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.

Key deadlines: Fall 2024

Add a subject

 
Add a full-term subjectOctober 4
Add a half-term subject (H1)September 13
Add a half-term subject (H1)November 1 
Add a subject that begins after Add Date (UROP for credit, thesis, special subjects)November 20

Drop a subject

 
Drop a half-term subject (H1)October 4
Drop a full-term subjectNovember 20
Drop a subject that begins after Add Date (UROP for credit, thesis, special subjects)November 20
Drop a half-term subject (H2)November 27

Change status in a registered subject

 
Change from listener to credit (full-term)October 4
Change from listener to credit (H1)September 13
Change from listener to credit (H2)November 1
Change from credit to listener (full-term)November 20
Change from credit to listener (H1)October 4
Change from credit to listener (H2)November 20
Change number of units for thesis or units-arranged subject (full-term)December 11 (Last day of classes)
Change number of units for thesis or units-arranged subject (H1)October 4
Change number of units for thesis or units-arranged subject (H2)November 20

Change grading options

 
Change the grading basis for a spring 2024 subject to Flex P/NR October 4
Change to or from Graduate P/D/F grading (full-term)October 4
Change to or from Graduate P/D/F grading (H1)September 13
Change to or from Graduate P/D/F grading (H2)November 1