Important Registration Change Deadlines | |||
Action* | Begins** | Ends | Notes |
Adding a class | First day of registration for the semester | Second Friday after the first day of instruction for the semester | Advisor's signature not required |
Dropping a class (class does not appear on transcript) | First day of registration for the semester | Third Friday after the first day of instruction for the semester | Advisor's signature required for student in degree program after the second Friday after the first day of instruction |
Faculty-initiated drop (class does not appear on transcript) | First day of instruction for the semester | Third Friday after the first day of instruction for the semester | Faculty member will notify the Office of Admissions and the Registrar |
Withdrawing from a class (class appears on transcript with W grade) | After the third Friday after the first day of instruction for the semester | Ninth Friday after the first day of instruction | Advisor's signature required for student in degree program |
Dropping or withdrawing from all of your classes | First day of registration for the semester | Ninth Friday after the first day of instruction | Advisor's signature required for student in degree program. Total withdrawal form must be completed. |
Credit-no-credit option | First day of registration for the semester | Third Friday after the first day of instruction for the semester |
Undergraduates only Only electives not specified in a student's core, major, minor and degree programs are eligible for this option. |
Faculty-initiated withdrawal (class appears on transcript with W grade) | After the third Friday after the first day of instruction for the semester | Ninth Friday after the first day of instruction for the semester | Faculty member will notify the Office of Admissions and the Registrar. Students receive an email notification at their UAF account. |
Late withdrawal from a class*** | After the last day for student-initiated withdrawals | Last day of instruction for the semester | Advisor's signature required for student in degree program; class instructor signature required for all students |
Appeal for late withdrawal | After the last day for student-initiated withdrawals | 30 class days after the beginning of the next regular semester | Reviewed by a campus appeals committee |
Add/drop forms (if necessary), total withdrawal forms and credit-no-credit forms must be submitted to the Office of Admissions and the Registrar by the appropriate deadlines.
* Add, drop, withdrawal and credit-no-credit option deadlines will be adjusted proportionally for courses that are less than a semester in length.
** The first day of instruction for all semester-length courses is the date indicated in the official semester academic calendar. It might not be the first day that a class meets.
*** Late withdrawals are allowed for exceptional cases only and approval is not automatic.