How to Make Changes after Registration
Changes of Curriculum
Students can change their major by submitting the online Change of Major form.
You can change your major through the end of the schedule adjustment (drop/add) period during each full-term Fall, Spring and Summer semester. Schedule adjustment (drop/add) dates are published on the academic calendar.
Requests received after the schedule adjustment period will be processed as a pending change and take effect at the start of the next full-term semester.
If you have questions about changing your major, contact the Registrar's Office at 215-968-8100 or email registrar@bucks.edu.
Drop and Add
Each semester begins with a period when courses may be added or dropped with no grade being recorded. Students must use their Workday Student account to make drop/add changes officially recorded. Dates for adding and dropping courses (and related refund percentages) are published on the academic calendar.
Once the drop/add period ends for a semester, no further adds or late registration is permitted. Students may still withdraw from courses (with a grade of "W" recorded and no refund) until the date specified in the semester calendar. Any request to change to or from "audit" status must be submitted by the end of the drop/add period.
Courses that start later than the regular semester start date, or end prior to the regular semester end date, are referred to as "modular courses." Modular courses have their own drop/add and withdraw schedules. Dates for adding and dropping modular courses are published on the academic calendar. Refund tiers for modular courses may be found on the Tuition Refund Policy page.
The drop/add period is intended to aid students in adjusting their schedules or courses due to unforeseen circumstances or academic considerations. Students are responsible for promptly completing missed assignments if they enter a course after it has begun.
Withdrawal
Student-Initiated. The withdrawal period for each term and modular is posted on the College calendar. Students may withdraw from a course through the withdrawal deadline (see the College calendar for specific dates). A withdrawn course receives no refund and is recorded with a W grade on the transcript.
Failure to attend class is not an official withdrawal. Students who discontinue class attendance and who do not complete the official withdrawal procedures may receive a grade of F.
Students may withdraw from a course(s), during the withdrawal period, via their Workday Student account, under the Academics App. A student should contact the Registrar's Office at registrar@bucks.edu with any issues completing a withdrawal. The email must be received before the withdrawal deadline stated in the College calendar.
Withdrawal after the Deadline. A student who wants to withdraw from a course after the published withdrawal deadline must submit a Withdrawal After the Deadline Appeal to the Enrollment Management Office.
The appeal must include documentation of the circumstances that prevented the student from withdrawing by the published deadline. The appeal will be reviewed in accordance with College procedures.
If the appeal is denied, the student will remain enrolled in the course and the earned grade will remain on the academic record. If the appeal is approved, the student’s grade will be changed to a withdrawal in accordance with the approved appeal decision.
No appeal for a change of a grade to W will be considered after three years have elapsed since the end of the semester or session in which the grade was received.
Students completely withdrawing from the College must secure a clearance from the Financial Aid Office prior to submitting a withdrawal form.