is offered but not later than one term following the conclusion of the course. In addition to general requests to be allowed to register or withdraw after the deadline, the Committee considers the following petitions:
- Withdrawal for health (WH on the transcript) when a student is ill or has a personal or family emergency. Any appeal based upon medical or psychological conditions must be supported by a written statement from an appropriate health professional stating the problem; the dates when the student was examined, treated, or counseled; and the recuperative difficulties, if any. Students who base their claim on a personal or family emergency may be asked to provide documentation and to account for the entire time during which they say they were, or will be, unable to attend classes or to study. Cornell counselors and health professionals will not normally issue a recommendation for a withdrawal unless the student has consulted them at or near the onset of the problem. Such recommendations, however, do not automatically constitute a ground for a WH. The Committee will in all cases consider the instructor's evaluation of the student's work in the course before the onset of the illness or emergency as well as the circumstances on which the student has based her or his petition. The Committee reserves the right to consult with anyone whom the student offers as a recommender or corroborator.
- Withdrawal between the 6th and 14th days of the term (W on the transcript) when recommended by the instructor. The instructor may release a student if the instructor believes that the student, when compared with the others in the class, has not had adequate preparation or is deficient in a skill essential for success in the course. The instructor must describe the student's problem in a letter to the Committee and also certify that the student attended faithfully and tried to do the work assigned.
- Withdrawal while the student is on Report, Probation, or Probationary Suspension (W on the transcript). The Committee may grant such a request if the instructor certifies that the student has attended faithfully, sought help from the instructor, and made a strong effort to succeed in the course. The student must continue to attend classes until the Committee has made its decision and must, if she or he has not received permission by the 15th day, take the final examination. The Committee will then consider the grade issued by the instructor in deciding whether to grant the withdrawal.
- Students are considered enrolled in a course if they attend it after the third day of the term regardless of whether they were officially registered for ``No Course'' or some other course. The option of receiving WR for the registered course or of taking a vacation is not permitted. An instructor is required to assign a final grade in such cases, and this may be F if the student ceased attending. Students who wish to audit a course while on vacation must declare their intention to the instructor at the very beginning of the term and register for a vacation term.
- Students may add and drop parallel courses as follows:
- Before the course(s) begins, as in dropping before the course starts.
- During the first three days of the first term of the parallel sequence as in dropping during the first three days. A student may, during this period, replace both parallel courses with one single-term course.
- Between the 15th and 21st days (normally the third Friday and the fifth Wednesday) as in dropping on 15th day. If the student retains one of the parallel courses, she or he may add in the second term of the parallel sequence only a half-credit independent study or a vacation term. If the student drops both parallel courses, the student may add one single-term course in what would have been the second term of the parallel sequence.
- On the 33rd day (normally the seventh Friday) as in dropping on 15th day.
- Students who register for a course that requires an additional fee (e.g., a course taught off campus or one that involves field trips or special provisions) and later decide not to enroll must notify the instructor and the Registrar before the instructor's final deadline or, if no such deadline has been announced, then at least two calendar months before the course is scheduled to begin. Students who drop a course after this deadline are liable for payment of the full cost of the program. Instructors calculate the cost of a trip, make reservations, and order materials based on anticipated enrollments. The loss of even one student may result in higher costs for the other participants or in the College's being charged a penalty by hotels, airlines, and cooperating agencies.
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