The following are common misconceptions which can cause difficulty for students in registering or otherwise meeting degree requirements. Students have 14 days after the beginning of classes to drop a class without penalty. The word drop is synonymous with delete. It means the course will be removed from the students record and payment for the course will be refunded. If an instructor feels a delete is appropriate, the withdrawal slip must say delete and must be accompanied by a letter of justification from the instructor.
Students can add courses anytime during the semester.
Courses can be added during the first 14 calendar days after classes begin by a walk through process. After this time, courses will only be added at the discretion of the Graduate School upon receipt of the add form signed by the instructor and a letter of justification signed by the major professor. Provisional students and students on warning or probation can pre-register. These students cannot register for the next semester until grades are recorded for the current semester. They must meet the conditions for the provisional status, warning or probation before they can register for a new semester.