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Dropping and Adding Courses
A student may change his/her schedule by adding or dropping courses after
consulting with his/her academic advisor. He/She also may add courses during
the first week of the semester (during the first three days for the summer session).
A course may be dropped during the first two weeks of the semester (during the
first week for the summer session) without affecting the student’s academic
record. In either case, the following condition must be met:

Dropping a Course
 The course load must not be less than the minimum required for
registration. (See the rules of implementation under Article 8.)
 If the course to be dropped is a co requisite, the student either must drop
both co requisite courses or complete both courses concurrently.

Adding a Course
 The course load must not exceed the maximum allowed for
registration. (See the rules of implementation under Article 8.)
 A student may add a course as long as it does not directly conflict with
a course or examination in his/her schedule.
 It is possible to register in one of the available sections of the
requested course.

Changing Sections
Section assignments take into consideration the student’s new schedule, as
well as the equitable distribution of students across sections. If a student
wishes to change a section, he/she must adhere to the following steps:
 He/She may choose a section that will not create a time conflict with
his/her current schedule.
 He/She must complete the change section process through the Online
Electronic Registration system.
 Change of sections must be completed only during the period
determined by the Admission and Registration Deanship.

Auditing a Course:
A student may change his/her course status from credit to audit, based on the
recommendation of the course instructor, as well as the approval of the
department offering the course, the academic advisor, and the department of the
student’s major.
To audit a course the student must take the following into consideration:
a. A student is allowed to audit a course only in his/her last semester before
graduation.
b. A student may not audit a course required for graduation.
c. The audit status of a course may not be converted to a credit.
d. A transfer credit is not granted for an audited course in any subsequent
semester(s).

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