Spring 2023 Drop/Add Dates

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Please note the submission date is not the effective date. Your request cannot be processed until all required actions from campus partners are complete. This may affect your refund and/or if your request is canceled for not meeting the university established deadlines. All required actions must be completed by 11:59 PM EST on said deadline day.

Honors Contract: Requests and accompanying documents must be submitted by the H (Honors) Grade Mode deadline at 11:59 p.m.

16 Week Session

To Add or Modify a Course

Date Authorizations Required
Jan. 9 - Jan. 13 Students may add courses via the Scheduling Assistant. (Course space availability required)
Jan. 14 - Feb. 6 Advisor and Instructor.  Submit required via the Scheduling Assistant.
Jan. 23 Last day to audit a course. Submit change of grade mode to Audit/H Grade Mode after officially enrolled.
Feb. 7 -  Mar. 20 Advisor, Instructor and Head of Department in which the course is listed. Submit via the Scheduling Assistant.
**Jan. 18 -- Prepayment and $200 late registration fee begins**

To Drop a Course

Date Authorizations Required
Jan. 9 - Jan. 23 No signatures. (Course not recorded.) Student may drop course via the Scheduling Assistant.
Jan. 24 - Feb. 6 Advisor. (Course recorded with a grade of "W".) Submit via the Scheduling Assisant.
Feb. 7 -  Mar. 20 Advisor and Instructor (Instructor shall indicate whether passing or failing.)  Grades of “W”, “WF”, or “WN” will be recorded.  Students with a semester classification of 1 or 2 do not require response from instructor; grades will be “W”.  Submit via the Scheduling Assistant.

Refund Percentage of Fees and Tuition

Date Percent Refund Fees/Tuition
Before Jan. 18 100%
Jan. 18 - Jan. 23 80%
Jan. 24 - Feb. 6 60%
Feb. 7 - Feb. 20 40%
After Feb. 20 0%

8 Week Sessions

To Add or Modify a Course

First 8 Weeks Second 8 Weeks Authorizations Required
Jan. 9 - Jan. 11 Mar. 6 - Mar. 8 Students may add courses via the Scheduling Assistant. (Course space availability required)
Jan. 12 - Jan. 23 Mar. 9 - Mar. 24 Advisor and Instructor.  Submit request via the Scheduling Assistant.
Jan. 13 Mar. 10 Last day to audit a course. Submit change of grade mode to Audit/H Grade Mode after officially enrolled.
Jan. 24 - Feb. 9 Mar. 25 - Apr. 12

Advisor, Instructor, and Head of Department in which the course is listed. Submit via the  Scheduling Assistant.

To Drop a Course

First 8 Weeks Second 8 Weeks Authorizations Required
Jan. 9 - Jan. 13 Mar. 6 - Mar. 10 No signatures. (Course not recorded.) Students may drop courses via the Scheduling Assistant.
Jan. 14 - Jan. 23 Mar. 11 - Mar. 24 Advisor. (Course recorded with a grade of "W".) Submit request via the Scheduling Assistant.
Jan. 24 - Feb. 9 Mar. 25 - Apr. 12 Advisor and Instructor (Instructor shall indicate whether passing or failing.)  Grades of “W”, “WF”, or “WN” will be recorded.  Students with a semester classification of 1 or 2 do not need the instructor action; grades will be “W”.  Submit via the Scheduling Assistant.

Refund Percentage of Fees and Tuition

First 8 Weeks Second 8 Weeks Percent Refund Fees/Tuition
Before Jan. 18 Before Mar. 7 100%
Jan. 18 - Jan. 20 Mar. 7 - Mar. 9 80%
Jan. 21 - Jan. 26 Mar. 10 - Mar. 14 60%
Jan. 27 - Jan. 31 Mar. 15 - Mar. 19 40%
After Jan. 31 After Mar. 19 0%

Information on refunds from the University may be found at the following Web site: https://www.purdue.edu/bursar/tuition/refund-withdrawals/policies.php.

Students withdrawing from ALL course assignments after classes have begun should go to myPurdue, Academic tab, and look for Withdraw Information.

The revision/refund dates on this calendar apply to courses that exactly fit the time frames listed.  Courses offered outside of these time frames have their own deadlines (2-week courses, etc.). 

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