The deadline to add a course is the end of the third week of instruction. Permission for a late drop of an impacted course will not be granted where other alternatives exist, including but not limited to late drops of nonimpacted courses. After the fourth week of instruction, nonimpacted courses may be dropped with the signature of the instructor and an advisor. The advisor will confer with the student as to alternatives and the impact of a late drop on progress to degree. A processing fee will be assessed for late drops, and all late drops will be noted on the student's permanent transcript with an indication of the date when the course was dropped.
Designation stands for the full academic year and applies to all sections of the course.
A course shall not be designated as impacted if alternatives exist. Wherever possible, alternatives such as restrictions on electronic enrollment shall be used to assure access to students for whom the course is critical. The evaluation of courses for impacted status begin each winter with an invitation from the college Executive Committee for departments to nominate courses fitting the guidelines for impacted status. The Associate Dean of the college reviews the nominations and forwards recommendations to the college Executive Committee. The Executive Committees select courses to be designated as impacted for the coming year.