Drop/Add

Drop/Add Tutorials

Watch these three short tutorials to review how to make changes in Banner Self-Service:

• General Overview
• Adding and Dropping courses
• Conditional Add and Drop

Drop/Add Procedures

Dropping a Course

Sunday, January 18 – Wednesday, January 28 (4:30 p.m.)

All students may drop courses online using Banner Self-Service/the portal. Instructor permission is not required for drops. All drops must be made online by the end of the Drop/Add period (January 28, 4:30 p.m.).

Adding a Course

(Pay close attention to the date ranges)

Sunday, January 18 – Friday, January 23

• To add a course that has available seats and no pre-reqs or restrictions, you may add it online beginning at your assigned time on Sunday, January 18 through 11:59 p.m. on Friday, January 23 using Banner Self-Service/the portal (no PINs required).
• Courses that are closed, restricted, etc. may be added by obtaining the permission of the instructor using the Course Restriction Override Request. All override requests should be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. on Monday, January 26 to allow sufficient time for approvals and your completion of the registration process by January 28. Faculty are asked to take timely action on all requests, but requests submitted after 11:59 on January 26 should not be expected to have action taken in time. All permissions must be obtained and registration actions completed by students no later than the Drop/Add deadline on Wednesday, January 28, 4:30 p.m.
  
  You should continue to check the course offerings to see if a seat has opened during the intervening times.

Monday, January 26  – Wednesday, January 28

• Students may use January 26 - Wednesday, January 28 to finalize their schedules for requests that were submitted by January 26. All changes must be made online no later than 4:30 on Wednesday, January 28.

Adding a Fifth Course

Students in the Classes of 2026, 2027 and 2028 are permitted to add a fifth course (up to 5.25* course credits) during drop/add. Credit limits for these class years have been adjusted to allow students in these classes to register themselves up to 5.25 credits online. Students trying to add a fifth course that requires instructor permission may do so online after having a Course Restriction Override Request approved by the instructor and after the registrar's office has coded your record to make you eligible to add online. (You will receive a confirmation email when you are eligible.) 

Students in the Class of 2029 wishing to add a fifth course (more than 4.50* course credits) must first obtain permission of their academic adviser/FSEM instructor. All required permissions must be obtained by the end of the Drop/Add period (January 28). Once adviser approval is obtained (using form below), the registrar's office will adjust your credit limit, which will allow you to add additional credits to your schedule, following the appropriate Drop/Add procedures (i.e., add open course online by January 23 or submit an override request by January 26).

*Per the university catalog, students wishing to register for 5.50 course credits must receive permission from their academic adviser. Students registering for more than 5.50 course credits must be approved to do so by both their academic adviser and the dean for academic and curricular affairs.

Adviser Approval

Read the information above regarding the policies based on class year. If appropriate, use the Credit Overload Request form to request permission. Once adviser permission is secured, you will be eligible to register online for a credit overload but you must identify an open, available course or receive instructor permission to register. If you are approved by your adviser you will receive more information about the process via email. 

Summary

Holds

Students who have financial holds on their records cannot make schedule changes until their hold is cleared. You can check to see if you have any holds via the portal.

Most financial holds are cleared by paying a past-due account balance. Contact the Office of Students Accounts for questions or assistance.

Independent study

Students must submit the completed independent study form and obtain all faculty approvals by the end of the Drop/Add period (January 28).

S/U Grade Option (Classes of 2026 & 2027 only)

Students in the classes of 2026 & 2027 may choose to take a course using the satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) grading mode. The S/U form must be completed and submitted to the registrar's office before the end of the full-term course withdrawal period (March 25). See the academic calendar for S/U dates for part-of-term courses. For complete guidelines and instructions see the S/U Grading Option web page.

Repeating a course

Students who are planning to repeat a course should contact the registrar's office (registrar@colgate.edu) as soon as possible, indicating the course to be repeated. Registrar's office staff will review your record to ensure you are eligible to repeat and will provide guidance on the appropriate next steps. The full repeat policy is available in the University Catalog, in the Academic Regulations section. 

Drop/Add Begin Time Schedule

Drop/Add begin times are based on class year and last name (reverse order from registration).

Class of 2026 & New Transfer Students

Registration Order (by last name)

• Beginning at 12:00 p.m.: L-R
• Beginning at 12:10 p.m.: S-Z
• Beginning at 12:20 p.m.: E-K
• Beginning at 12:30 p.m.: A-D

Class of 2027

Registration Order (by last name)

• Beginning at 12:40 p.m.: L-R
• Beginning at 12:50 p.m.: E-K
• Beginning at 1:00 p.m.: S-Z
• Beginning at 1:10 p.m.: A-D

Class of 2028

Registration Order (by last name)

• Beginning at 1:20 p.m.: A-D
• Beginning at 1:30 p.m.: E-K
• Beginning at 1:40 p.m.: S-Z
• Beginning at 1:50 p.m.: L-R

Class of 2029

Registration Order (by last name)

• Beginning at 2:00 p.m.: A-D
• Beginning at 2:10 p.m.: S-Z
• Beginning at 2:20 p.m.: E-K
• Beginning at 2:30 p.m.: L-R

Registrar's Office Hours

Regular office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.