Adding and Dropping Classes
Student Course Load
Students may enroll in a maximum number of semester hours as outlined in the catalog. Overloads are seldom granted in the January Interim session because of the intensity of the courses. Please contact the dean of your college for a course overload request.
Adding & Dropping Classes
Once a student has registered for one or more classes, changes to that schedule (additions and/or deletions) are made using MyBradley until the specified deadlines listed below.
Each semester and session has two drop deadlines. The first is the deadline to add on MyBradley without special permission. The second is the deadline to add a class with a Late Add Form. Classes dropped by the first deadline WILL NOT be part of the permanent academic record. Classes dropped by the second deadline are recorded on the permanent academic record with the indication of “W” (withdrawn) and the official withdrawal date.
After these specified deadlines, the dean of the college in the student’s major may, in cases of extreme hardship, authorize a student to withdraw from one or more, or all, courses. This action is recorded on the student’s permanent academic record with the grade of “W” along with the official withdrawal date. Please contact Student Financial Services regarding any financial adjustments.
To add courses after the last day to add deadline, an undergraduate student must obtain a Late Add form and obtain signatures from the academic advisor, the instructor of the class, the chair of the department offering the class, and the dean of the college. The dean of the college of the student's major should sign (if first-time registration or re-registration, e.g. due to non-payment) or the dean of the college of the course if adding a new course to the current schedule.
A graduate student must obtain a Late Add form and signatures of the graduate coordinator, the associate dean of the college, the instructor of the added class, the department chair for the added class, and the director of graduate education.
Deadlines to Add and Drop Individual Classes
January Interim, Spring Semester & Sessions 2025
January Interim 2025
| January 3, Friday |
Last day of open registration |
| January 4, Saturday |
Last day to drop a class without a “W” on transcript |
| January 4, Saturday |
Last day to add a class with special permission |
| January 12, Sunday |
Last day to drop classes with a “W” on the transcript |
Spring Semester 2025
| January 31, Friday |
Last day of open registration |
| February 7, Friday |
Last day to drop a class without a “W” on transcript |
| February 7, Friday |
Last day to add a class with special permission |
| April 23, Wednesday |
Last day to drop classes with a “W” on the transcript |
Spring Session I 2025
| January 26, Sunday |
Last day of open registration |
| January 29, Wednesday |
Last day to drop a class without a “W” on transcript |
| January 29, Wednesday |
Last day to add a class with special permission |
| February 28, Friday |
Last day to drop classes with a “W” on the transcript |
Spring Session II 2025
| January 31, Friday |
Last day of open registration |
| March 31, Monday |
Last day to drop a class without a “W” on transcript |
| March 31, Monday |
Last day to add a class with special permission |
| May 3, Saturday |
Last day to drop classes with a “W” on the transcript |
After these specified deadlines, the dean of the college in the student’s major may, in cases of extreme hardship, authorize a student to withdraw from one or more, or all, courses. This action is recorded on the student’s permanent academic record with the grade of “W” along with the official withdrawal date. Please contact Student Financial Services regarding any financial adjustments.
Refund Policy
For the January Interim and Spring Semester & Sessions, full tuition will be refunded for an individual class according to the deadlines listed on the Financial Services website.
Housing fees are not refundable.
Complete Withdrawal
January Interim
Students who wish to withdraw from all classes during January Interim must drop those classes using MyBradley by the deadlines listed above. A student who withdraws from the university after the last day to drop without a “W” on the transcript will have all classes recorded with an indication of “W” (withdrawn) and the official withdrawal date.
After the final withdrawal deadline, the dean of the college in which a student is majoring may, in cases of extreme hardship, authorize a student to withdraw from one or more, or all, courses. This action will be recorded on the student’s permanent academic record with a grade of “W” together with the withdrawal date.
Tuition will be refunded for an individual class according to the deadlines listed at the Financial Services website.
Fall or Spring Semesters & Sessions
Undergraduate students who want to withdraw from all registered classes should drop those courses via MyBradley. After classes begin, undergraduate students registered for 12 or more semester hours who want to withdraw from all classes in which they are registered should initiate a Request to Withdraw through the Center for Student Support Services.
Graduate students who want to withdraw from all registered classes should drop those courses via MyBradley.
A student who withdraws from the university during the third through the twelfth week of classes will have all classes recorded with a “W” (withdrawn) and the withdrawal date on the permanent academic record. After the twelfth week of classes, the dean of the college in which a student is majoring may in cases of extreme hardship authorize a student to withdraw from one or more, or all, courses.
A student who does not officially withdraw from the university by following the procedure outlined above, and fails to complete the semester, is not entitled to a refund of any kind, and the instructor in each course in which the student is enrolled is required to report a final grade of “F” to the Office of the Registrar.
