9. COURSE CHANGES
A student who wishes to officially drop or add a course prior to the official add or drop date can do so online through the student self service. A student who wishes to drop or add a course after the official add or drop date must obtain and complete an official Course Change Form, have each course change approved by his/her Program Chair and Head of School and return the Course Change Form to the Office of the Registrar for final approval.Any course changes outside the official dates of drop and add will be reviewed on a case by case basis and only approved in exceptional circumstances.
9.1 Term or Semester
The official deadline for adding courses is two weeks from the first day of classes in a semester.
The official deadline for dropping courses is seven weeks from the first day of classes in a semester.
9.2 Technical Session
In a Technical Session, the official deadline to add courses is the end of the first day of classes. Courses may be added beyond this deadline only with the written permission of the School Head and the Registrar. In a Technical Session, the official deadline for dropping courses is the end of the tenth day of classes for courses which are of 21 days duration or longer. For Technical Session courses which are less than 21 days in duration, the following table applies:
Length of Course: | Deadline for Dropping Courses |
Up to Five days
|
End of Second day of Classes |
Six to Ten days
|
End of Fourth day of Classes |
Eleven to Fifteen days
|
End of Sixth day of Classes |
Sixteen to Twenty days
|
End of Eighth day of Classes |
Note: For students in Transport Canada approved programs, minimum attendance requirements apply which may reduce the length of time available to students to add applicable courses.