Drop/Add
Students are able to add and drop courses during the first week of the term. For information regarding deadlines and necessary approvals, see the Campus Handbook: Drop/Add policy.
The specific deadlines can be found on the Academic Calendar website.
- Students may make changes in 10-week and 5-week course registrations online via Workday until the end of the drop/add period. See our guides Register or Waitlist for a Course Directly from the Course Listing and Drop or ‘Late’ Drop from a Class for more information. See the Academic Calendar for specific deadlines.
- Students can add themselves to a course waitlist in Workday by registering for the course as usual. See our guides Register or Waitlist for a Course Directly from the Course Listing and How Waitlists work at Carleton for more information regarding the waitlist process and deadlines.
- Labs must be added via Workday by the end of the first meeting, i.e. if the lab meets on Wednesdays the lab must be added by the first Wednesday.
- For a student who has not met prerequisites, the student can use the Request Course Section Prerequisite Override function in Workday to ask permission to enroll in the course. See our guide Request Prerequisite Override for more information.
- Should an instructor believe that a student has missed too much of a course, the instructor can withhold permission to add a course. See the Campus Handbook: Drop/Add policy for more information.
- If a student does not meet the published deadlines, contact the Registrar’s Office for more information.
Change of Section
If a student wants to change from one course section to another and as long as both course sections have the same number and title, same number of credits and same beginning and ending week, the student may utilize the Swap function within Workday. See our guide Swap a Course (aka Add/Drop) for more information. For more information on changing sections, deadlines and approvals see the Campus Handbook: Change of Section policy.
If it is past the drop/add deadline, you must submit a Change Request form, selecting “Switch Course Sections (Same Course).”
Change of Level
If a student wants to change from a more or less advanced course in a language course, mathematics, and certain physical education courses, the student may utilize the Swap function with Workday. See our guide Swap a Course (aka Add/Drop) for more information. For more information on changing levels, courses, deadlines, and approvals, see the Campus Handbook: Change of Level policy.
‘Late’ Drop or Withdrawal
Provided the 12 credit minimum is observed, courses may be late dropped. See the Campus Handbook: Add/Drop policy for more information on deadlines and approvals. The “late-drop” process in Workday is available for this purpose. See our guide Drop or ‘Late’ Drop from a Class for more information.
While a pattern of frequent use of this option may be interpreted by graduate schools and employers as an indication of inability to complete academic obligations, an occasional “DRP” notation on a transcript is no cause for concern. The Academic Standing Committee (ASC) regards the DRP as a valid elective option for a student in cases where a course cannot be completed for a variety of reasons as well as in cases where students have simply missed the registration deadline. Petitions to remove a DRP notation from the transcript are not usually granted.
Non-attendance Drop
A student may be dropped from a course for non-attendance. See the Campus Handbook: Class Attendance policy and the Campus Handbook: Registration policy for more information.