Schedule Change Instructions

 Add/Drop - Section Change

 Pass/Fail Instructions

Audit Instructions



ADD/DROP - SECTION CHANGE INSTRUCTIONS

Drop/Add on PRISM

Upperclass students are elibigle to drop/add on PRISM until the end of the add period. NOTE: At the beginning of a semester, students must first Enroll on PRISM before they can drop or add.

Paper Form Procedures for Drop/Add

All First Year students, courses with time conflicts or max enrollment overrides must be processed by the registrar's office, the Academic Affairs/First Year Studies office, or the student's academic department using the procedures below.

  • Obtain the appropriate Add, Drop or Section Change Form from the registrar's office. Complete the form and make sure all information is legible on the last copy. (To drop or add a Notre Dame course, see Add/Drop Instructions - Notre Dame )
  • Report to your advisor for approval (signature) to drop or add. (The student's advisor's name (for upperclassmen) is available in PRISM, Student Records Menu, View Student Information; First year students, new transfer students, and students with undeclared majors request approval from the Academic Affairs/First Year Studies Office in 121 Le Mans.)
  • Report to the chairperson in the department offering the course.

a. ADD: If you are adding the course and the chairperson authorizes the add, he/she will add your name to the class list and sign the form. The last day to add a class is Wednesday, the 8th class day; see the academic calendar for the specific date. For a course that begins later in the semester, students have up to 5 days after the class begins to add the course.

b. DROP: If you are dropping the course, the chairperson will delete your name from the class list and sign the form. The last day to drop is Friday of the 5th week of classes; see the academic calendar for the specific date.

c. SECTION CHANGE: If you are changing sections and the chairperson approves your change, he/she will delete your name from one section and add your name to the new class list and sign the form. Section changes do not require your advisor's signature.


PASS/FAIL (Instructions) 

  • Students should be aware of the guidelines regarding taking a course pass/fail that are listed in the Academic Regulations.
  • Obtain the appropriate Pass/Fail Approval Form from the registrar's office. Complete the form and make sure all information is legible on the last copy. (The Pass/Fail Approval Form will not add a student to a class. The class must be registered for at advance or pre-registration, or during the Drop/Add period.)
  • Students must have approval from Academic Affairs and First Year Studies AND the student's major advisor.
  • The last day to change a course to pass/fail isFriday, the 10th class day; see the academic calendar for the specific date.
  • See: Submitting Forms below


PERMISSION TO AUDIT (Instructions)

  • Obtain the appropriate Official Audit Permit Form from the registrar's office. Be sure to read the guidelines printed on the form regarding the implications of taking a course as an audit. Complete the form and make sure all information is legible on the last copy. The last day to change a course to audit is Friday the 10th class day; see the academic calendar for the specific date.
  • Students must obtain the permission (signature) of the instructor to audit.
  • See: Submitting Forms below


SUBMITTING FORMS

Return all forms to the registrar's office, 161 Le Mans by the appropriate deadlines . Students must first Enroll before any drop, add , audit, pass-fail, or section change can be processed. Do not leave forms with advisors.


If you have any questions, please contact the registrar's office at 4560, or come to the office, 161 Le Mans, or by e-mail at registrar@saintmarys.edu.