Student's seeking to drop one or more BUT not all courses from a current or previous semester:

The Counseling Center is ordinarily only involved in course drop requests for psychological and/or medical reasons. The academic colleges usually handle hardship requests. A counselor can assist in evaluating documentation you provide from off-campus providers, or can assist you in obtaining further evaluation from on-campus providers when necessary.

• For Late Drops in the Current Semester (after the last day of the Official Drop Period in the current semester):

NOTE: Most Colleges will no longer consider a late drop within the last week or so of the semester.

(Procedures vary slightly from College to College but, in general:)

1. Obtain a yellow Schedule Revision form and either a “Notice of Consequences” form and/or a form entitled “Instructor and Advisor Feedback on Schedule Modifications after Deadline” from your Associate Dean’s Office.
2. Complete Section 1 of the yellow Schedule Revision form.
3. Complete the “Notice of Consequences” form and/or Section 1 of the “Instructor and Advisor Feedback on Schedule Modifications” form, get your instructor to complete Section 2, and your Faculty Advisor to complete Section 3.
4. Attach to these forms a personal statement (typed or printed) to the appropriate Dean of Your College describing the situation, all events and dates and the effects that this situation has had on your academic performance in general and on the course you are trying to alter in particular. Also, indicate how you are proactively dealing with this situation currently and how you plan to deal with it in the future.
   Attach to the forms and your personal statement, and documentation from one of the following categories, depending on the nature of your problem.
   • Physical, Psychological, or Emotional: Attach appropriate form or letter from the Counseling Center.
   • Dire Personal or Family Hardship: attach all appropriate documentation that supports the situation described in your memo.
5. Complete the Withdrawal Pre-Application Form and bring it to the Counseling Center during business hours. Students whose requests are approved will receive a Course Load Recommendation Form from his or her counselor to use as supportive documentation during the rest of the process.

6. Bring your forms, your personal statement, and supporting documents to your Dean’s Office.
7. If your request is approved you will need to deliver the signed Schedule Revision Form to the office of Registration and Records at 1000 Harris Hall.

• For Individual Course Drops in a previous Semester:

  Students considering this course of action will begin this process in the same way described above. Please keep in mind that Retroactive Course Deletes are rarely approved by the Deans. If you need help understanding this process or would like the Counseling Center to review your documentation in order to provide support, please schedule an appointment with a Counselor.