Add/Drop/Withdrawal (By Class)

Adding, dropping, or withdrawing from a course may affect a student’s financial aid status and award. Contact the Financial Aid Office to understand any impacts and refer to the Refunds page.

How do I make changes to my schedule before the Add/Drop deadline?

  • Students may add or drop a class to their schedule within the first five days of Fall, Spring, and both Summer Sessions and within the first two days of J-term.
    • After the first five days of the semester, students should contact their academic advisor or director to discuss changes to their schedule. If approved, the advisor/director will submit changes via Dunwoody's Add/Drop/Withdraw form.
  • Students can add or drop a course to their schedule through my.dunwoody. Added courses may require academic advisor approval to ensure our commitment to your timely graduation.
  • Classes dropped within the first five days of the semester do not appear on a student's transcript and will not have an impact on a student's GPA.
  • Holds may prevent students from adding courses to their schedules.

The Registrar’s Office provides general guidance for all students with questions via email at registrar@dunwoody.edu or phone at 612-381-3360.

It's after the Add/Drop deadline; how do I withdraw from a course?

  • Students may withdraw from individual courses between the sixth day of the semester and the end of Week 12.  For non-full-term courses, the following withdraw deadlines apply:
    • day 9 of the term for a 3-week course
    • end of Week 3 for a 4-week course
    • end of Week 6 for an 8-week course
  • A withdrawn class is shown on a student's transcript with a grade of W and does not affect a student's GPA but does affect their Pace Rate.
  • After Week 12, students will receive the earned grade for all remaining enrolled courses.
  • Students cannot withdraw from a class once a letter grade has been earned.

How do I withdraw from a Core Curriculum course?

Students should contact their academic advisor or director to withdraw from a Core Curriculum course. 

How do I withdraw from all of my classes at Dunwoody?

Students should meet with their academic advisor and director and follow the Student-Initiated Withdrawal process.

What if Dunwoody needs to make changes to a student's schedule?

Courses may be canceled or modified at the discretion of Dunwoody College. Students will be notified if they are enrolled in a canceled or modified section, and a refund may be issued for the course. Students should work with their academic advisor or director to determine whether to register in another course section.

Dunwoody will:

  1. Notify affected students and the academic director or faculty advisor as soon as the action is taken.
  2. Use a reasonable time frame when deciding whether to cancel courses due to low enrollment.
  3. Assist all students with finding replacement courses or other accommodations (including independent studies or transfer courses) where cancellations impact students’ degree progress, graduation, and/or financial aid.
  4. When possible, if cancelled courses are prerequisites for other required courses, accept alternative courses as the prerequisite.