Students may drop and add courses via web registration through the 5th class day of a fall or spring semester, or through the 4th class day of a summer term. After the open drop/add period, students must obtain approval from their academic dean to drop or add courses.
If you drop below the necessary completion rate you may lose eligibility for financial aid in future terms. Federal financial aid regulations require us to confirm whether or not a student began attendance in at least one course in order to establish eligibility for federal student loans.
four Q-dropsUndergraduate students will normally be permitted four Q-drops during their undergraduate studies at Texas A&M University, regardless of transfer status.
A student may drop courses during the first five days of a fall or spring semester (the first four days of a summer term). Students also may drop classes with special permission of the dean through the 12th class day of a fall or spring term.
For example: If your approved degree plan requires 120 semester credit hours, and you are subject to the 45 Hour Rule, for every credit hour you attempt beyond 165 hours (120 + 45), you will be charged at the out-of-state tuition rate for each semester for which you enroll after you are exceeding.
12 hoursFall/Spring SemestersStatusHours RequiredFull-time12 hoursThree Quarter Time9 hoursHalf-time6 hours
Your GPA is not negatively affected by a Q, but you are only allowed six Q-drops while you are in college at any public Texas institution.
Full time is often considered to be 35 hours or more, but there's no figure set in stone.
What happens if I completely withdraw from the institution? Complete withdrawals are not subject to the six drop legislation and do not count toward the limit. For the purposes of the six-drop rule, a complete withdrawal means that you drop all courses for the term on the same date.
Request for Q-DropThe Q-Drop Request Form is located on the Registrar's website.You must bring the completed form to the academic advising office of your major for approval.Forms may also be available in your departmental academic advising office.Contact your advisor with questions regarding Q-Drops.
In Howdy, go to the Student Withdrawal channel on the My Record tab to begin the online withdrawal process. Failure to complete the withdrawal process will result in forfeiture of any tuition and fee adjustments, and course work may be recorded as incomplete or failed.
Students with a change in classification after assignments are made can contact [email protected] to request an updated time assignment (must be before the start of the updated time). Students may not request updated time assignments due to missing their registration time, holds, etc.