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Adding and Dropping Classes
Online Add/Drop
After the bidding period, a two-day online add/drop period on SMART will open for non-oversubscribed courses only, allowing students to revise their schedules.
Please note that online add/drop is first come, first serve. Students should check the course capacities for these classes often to determine space availability.
Paper Add/Drop
Students who wish to add or drop courses after the online add/drop period need to complete and submit a paper petition form. The paper petition requires the signatures of the student, instructor(s) and program director. Students are admitted at the instructor’s discretion during the paper add/drop process.
Students do not need to use points during the paper add/drop period to enroll in a previously oversubscribed course. This will mean that there may be students in a class that went to bidding who have used no points to be there.