Administrative Drop Procedure

The following procedures will be used to process Administrative Drops during the academic semester.

The Administrative Drop period is defined as the time between the Add deadline and the Financial Drop deadline. Students who appear on the class list but do not attend the class during the first week of classes (up to and including the Add deadline) may be administratively dropped during this period using the following procedures:

1. After the Add deadline, the instructor will drop the student by completing and signing an Add/Drop form. "Administrative drop" must be written on the form.

   • The instructor is responsible for sending an email notification to the student at this time.

2. Forms for undergraduate students must be sent or brought to the student's home college. The home college will stamp “approved by” and will then forward or bring the forms to the Registrar's Office.

   Administrative Drop forms will not be accepted after the Financial Drop deadline. For Fall 2008, that deadline is 5:00 PM Monday, September 15, 2008. Any Administrative Drop forms approved that day must be delivered to 106 Steele Hall, rather than mailed.

   Forms for graduate students should be sent directly to 106 Steele Hall. Forms completed and signed on the Financial Drop deadline (above) must be delivered rather than mailed.

3. The Registrar's Office will drop students from classes when the forms are received. Because this administrative action is processed on or before the financial drop deadline, the class will be removed from the tuition calculation total.

   • Special procedures will be followed for student athletes and international students in cases where the drop brings the student's carried credits below 12.

4. The Registrar's Office will mail the "student copy" of the form to the student.

5. The Registrar’s Office will track the administrative drops for reporting purposes.