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Add/Drop Period

OFTC provides a three-day No Harm, No Foul drop period for all students. Students who are officially withdrawn from courses by the end of the third instructional day of the semester will receive no grade for the course and 100% refund of applicable tuition and fees. Tuition and fees for courses dropped after the three-day refund period are NOT refundable. This deadline is strictly enforced.

Adding Courses

Students may add a course through the third day of the semester.

To add a course, a student must:

  1. Contact the instructor teaching the course
  2. The instructor, advisor, or student will add the student to the course via BannerWeb by the close of business by the 3rd day of the term.
    NOTE:  Adding courses after the third day of the semester is possible.  However, it will require instructor and academic dean approval.

Students who add a course may owe additional tuition and fees (See Tuition and Fee Schedule, page 367).

Dropping A Course

To drop a course, a student must notify the registrar or instructor teaching the class by the end of the 3rd instructional day of the semester. Courses dropped during this period will not appear on the student’s official academic record and will not be calculated in the course load for financial aid purposes unless the student purchased books. A student who drops a course during the first three days of the term may be due a refund (See Refund Policy, page 371).

Registered students must complete the course requirements or officially withdraw on or before the college’s published deadline. Non-attendance does not constitute an official withdrawal. Abandoning a course instead of following official withdrawal procedures may result in a failing course grade with a work ethics grade of zero and may result in financial aid adjustments to the student’s account. If a student officially withdraws from a course on or before the 80% withdrawal deadline, the student will be issued a grade of W. After the 80% withdrawal deadline, students who have not officially withdrawn will receive the grade earned which includes zeros received on all assignments not submitted.

Students who have not officially withdrawn will receive the grade they earn, which may result in a failing grade. The college will use the midpoint for the withdrawal date for all students who stop attending all courses except those who can be verified to have participated in a course past the midpoint of the semester.