Jan. 23: Last Day to 'Drop' With No 'W'
Marquita Smith
Issue date: 1/17/06 Section: News
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As the spring semester starts, students should know that the opportunity to drop classes approaches quickly.
All too often students find themselves registering for a class to later realize that it's not what they expected.
What can they do? Not to worry, there are ways out of the bind.
For both the undergraduate and graduate schools at Rutgers-Newark, the add/drop period extends from Jan. 17 until Jan. 23.
During this time, students can both add and drop courses with no penalty.
Jan. 24 is the last day to add any courses. And from Jan. 24 until March 27, students can drop courses to receive a "W" grade.
A "W" is a grade that means you withdrew from the course after the add/drop period. Even if you take the same course again, that "W" will remain on your transcript.
Associate Dean of Student Affairs Robert Kurland said one or two Ws on a transcript is not much to worry about. "If you see a student has seven or eight then you start to wonder," he said.
A student may withdraw from a course for various reasons including course workloads, uninteresting topics and student/professor conflicts.
"I think one of the biggest reasons are grades," said Cari Rappaport of the Office of Scheduling.
No matter what the reason, advisors encourage students to weigh all their options before taking action.
Visit the Registrar's website at http://registrar.rutgers.edu for important dates.
All too often students find themselves registering for a class to later realize that it's not what they expected.
What can they do? Not to worry, there are ways out of the bind.
For both the undergraduate and graduate schools at Rutgers-Newark, the add/drop period extends from Jan. 17 until Jan. 23.
During this time, students can both add and drop courses with no penalty.
Jan. 24 is the last day to add any courses. And from Jan. 24 until March 27, students can drop courses to receive a "W" grade.
A "W" is a grade that means you withdrew from the course after the add/drop period. Even if you take the same course again, that "W" will remain on your transcript.
Associate Dean of Student Affairs Robert Kurland said one or two Ws on a transcript is not much to worry about. "If you see a student has seven or eight then you start to wonder," he said.
A student may withdraw from a course for various reasons including course workloads, uninteresting topics and student/professor conflicts.
"I think one of the biggest reasons are grades," said Cari Rappaport of the Office of Scheduling.
No matter what the reason, advisors encourage students to weigh all their options before taking action.
Visit the Registrar's website at http://registrar.rutgers.edu for important dates.