Dropping Courses with a Permission to Drop (PTD)
To drop a 10-day-drop course after the 10th day of instruction, or a 20-day-drop course after the 20th day of instruction, but on or before the last day of instruction, college dean's office approval is required.
A PTD number is valid for only 72 hours after it is issued by your college dean's office representative and will be revoked after the third day. PTD numbers issued within the last three days of instruction must be used by the last day of instruction.
Note: Students who register for a 10-day drop course or are moved from the waitlist into a 10-day drop course after the drop deadline have a 72-hour grace period to come to the Office of the University Registrar, in 3100 Dutton Hall, to drop the course. This grace period is only for students who register or are added from the waitlist into a 10-day drop course after the drop deadline.
Registered students or those rolled from a waitlist who do not show up or who do not submit any work for a class will receive a failing grade. All students are responsible for reviewing their course schedule and should check and adjust their schedule accordingly during the designated registration and schedule adjustment periods.
Schedule Builder will not allow you to drop your last class. If you are withdrawing from the University, you must file a Cancellation/Withdrawal Form with the Office of the University Registrar.
Undergraduate Students
College of Biological Sciences students can initiate the process to request permission to drop a course by accessing the Late Drop Petition available in OASIS. Students from the other colleges must initiate this process by first meeting with an advisor in their college dean's office. These forms must be submitted to the college dean's office and approved by 4 p.m. (PT) on the last day of instruction.
If permission is granted, the college dean's office will issue a PTD number that is viewable on the approved Late Drop Petition.
With a valid PTD number, drop the course using Schedule Builder:
- Select Actions for the course to be dropped.
- Select Drop with PTD.
- Enter the 9-digit PTD number.
- Check and confirm enrollment
- A $3.00 fee for the late add will be charged to the student account.
Graduate Students
To drop a course after the deadline 10-day or 20-day drop deadline, approval of a graduate advisor with signature authority and the Dean of Graduate Studies is required.
A graduate advisor with signature authority must endorse the Permission to Drop Petition Form. Submit the form to Graduate Studies for Dean's approval. If permission is granted, Graduate Studies will issue a PTD number.
With a valid PTD number, drop the course using Schedule Builder:
- Select Actions for the course to be dropped.
- Select Drop with PTD.
- Enter the 9-digit PTD number.
- Check and confirm enrollment
- A $3.00 fee for the late add will be charged to the student account.
Late Drop of a Course after the PTD deadline
To drop a course after the PTD deadline, submit a Retroactive Change Petition.