Drop/Add Process  

Students must first click the "Enroll Me" button in their WesPortal before they will be permitted to participate in drop/add.

For assistance with drop/add, please review our Video Guide to Drop/Add. You're also welcome to send an email directly to the Registrar's Office. Also review the Drop/Add Frequently Asked Questions,as well as a FAQ Guide (pdf) for students, faculty, and advisors.

Drop/Add Request Limit to Unranked Requests

  • In addition to the ranked drop/add requests submitted during pre-registration, students will now be able to submit a max of six unranked course requests. (Students can submit multiple sections of one course.)
  • Once a student reaches the limit of six, the "Add to My Courses" button no longer appears for courses in Drop/Add. An outstanding request will need to be canceled to submit an additional request.
Schedule Confirmation Available on the First Day of Drop/Add
  • Students can confirm their schedules during the drop/add period. 
    • Once a schedule is confirmed:
      • no additional requests can be submitted,
      • any pending requests can no longer be approved by the professors, and
      • enrolled courses cannot be dropped.
    • If additional changes are required, a student can un-confirm their schedule.
    • These changes are dynamic.
  • If a student has reached the maximum number of drop/add requests and/or has confirmed their schedule, the student can still:
    • submit tutorial requests
    • cancel requests
    • change crosslisting
    • change grading mode
    • change GenEd designation

For Instructors

  • In course management, students who have confirmed their schedules will be marked as such and can no longer be added to the class list.

Drop/add will begin one week before the semester starts. During drop/add students may enroll in more than 4.00 full credit courses with the permission of their advisor, who will need to increase their credit limit electronically.   

The ranked drop/add requests which students made during pre-registration will appear in the drop/add system and are used by instructors to admit students to courses.  Students may also make unranked drop/add requests once drop/add opens. During drop/add instructors determine who may be admitted to the course. Advisors must approve individual drops and adds. The drop/add system allows students to submit drop/add requests on-line. Instructors accept drop/add requests electronically and drop students who do not attend the first class meeting. Advisors are able to review and approve drop/adds electronically.  An e-mail notification system informs students, faculty and advisors of daily drop/add activity. 

Please note that electronic Permission of Instructor and Pre-requisite Override requests are NOT needed during drop/add.

Grading mode changes for 'Student Option' non-tutorial courses may be changed up until fourteen days after drop/add ends via WesPortal>Courses>Schedule.

Crosslistings and GenEd Designations must be chosen by the end of drop/add.

When a 2nd/4th Quarter course has multiple general educational area assignments (NSM, SBS, HA), a student must select one general education area assignment during the five working days following the first class meeting by submitting an academic schedule change form via WesPortal.

DROP/ADD GENERAL FAQ
DROP/ADD FAQ FOR STUDENTS
DROP/ADD FAQ FOR INSTRUCTORS
DROP/ADD FAQ FOR ADVISORS
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
TUTORIAL MANUAL
TUTORIAL FAQ
TUTORIAL STATUS EXPLANATIONS
APPROVED STUDENT FORUMS

Please direct inquiries concerning drop/add to the Registrar's Office.