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.
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 2023
Add a subject |
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Add a full-term subject |
March 10 |
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Add a half-term subject (H3) |
February 17 |
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Add a half-term subject (H4) |
April 14 |
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Add a subject that begins after Add Date (UROP for credit, thesis, special subjects) |
April 25 |
Drop a subject |
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Drop a full-term subject |
April 25 |
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Drop a half-term subject (H3) |
March 10 |
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Drop a half-term subject (H4) |
May 2 |
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Drop a subject that begins after Add Date (UROP for credit, thesis, special subjects) |
April 25 |
Change status in a registered subject |
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Change from listener to credit (full-term) |
March 10 |
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Change from listener to credit (H3) |
February 17 |
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Change from listener to credit (H4) |
April 14 |
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Change from credit to listener (full-term) |
April 25 |
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Change from credit to listener (H3) |
March 10 |
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Change from credit to listener (H4) |
April 25 |
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Change number of units for thesis or units-arranged subject (full-term) |
May 16 (Last day of classes) |
| Change number of units for thesis or units-arranged subject (H3) | March 10 |
| Change number of units for thesis or units-arranged subject (H4) | April 25 |
Change grading options |
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| Change a hidden D for a Fall 2022 subject taken under the Science Core GIR P/NR option to a regular grade |
February 3 |
| Change to or from P/NR under the experimental grading policy (full-term) | March 10 |
| Change to or from P/NR under the experimental grading policy (H3) |
February 17 |
| Change to or from P/NR under the experimental grading policy (H4) | April 14 |
| Change to or from Jr/Sr and Graduate P/D/F grading (full-term) | March 10 |
| Change to or from Jr/Sr and Graduate P/D/F grading (H3) | February 17 |
| Change to or from Jr/Sr and Graduate P/D/F grading (H4) | April 14 |
