- If you have not successfully completed the prerequisite(s) for the course (you are required to drop the course as per University Policy)
- If you’re experiencing personal/medical difficulties that have/will prevent you from attending class for an extended period of time and these circumstances will affect your academic performance
- If you have overextended yourself with extracurricular activities or are working too many hours at a part-time job
- If you’ve made every effort to get help from your instructor to improve your grade without success
Add/Drop a Course
Thinking of Dropping a Course?
If you’re thinking of dropping a course, that’s okay! It’s important to do your research
and be aware of drop deadlines to avoid academic penalty.
We have prepared some helpful tips to assist you in your decision in dropping a course:
- Why Should I Drop a Course?
- Drop Deadline to Avoid Academic Penalty
- Submit a Degree Check
- Course Load Status
- Residency Requirements
- Consider the Grade you May Receive
- Explore your Options
- Troubleshooting Add/Drop
Why Should I Drop a Course?
Drop Deadline to Avoid Academic Penalty
Review the drop deadline to drop your course(s) before the deadline and avoid academic penalty.
Submit a Degree Check
Submit a Degree Check to review your module requirements so you can stay on track for graduation and avoid dropping a required course for your module.
Course Load Status
- Will dropping this course change you from a full-time status (3.5 credits or more) to a part-time status (3.0 credits or less)?
- Your course load can affect OSAP, Student Fees, Student Visa status, Varsity Athletics eligibility and Continuing Scholarship eligibility
Residency Requirements
- As a full time Brescia student, you need to maintain at least 60% of your course load (3.0) credits at Brescia.
- If you are a part time student, you need to maintain at least 50% of your course load credits at Brescia.
Consider the Grade you May Receive
- Will this negatively impact your academic average, your academic goals or future options?
- Are you on Academic Probation?
- Interested in a Graduate or Professional Program with a certain admissions average or pre-requisite requirement?
- Dean’s Honour List status?
Explore your Options
- Swap your course to maintain your course load
- Is this subject area something you’re interested in?
- Is this course required for your module?
Troubleshooting Add/Drop
- Make sure you are up to date on your fees—check your Statement of Account
- Are you missing the pre-requisite to the course? Check the Academic Timetable to view listed prerequisites
- Course overload? Students can’t enroll in more than 5 courses in a term without requesting a Course Overload through their Academic Advisor
- For any difficulties with enrolment, please contact the Hive.
If you’re struggling in your course(s) and need some support, you can connect with the Hive (brescia@uwo.ca) or book an appointment with your Academic Advisor to discuss your situation and prepare a plan to get back on track.
How To Add a Class
- Log into your Student Centre account.
- Select Enrol in Classes located under Planning.
- Under Add to Worksheet, enter the class number or use the Search feature to find the class you want to enrol in.
- Select Next beside the course you are searching for. This course is now in your Course Enrolment Worksheet.
- Repeat steps 1-4 to continue adding classes to your worksheet.
- When complete, select Finish Enrolling in your Course Enrolment Worksheet to register for classes.
How to Drop a Class
- Log into your Student Centre account.
- Select Enrol in Classes located under Planning.
- Under the Drop tab, choose the classes you want to drop.
- Select Drop Selected Classes.
- Select Finish Dropping.
Note: If a course is dropped after the add deadline but before the final drop deadline, the course will be recorded as a “WDN” which indicates a courses has been withdrawn without penalty. If a course is dropped after the final drop deadline, the course will be recorded as a failure. Please contact the Hive by email at brescia@uwo.ca or phone at 519.858.5151 if you have any concerns about dropping a course.
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