The late drop/add period starts after the first week of classes and lasts through the automatic withdrawal period. To add or drop classes during this time, use eDrop/eAdd.
Note that it can take a day or more for your request to be processed. You can track the progress of your drop and/or add requests using “View SIS eDocs” in the eDrop/eAdd application.
If there’s a problem with your request or more information is needed, we’ll send email to your IU email account.
Learn about the refunds and charges you might encounter when dropping or adding classes.
Consider searching for second eight-week classes and other classes that have not yet started. Instructors may not approve your add request if you’ve missed too much of the semester.
You’ll get a “W” (withdrawn) on your transcript for any class you drop. Note that if your instructor gives you an F because you were found to have committed an act of academic misconduct, you’ll still get that F rather than an automatic W even if you withdraw before the automatic W deadline. Withdrawing from a class doesn’t protect you from the consequences of academic misconduct.
If you want to drop all your classes, you’ll need to withdraw from the university.
For the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, IU Bloomington has extended the auto-W deadline for withdrawal from individual courses. For sessions with a final exam week, the Auto W Deadline is the last Friday prior to the start of the final exam week. For all other sessions, the Auto W Deadline is the day before the last day of class which is also the day of the final exam.
Check with your advisor to discuss the implications of a late drop for your academic progress. Connect with Student Central regarding the impacts on financial aid such as failing to meet Satisfactory Academic Progress.
During the extended auto-W deadline, students will continue to receive a grade of W.
Learn about your grades
Approval to drop a class after the last day to drop a course is normally given only for urgent reasons, such as a long illness or similar issue. Talk to your instructors and your advisor as soon as possible if something happens in your life that could keep you from successfully completing your courses late in the term. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
You can use eDrop and eAdd alone or together.
eDrop will be available from the second week of classes through the Automatic Withdrawal (Auto W) deadline for each session.
You may view your requests in One.IU by using View SIS eDocs.
eAdd will be available from the second week of classes through the Automatic Withdrawal (Auto W) deadline for each session.
You may view your requests in One.IU by using View SIS eDocs.
eDrop and eAdd will be available from the second week of classes through the Automatic Withdrawal (Auto W) deadline.
You may view your requests in One.IU by using View SIS eDocs.
Keep these tips in mind before you submit an eDrop, eAdd, or both.
Submitting a request is not a confirmation that the course has been dropped or added. After the appropriate advisor, department chair, and/or dean has approved your request, you’ll get an email confirming that your request was approved and your schedule has changed. It’s your responsibility to monitor the status of your request.
Until you receive an email that says an eDrop request has been approved, you’re still enrolled in the course and should continue to attend all classes. Any request that hasn’t been approved or denied two weeks after you submit it will not be approved.
Additional tuition charges may apply when you change your schedule.
Once an eAdd request is approved, the date you submitted it will be the date used to add the class and determine the fees you’ll pay.
Dropping classes could result in less financial aid, or may require you to repay aid you’ve already received.
If you use eDrop/eAdd swap, each of your requests depends on the approval of the other. If either one is not approved, neither request will be processed. However, if you submit your request by the automatic W deadline and the eAdd component is denied after the deadline, you may still be able to drop the class.
To drop classes after the last day of final exam week, contact the Student Advocates Office to discuss if and how you might be able to drop classes.
You’ll be charged a late schedule change fee of $23 for each class you drop after the first week of classes. You’ll also be charged this fee if you change sections, change arranged hours, or change whether you’re taking a class for credit or auditing it. We’ll consider waiving the late schedule change fee only if you can clearly demonstrate that the university, through one of its offices or officials, is directly responsible for your late drop/add.
You may also be charged course fees, tuition, and/or penalties.
A banded flat rate is charged for instruction. For the Fall and Spring semesters, undergraduate students enrolled in 11 or fewer hours are billed at the hourly rate. Students enrolled in 12 or more hours pay a flat rate each term and can take up to 40 hours in Fall and Spring combined. If enrollment exceeds 40 credit hours for Fall and Spring, each additional hour over 40 will be billed at the hourly rate.
