How to Cancel, Add, Defer, Drop, or Withdraw
Cancel Your Registration
If you register but cannot attend, you must cancel your registration before classes begin. No entry will be made on your academic record. If payment has been made you can request a full refund. New Admits: If you do not register or if you cancel your registration for your initial semester of admission but want to attend the next semester, you must defer (see Defer Entry). If you do not defer, you must pay the application fee again if you apply for subsequent terms.
These dates refer to the fall semester:
To cancel before August 19, call Part-time Classroom Studies to request a cancellation.
To cancel during the first two weeks of classes, August 19-September 2: If you have not attended any classes during the first two weeks, you can cancel if your instructor provides Part-time Classroom Studies with a note.
After September 2, it is too late to cancel. You must withdraw (see Withdraw from the University).
Add a Course
You can add courses via Student Central. See Registration for opening dates by student classification.
To add one or more courses March 22-August 25: Use Student Central.
To add one or more courses after August 25: Complete the add form at the Part-time Classroom Studies office. The professor teaching the course must approve the add.
Defer Entry
If you are an undergraduate, you can defer your term of entry only if you have a physician-documented medical reason or military service prohibits you from attending school. If you want to postpone enrollment for reasons other than these, you will have to submit another application and pay another application fee.
If you are a postbaccalaureate student, you can defer your term of entry one time to the semester immediately following your original term of admission. You must contact the Part-time Classroom Studies office within the first two weeks of your initial semester to update and re-sign your resident status form. If you defer but do not register in the next semester, you forfeit your admission.
Drop a Course
You can drop a course on or before the deadlines as long as one course remains on your schedule.
If you drop wish to drop all your courses or your only course after classes have begun, you must come to Part-time Classroom Studies office at the Friday Center to process a withdrawal form (see Withdraw from the University); otherwise the University Registrar will reinstate your last course and you will receive both a bill and a grade.
Undergraduates:
- On or before September 2: Use Student Central to drop. Your tuition will be recalculated. (Do not use Student Central to drop your only course or all your courses once classes have begun.)
- Between September 3-October 13: Complete a drop form at the Part-time Classroom Studies office. You will not receive a refund.
Postbaccalaureates:
- On or before September 2: Use Student Central to drop. Your tuition will be recalculated.
- Between September 3-November 19: Complete a drop form at the Part-time Classroom Studies office. You will not receive a refund.
If you need to drop after the dates above, contact Part-time Classroom Studies. You will not receive a refund of tuition. (If you are dropping or withdrawing after the deadline and have extenuating circumstances, you may submit an appeal. Contact a Part-time Classroom Studies advisor for a copy of the appeals guidelines.)
Withdraw from the University
Dropping all of your courses constitutes a withdrawal from the University and requires readmission for future semesters. Your permanent academic record will reflect a withdrawal for that semester. If you do not process a withdrawal, you will receive a grade of FA (Failing/Absent) in your course(s). Each FA is computed as an F in your grade point average. You cannot withdraw after the last day of classes.
To withdraw, obtain a withdrawal form from Part-time Classroom Studies. Notifying your instructor, contacting the University Registrar’s office, or contacting the Student Accounts office does not drop you from a course or withdraw you from the University.
You may be eligible for a prorated refund, depending on the date of withdrawal (see Tuition Refund Schedule). October 20 is the last date to withdraw for any prorated refund. Return the signed form to Part-time Classroom Studies before October 20, and your refund will be prorated.
To withdraw between October 21-December 3, return the signed form to Part-time Classroom Studies. You will not receive a refund, but you will avoid receiving an FA for the course. If you have extenuating circumstances, you may submit an appeal for a refund.
Withdrawing will terminate your active status with the University. Your UNC One Card will be deactivated. To register for a future semester, you must apply for readmission; no fee is required. After three years, you must apply as a new student.