ADD/DROP POLICY

Full Semester Courses

During the first five days of the fall and spring semesters, students may add or drop courses via the banner system with no financial penalty. Dropped courses must be processed before 4:30 p.m. on the 5^th day of class to be eligible for full refund.

Students may add courses from the sixth to the tenth day of class with instructor permission by using the paper add/drop form. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain the instructor’s permission/signature that is required on the form. The add/drop form must then be submitted to the Graduate Programs Office. The student must contact the Bursar’s office at 610-758-3162 regarding payment arrangements for the added course.

Students may drop courses from days six through ten with without instructor permission, but a declining refund scale is in effect. Student must use the paper add/drop form and submit it to the Graduate Programs Office. It is the student’s responsibility to check with the Bursar’s office the amount of refund due at the time of the drop. Instructor signature is required on the paper add/drop form for dropped courses after day ten.

Partial Semester Courses

For dropped courses that do not run traditional semester lengths, full refunds are only granted prior to the first day of class. After the course has begun, the refund percentage declines on the first day of class. The paper drop form must be completed and submitted to the Graduate Programs Office. Students are responsible for obtaining instructor permission/signature required. For refund rates for partial semester classes, please contact the Bursar’s office at 610-758-3162.

DOWNLOAD THE ADD-DROP FORM HERE