Overview and Timeline
The Current Quarter Drop process allows students to drop classes using the Advisor-Assisted Drop Request Form during the Late Course Drop Period.
Several UW policies affect when and how you can drop classes. Each quarter, you may add and drop classes with no restrictions until the end of the second week of the quarter (the Unrestricted Drop period). After that, you may drop one class between the 3rd and the last date of instruction for the quarter (the Late Course Drop period) using MyUW. To drop more than one class during the Late Course Drop period, you may use the Advisor-Assisted Drop Process. Review the tuition forfeiture policy when considering dropping — you may not get all your tuition back.
CQD Dates 2021-22
| Unrestricted Drop Period | Late Course Drop Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Summer 2021 Full-term | Jun 28 - Jul 4 | Jul 5 - Aug 13 |
| Summer 2021 A-Term | N/A | Jun 28 - Jul 14 |
| Summer 2021 B-Term | N/A | Jul 28 - Aug 13 |
| Unrestricted Drop Period | Late Course Drop Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn 2021 | Oct 6 - Oct 12 | Oct 13 - Dec 10 |
| Unrestricted Drop Period | Late Course Drop Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Winter 2022 | Jan 10 - Jan 16 | Jan 17 - Mar 11 |
| Unrestricted Drop Period | Late Course Drop Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2022 | Apr 4 - Apr 10 | Apr 11 - Jun 10 |
How to drop a class by period
|
Weeks 1 & 2 Unrestricted Drop Period |
Week 3 - Last Day of Instruction Late Course Drop Period |
Finals Week and beyond After the Last Day of Instruction |
|---|---|---|
| Add and drop classes via MyUW with no restrictions until the end of Week 2 | Use your Quarterly Drop for one (1) class per quarter, or the Advisor-Assisted Drop form for two (2) or more classes. | Use the Former Quarter Drop process instead. |
Unrestricted Drop Period
Through the second week of the quarter, you can add and drop freely from MyUW.
NOTE: Summer A-term and B-term do not have an Unrestricted Drop Period.
These drops will not show up on your transcript. You will be charged a $20 Change of Registration Fee for all registration changes made on a single day during this period.
Late Course Drop Period
Between the first day of the Late Course Drop Period and the Last Day of Instruction, you have two options for dropping classes:
1) Use Your Quarterly Drop.
You may drop one course per quarter using your self-serve Quarterly Drop via MyUW. To use your self-serve Quarterly Drop, follow the same instructions for the Unrestricted Drop Period.
You may not be able to use the self-serve Quarterly Drop via MyUW if:
- You have already used your self-serve Quarterly Drop for this quarter; or
- Your enrollment is dependent on maintainng full-time status, including F-1 and J-1 international students; or
- You want to fully withdraw by dropping all of your classes.
Please see below to use the Advisor-Assisted Drop Request process in these cases.
2) Use the Advisor-Assisted Drop Request Process.
If you have already used your self-serve Quarterly Drop, or if you know you want to drop more than one course, you will use the Advisor-Assisted Drop process.
With the Advisor-Assisted Drop Request Process, you will submit a form that sends an email to your advisor(s), as well as a copy for you. You will connect with your advisor(s) to discuss what you want to do, and the advisor(s) will then communicate with the Office of the Registrar to drop the classes. Submitting the form does not automatically drop your courses. You must connect and communicate with your advisor(s).
Note: You must submit the Advisor-Assisted Drop Request to begin the process before the last date of instruction each quarter. Advisors will have until the last day of the quarter to forward your request to the Office of the Registrar.
Before You Start the Advisor-Assisted Drop Request Process
- Review the tuition forfeiture policy when considering dropping. You may not get all your tuition back.
- Decide which classes you want to drop, and get their SLNs (5-digit code) from the Registration page.
- See below to review the conditions and provisions that you must agree to as part of this process.
- For international students on an F-1 or J-1 visa, your Advisor-Assisted Drop Request will be sent to an advisor in International Student and Scholar Services. You will work with them to get advice on the impact of your drop request on your F-1 or J-1 status.
- You have the option to notify your instructors of course(s) dropped through the Current Quarter Drop-Advisor Assist process by providing your instructor's name and email. They will receive a courtesy copy of your drop notice when the course has been dropped.
Start a Late Course Drop Process
Use either of these processes if you need to drop classes after Week 2 of the quarter.
- If you need to drop just one class, proceed to the Quarterly drop process by following the same instructions as for the Unrestricted Drop Period.
- To drop more than one class, or if you have already used your Quarterly Drop, use the CQD Advisor-Assisted Drop Request form.
Current Quarter Drop Conditions and Provisions
If you intend to drop courses, you must read, understand, and acknowledge the following provisions of the Current Quarter Drop policy.
- Agency: Students take full responsibility for any ramifications from choosing to drop classes.
- Funding Status: Dropping more than one (1) class can have a negative impact on funding status depending on the student’s personal circumstances.
- Timeline: The Current Quarter Drop (self-serve Quarterly Drop via MyUW and Advisor-Assisted Drop Request) may be used during Weeks 3-7 of the current quarter.
- CQD Step 1: The student may use the self-serve Quarterly Drop for (1) one class for the current quarter via MyUW prior to submitting a request for additional drops.
- Deadline: The student must submit the request form by the established deadline in order to be considered and processed by the campus registration team by the last date of instruction of the given quarter.
- Advising Discussion: When contacted, students are responsible for discussing with their academic, program, degree advisor(s) and/or advising team to proceed with the drop process.
- Advising: The advisor reviewing the drop request does not decide on the ability to drop the class(es). Rather, they advise the student on academic history and make sure the student has evaluated the risks and consequences associated with dropping classes during the current quarter.
- Approval to Drop: When advising steps are completed and the advisor(s) forward the request to the registration team, the student is authorizing the respective campus registration team to drop the identified classes.
- Drops are Final: Classes dropped from a student’s schedule may not be reversed.
- Change of Registration Fee: The $20 fee will be assessed for any Drop (and Add) changes in a given day.
- Tuition Refunds: The timing of when classes are dropped will determine whether different tuition refund policies will be applicable. The student is responsible for reviewing all of Student Fiscal Services’ deadlines and policies, and following the separate procedures related to the tuition refund processes.
- Transcript Notation: Dropped classes will carry an annotation of RD for Registrar Drop on the academic transcript. The credits and GPA points associated with the RD dropped class(es) will not appear on the academic transcript, but the class abbreviation, class number, and the annotation RD will appear. The RD annotation cannot be removed.
The student is responsible for any consequences from class(es) being dropped including any impact on financial aid status/eligibility, international visa status/eligibility, intercollegiate status/eligibility, degree progress, paying any remaining tuition forfeiture balances, employment status, and any other status impacted by enrollment levels.