Advisor's may refer students to specialized programs such as Counseling and Psychological Services the Career Development Center , the Office of Intercultural Affairs , and the Women's Center . In addition, students may be referred to the Academic Skills Center , which provides an array of services ranging from assistance with study skills and time management to accommodation for learning disabilities, and to the Peer Tutoring Program , which provides individualized tutoring to students in a variety of subject areas. When the proposed course schedule has been determined, the student submits it to ACES, which will confirm whether the course enrollments were successfully recorded. If not, the student will be notified as to the reason and invited to make changes to the schedule or to go on a wait list. Students may also confirm their schedules, check grades, add courses, drop courses and receive course information such as area of knowledge and credit.
Most courses are worth one semester course credit.
Students without Advanced Placement credits or credits transferred from another university or college may need to take five courses in each of two semesters or they may select among other options for earning Duke credits. Otherwise, the normal load is four courses. Students may withdraw from a course with the permission of an academic dean only if the student is carrying a course overload or for other compelling reasons. A grade of WP or WF will be assigned by the instructor. Instructors may refer to the student's academic dean a student who is, in their opinion, absent excessively.