RHE 306 Add / Drop

The term "add/drops" refers to the procedure and time period for adding or dropping a course after you have initially registered through TEX. Consult the course schedule to find the day and times when you can call TEX to add or drop a course. If you make any changes that affect your tuition, the University will mail a check or bill to your permanent address.

Bear in mind, however, that adding a course late means that you will begin the semester already behind in your work. Although some adds are still possible until the twelfth class day, if you want to add a course after the official add/drop period is over, you will need to obtain permission from the department offering the course. You may also need your dean's approval. Because catching up in a writing class is particularly difficult, the Department of Rhetoric and Writing will not add students to classes-including RHE 306-after the first three class sessions.

Similarly, you may drop a course with fewer restrictions during the first weeks of class. Early in the semester, students sometimes need to withdraw from a class in order to change their schedules. Later, the most common reason for dropping a course is not being able to meet the course requirements-including attendance-because of illness or an emergency. Whatever the reason, dropping is an action that you must initiate. If you simply quit going to class, a failing grade will appear on your transcript at the end of the semester.

• The calendar at the beginning of each semester's course schedule records the dates when you may drop a class. Here's a rough timeline for the process: By phoning TEX, you may drop any class and usually receive a refund until the twelfth class day of the semester. This is generally the last day that you can add a course, as well.
• After the twelfth class day, UT usually grants a few more days to drop a class without academic penalty, although refunds are no longer available. If you wish to drop a course during this period, you must initiate the process in your dean's office. A letter grade of "Q," which indicates a drop without academic penalty, will automatically appear on your transcript.
• For a few weeks after the twelfth class day, you may drop a class by completing a Q/F form from your dean's office. As the form's name implies, a failing grade may appear on your transcript at this point, but if you are passing the course in question, your instructor will assign a "Q."
• Beyond the Q/F deadline, you may only drop a class or withdraw from the University for urgent, documented, non-academic reasons, and only with your dean's approval.

See your instructor or the staff of the DRW office in Parlin 3 if you have any remaining questions or concerns about your test scores or registration for first-year writing.