Adding and Dropping Courses

Keep in mind that the Graduate Director must add and drop your courses for you.  Thus, while the provisions listed below apply to you, it is your responsibility to inform the Graduate Director in a timely manner of your decision to add and to drop classes.

According to the Graduate Catalog, students can add any course through the first five days (the drop/add period) of a semester or session.  If a student drops a course through the fifth day of the semester, the course will not be reflected on his/her transcript.  The final date for the drop/add period is published in the Schedule of Course Offerings or is available at www.wmich.edu/registrar/calendar.html. 

Students are allowed to drop courses without academic penalty, subject to the following provision:  “All withdrawals received after the first week’s drop/add period and through Monday of the tenth week of the semester or the fifth week of Summer I or II will be reflected on the student’s academic record as a non-punitive ‘W.’”  Go to www.wmich.edu/registrar/calendar.html to get an exact date for the last day to drop for each semester.

If a student suffers a hardship that requires him/her to drop a course after the last official day to add/drop, the student must file a written appeal form that he/she can obtain from the Registrar’s Office.  As noted in the Graduate Catalog, “an Appeals Committee to review late withdrawals will be appointed by the Provost.  The Appeals Committee may request information from the instructors involved and from other appropriate sources.  The Appeals Committee will rule upon the basis of the student’s written application and any additional information received.  The action of the Appeals Committee is final.”