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Dictionary of Academic Regulations (Fredericksburg Campus)

DEAdlines for course changes.

Exact deadlines for all course changes are established and published each semester by the Office of the Registrar according to the following general guidelines.

Add courses:  first week of class
Change courses to or from pass/fail: first six weeks of class
Change sections of a course: first week of class; (This constitutes an add. To change from one section of a course to another section, a student must drop the section for which he or she is registered and add the new section.)
Drop courses: without consultation with the instructor (no grade recorded): first three weeks of class
Withdraw from individual courses: (while continuing enrollment in other courses): after the first three weeks of class but within 11 class days after mid- semester progress reports are due. No course may be dropped after the deadline.
Withdrawal for a term, voluntary the last day of classes during the fall and spring semesters.
Withdrawal from the University Students who discontinue attendance for three consecutive semesters or more (including a term in which the student withdrew from the University) are no longer considered to be in a degree program at the University and are withdrawn from the University.

The weekly schedule for changes given above is not applicable to summer session or courses offered at special times. The deadlines for changes during the summer terms are published in the Summer Session Guide to Registration. For deadlines for changes for courses offered during special times, consult the Office of the Registrar.