A student may drop a course during the Course Drop period, which is the same period of time defined under Policy 34-87 for the Course Add period.
The Late Drop period for a course begins with the first calendar day after the Course Drop period and ends on the day when 80 percent of the duration of the course is attained. During the Late Drop period, the student may drop a course (Late Drop), but a WP (Passing), WF (Failing), or a WN (No Grade) symbol will be entered on the student's academic record. No student may drop a course after the last day of the Late Drop period for any reason. Use of the course drop (Late Drop) during the Late Drop period is limited to a maximum of ten credits for those registered as nondegree, provisional, and associate degree students. Undergraduates in baccalaureate programs are limited to a maximum of 16 Late Drop credits.
Note a: By exercising a Late Drop, a student may be seriously jeopardizing his or her expected progress in the major. It is possible that a student will not be able to schedule the dropped course in the succeeding semester for a variety of reasons, thereby delaying progress toward graduation.
Note b: Students may not exceed their late drop limit (16 for baccalaureate degree; 10 for associate degree) during the entire period of their enrollment.