Specific dates and refund details for the current semester are available in the Academic Calendar. The general dates in the semester for these activities, along with the dates for Track A/B courses, are found in the Add/Drop and Withdrawal Schedules.
Drop a Course
Procedures to drop a class vary depending on the point in the semester and your class status. The dates below are for Full Semester courses only; partial-term course dates are available on the Add/Drop and Withdrawal Schedules.
PLEASE NOTE: Graduate students should talk to the Graduate School to understand how dropping a course will impact their degree requirements. International students should talk to International Programs and Services before dropping a course to ensure it does not affect their student visa status.
Weeks 1 and 2
Students can drop courses in Experience until 5 p.m. Wednesday of Week 2. Courses dropped during this time will not appear on transcripts.
- Sign in to Experience
- In the Student Registration card, use the "Add or Drop Classes" link
- Select "Drop" next to the course
- Confirm changes
Weeks 2 to 10
After Wednesday of Week 2, all drops must be completed by the Registrar's Office. Courses dropped by 5 p.m. Friday of Week 3 do not appear on transcripts. Any course dropped during Weeks 4 to 10 appears on transcripts as a 'W' grade. All course drop requests must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday of Week 10.
- First-Year Students - First-year students must obtain advisor and instructor signatures on the First-Year Permission to Add/Drop Courses Form for any drops after Week 3. The form can be returned to the Registrar's Office in person or emailed to schedule@mtu.edu.
- All Other Students - Email the Registrar's Office at schedule@mtu.edu with your request.
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- Subject line should read "Drop Request for (course name)"
- In the message include:
- Your name and M-number
- The course subject(s) and number(s) (e.g. MA 1060)
- The CRN(s) (if you are in a lecture, lab, and recitation with the same course number, include all related CRNs)
- If it is part of a co-requisite course pair (courses that must be taken together but have different course numbers) and you wish to stay in the other course, please let us know. The Registrar's Office may reach out for additional information or instructor approval.
Weeks 11-14
Extenuating circumstances which prevent the completion of a course may allow for late drops. These rare instances are submitted to the Dean of Students Office, not the Registrar's Office, for evaluation.