What you need to know
Changes to your registration — including subject registration status, adding or dropping a subject, or changing units — are made using the Add/Drop Application. Your instructor and/or advisor can approve or deny your request, or request a consultation with you to discuss the change. Be sure to check the Academic Calendar for deadlines each term. Changes after the Add/Drop deadline must be made by petition.
Some key points to remember:
- You are responsible for final submission of all approved changes.
- Undergraduates — all changes require the approval of your advisor.
- Graduate students — all changes require the approval of your departmental registration officer.
- You need instructor approval to add a subject after the first week of the term or to change the number of units for a thesis or a units-arranged subject.
- Dropped subjects never appear on your transcript (external record). Subjects dropped by Add Date do not appear on your internal grade report. Subjects dropped after Add Date will appear on your internal grade report with the notation DR.
- We strongly recommend submitting your Add/Drop changes well ahead of the deadlines so that your approver has time to review and enter a decision.
- Special deadlines apply to Sophomore Exploratory subjects.
What you need to do
- Use our Add/Drop Application to file your change request.
- An email notification will be sent to your advisor and/or instructor, as appropriate. He or she will approve or deny your request and may wish to discuss the change with you before doing so.
- After your advisor and/or instructor has approved your request, return to the Add/Drop Application to submit the change(s).
- Your final submission must be made by 11:59 PM on Add or Drop Date.
- After the Add and Drop deadlines, all change requests must be made through petition, which may incur up to a $50 late fee, if approved.
- Undergraduate students — petition the Committee on Academic Performance (CAP).
- Graduate students — petition the Office of Graduate Education (OGE).
Key deadlines: Spring 2021
Add a subject |
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Add a full-term subject |
March 19 |
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Add a half-term subject (H3) |
February 26 |
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Add a half-term subject (H4) |
April 16 |
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Add a subject that begins after Add Date (UROP for credit, thesis, special subjects) |
April 29 |
Drop a subject |
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Drop a full-term subject |
April 29 |
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Drop a half-term subject (H3) |
March 19 |
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Drop a half-term subject (H4) |
May 6 |
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Drop a subject that begins after Add Date (UROP for credit, thesis, special subjects) |
April 29 |
Change status in a registered subject |
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Change from listener to credit (full-term) |
March 19 |
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Change from listener to credit (H3) |
February 26 |
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Change from listener to credit (H4) |
April 16 |
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Change from credit to listener (full-term) |
April 29 |
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Change from credit to listener (H3) |
March 19 |
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Change from credit to listener (H4) |
May 6 |
| Change from credit to listener (Exploratory subject taken in Fall 2020) | February 12 |
| Change from credit to listener (Exploratory subject taken in Spring 2021) |
September 7 |
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Change number of units for thesis or units-arranged subject (full-term) |
May 20 (Last day of classes) |
| Change number of units for thesis or units-arranged subject (H3) | March 19 |
| Change number of units for thesis or units-arranged subject (H4) | May 6 |
Change grading options |
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| Change a hidden D for a fall 2020 subject taken under the Science Core GIR P/NR option to a regular grade |
February 12 |
| Change a Fall 2020 D/NE grade to a D | March 19 |
| Change to or from Sophomore Exploratory (full-term) | March 19 |
| Change to or from Sophomore Exploratory (H3) | February 26 |
| Change to or from Sophomore Exploratory (H4) | April 16 |
| Change to or from P/NR under the experimental grading policy (full-term) | March 19 |
| Change to or from P/NR under the experimental grading policy (H3) |
February 26 |
| Change to or from P/NR under the experimental grading policy (H4) | April 16 |
| Choose PE/NE grading for a subject (full-term) | April 29 |
| Choose PE/NE grading for a subject (H3) | March 19 |
| Choose PE/NE grading for a subject (H4) | May 6 |
| Change to or from Jr/Sr and Graduate P/D/F grading (full-term) | March 19 |
| Change to or from Jr/Sr and Graduate P/D/F grading (H3) | February 26 |
| Change to or from Jr/Sr and Graduate P/D/F grading (H4) | April 16 |
| Change to or from P/NR under the Flexible P/NR option | October 8 |
