Add/Drop Period and Deadlines

Once you have made the decision to drop, you need to be aware of the deadlines posted on the Academic/Registration Calendar on the Registrar’s Office website (https://registrar.unt.edu/registration-guides-by-semester) for each of the following periods in which you can change your schedule.

Add/Drop Period

• First week of a Fall or Spring semester. (Go to https://registrar.unt.edu/registration-guides-by-semester.html for summer add/drop dates.)
• May be done online or in person at the Registrar’s Office.

Open Drop Period (no adds):

• After the Add/Drop Period ends but before the census date you may no longer add courses, but you can still drop a course through your UNT portal (my.unt.edu).
  (Go to https://registrar.unt.edu/registration-guides-by-semester.html for summer add/drop dates.)
• Courses dropped during this period will not be recorded and will not count as one of your six drops.
• May be done online or in person at the Registrar’s Office.
• You may receive a full or partial refund of course fees for courses dropped from your schedule during this time.
  See website (https://studentaccounting.unt.edu/class-drop-and-withdrawal-refunds) for specific refund dates.

Recorded Drop Period:

• Courses dropped during this period will be recorded (ex: “W”).
• Courses dropped during this period will count toward your six drops.
• Refunds are not granted for courses dropped during this period.
• Please go to registrar.unt.edu for detailed procedures and deadlines regarding these drops.

Always confirm your drop with a printed receipt from the Registrar’s Office.