A student may add a class during the first two days of the term or drop a class during the first week of the term by completing the add/drop form and submitting it to Enrollment Services. The add/drop date is defined as the date on which the form is received and processed in Enrollment Services, not the date on which the form was signed. The advisor's signature is required on all add/drop forms, and the instructor's signature is required in order to add a class.

Some courses may not start until after the first week of the term. In this case, students should contact the Registrar's Office to find out the drop, add, and withdrawal dates for that particular course.

Students taking Adult Accelerated Program classes are only able to drop or add a class before the class starts. (NOTE: For AAP online classes, the normal add/drop policy can be followed.) A Drop Memo will no longer be generated for registered AAP students who fail to attend the first class meeting. Automatic drops will not occur. A student may drop an AAP class on his/her own up to 24 hours prior to the first class meeting. The day of the first class meeting or later, the student's only option is to withdraw from the course.

A student who does not follow Spalding's drop policy will be charged for all classes for which he or she registered, regardless of attendance in class. If an instructor has a student on a class roster who has never attended class, the instructor will note this on the final grade sheet and assign the student a grade of F.

If receiving any type of financial assistance, a student who withdraws from all classes or reduces his or her class load is expected to report these facts to the Office of Financial Aid in the Enrollment Services Center.

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