Drop & Add Cautions

Current Students

DROP & ADD CAUTIONS

You, the student, are solely responsible for the decisions you make related to your Class Schedule. Dropping and/or adding classes after the beginning of the term may have consequences. Faculty, instructors, academic advisors, financial aid counselors, and bursar account representatives are available to provide you with information and to help you make the most informed and thoughtful decisions you can make related to your enrollment.

Before you make a final decision to drop and/or add a course, we advise you to...

  1. Contact the instructor of the class you are thinking about dropping to discuss your concerns if, for example, you earned a lower-than-anticipated score on the first test/quiz/lab/project or paper. Some questions to consider are:
  • How can I improve my performance in this class?
  • Am I utilizing all forms of academic support?
  1. Contact the instructor of the class you would like to add if you wish to discuss course content, prerequisites, expectations, or requirements after reading course descriptions. Some questions to consider are:
  • Will you allow me to add the class after the first meeting or after the first week?
  • If I have not been attending, how can I 'catch-up' in the work I have missed?
  1. Contact your University Division (or University Division-Affiliated) Academic Advisor to discuss your decision to make a change to your Class Schedule. Some questions to consider are:
  • Will this decision affect the sequencing of my remaining degree requirements?
  • Will this decision impact my ability to graduate in four years?
  • Is the course I plan to add a good choice for me?
  • What procedural issues are involved with late drop/add?
  1. Contact the Office of Student Financial Assistance to learn how a change to your Class Schedule could affect your current financial aid status and your eligibility for future aid. E-mail: blfinaid@indiana.edu or visit the office in Franklin Hall, room 208. Some questions to consider are:
  • If I drop into part-time status (current-term enrollment in less than 12 credit hours), could I become ineligible for:
  • Financial assistance (of some types, or at certain levels)
  • Insurance coverage under a parent's car, life, or health plan
  • IRS dependent status
  • Veteran's benefits
  • How does a "W" on my transcript affect the percentage of enrolled/attempted credit hours that I am expected to complete for my financial aid eligibility or other contractual stipulations?
  1. Contact the Office of the Bursar to learn how a change to your Class Schedule could affect your future bills. E-mail: bursar@indiana.edu, call 812-855-2636, or visit the office in Franklin Hall, room 023. Some questions to consider are:
  • Will dropping and adding classes result in the loss of refund credits and/or in additional fee charges to my account?
  • Will I be charged for registration activity during the Late Drop/Add period.
  1. Consider these additional consequences before dropping into part-time status (current term enrollment in less than 12 credit hours).
  • Part-time students may become ineligible for:
  • Athletic practice, competition, and/or scholarship
  • F-1 or J-1 Visa
  • Founder's Day (Dean's List) Honors
  • Freshman Honorary Societies (Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma)
  • Hutton Honors College
  • Student activities, organizations, clubs, and/or events
  1. Consider these possible risks of using the 'contingent' e-Drop and e-Add request:
  • Days or weeks could pass before your request(s) will be approved or disapproved. You have no way of knowing exactly how many seats (if any) are available when you make an e-Add request. If your e-Add request is disapproved, your e-Drop request will also be disapproved.
  • If your requests are disapproved, you may have little or no time to complete another request before a deadline.