2013-14 Undergraduate Student Handbook - College of Natural ...

Adding/Dropping Courses and Grading Options
You may add and drop courses from your schedule until the Friday of the 5th week
of classes, and you have until the Friday of the 10th week of classes to change the
grading option. There are fees associated with adding and dropping classes - please
be aware that the earlier you make changes to your schedule, the less expensive
it will be!
It is your responsibility to make and monitor your schedule. Exceptions to these
deadlines are rarely made and any petitions for late or retroactive adds or drops
must be accompanied by proof of the reason stated (e.g., if there has been a
medical emergency with you or a relative, we would need to receive appropriate
documentation).
Be sure to check Bear Facts frequently to verify your current semester enrollment.
Your schedule may change as a result of instructors automatically adding you from
the wait list or dropping you from a course without notifying you of the change. Do
not assume that you will be automatically dropped from a class for non-attendance
or added because the instructor has said so.
Requesting Consideration for an Exception
1. Complete a “Late or Retroactive Petition to Change Class Schedule,” meet
with and obtain the signature of the undergraduate staff advisor for your major.
Undeclared students must obtain a college advisor’s signature. If you are a
student athlete, you must also obtain the signature of your faculty athletic
representative. Please be aware that getting your advisor’s signature does not
mean your request will be approved.
Requests for course additions must be signed by the course instructor and
must include the course control number.
All non-immigrant F-1 or J-1 visa holders must see an international advisor at
the International House before dropping courses if the result is a unit total
that is less than 12.
2. Submit a signed and dated explanation of your request. Limit your explanation
to one page of relevant facts and dates that describe how extenuating
circumstances affected your academic work.
3. Attach full documentation of your situation. If you are including letters from
course instructors, they must be submitted on official departmental letterhead
in a sealed departmental envelope.
4. Make copies of all documents for your own records.
5. Submit your petition to the Office of Instruction and Student Affairs. You will
be notified by email of the status of your petition. If your petition is denied,
you may submit a written appeal to the Associate Dean of Instruction and
Student Affairs for re-evaluation of the petition.
Know the
deadlines
for adding and
dropping courses.
Deadlines are posted
every semester in
the online Schedule
of Classes and are
also on the Office
of the Registrar’s
website (http://
registrar.berkeley.
edu/Registration/
adddrop.html).
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