{"id":5536,"date":"2010-08-03T14:43:41","date_gmt":"2010-08-03T18:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/?page_id=5536"},"modified":"2026-06-30T19:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T23:06:27","slug":"adding-or-dropping-a-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/policies\/adding-or-dropping-a-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding or Dropping a Course"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Contact<\/h3>\n

For contact information, please visit the Metropolitan College website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

University Policy<\/a><\/h2>\n

Metropolitan College Policy<\/h2>\n

Courses with standard dates may be dropped up to the deadline posted on the Office of the University Registrar\u2019s website, typically mid-term. The deadlines for courses with standard dates can be found at bu.edu\/reg<\/a>. The deadlines for online classes with nonstandard dates can be found at bu.edu\/online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A course with standard dates dropped before the deadline for dropping without a W (Withdrew) will not appear on the student\u2019s permanent record. After this deadline, a dropped course will appear on the student\u2019s record as a W (Withdrew). Students should refer to the refund schedule on the Office of the University Registrar\u2019s Student Financials website<\/a> to verify what portion of the course payment they are responsible for if they drop the course once the term begins.<\/p>\n

Withdrawal and Refund Policy<\/h3>\n

Part-time students who reduce their course load (but remain registered) for the fall or spring term will have their accounts adjusted to reflect the difference between the original and reassessed tuition charges, subject to published refund policies. Students who choose to withdraw from all courses, or reduce their term registration by dropping some courses, should consult the Metropolitan College website or the term course schedule for deadlines and policies regarding tuition refunds.<\/p>\n

Metropolitan College students who withdraw must file an official Enrollment Status Change Request by referencing this process<\/a>. A leave of absence should be taken when the student intends to return in a future term; a withdrawal indicates a decision to permanently leave the University. Mere absence from classes does not reduce a student\u2019s financial obligation nor guarantee that a final grade will not be recorded.<\/p>\n

Upon receipt of the official Enrollment Status Change Request, the student\u2019s account will be adjusted according to the University’s published refund schedule. A table listing withdrawal deadline dates and percentage of refund allowed is published on the Student Financials website for standard courses here<\/a>, and for online courses here<\/a>. A credit balance (overpayment) from a withdrawal, cash payment, and\/or adjustment may be refunded. Guidelines are posted on the Student Financials website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Contact For contact information, please visit the Metropolitan College website. University Policy Metropolitan College Policy Courses with standard dates may be dropped up to the deadline posted on the Office of the University Registrar\u2019s website, typically mid-term. The deadlines for courses with standard dates can be found at bu.edu\/reg. The deadlines for online classes with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2129,"featured_media":0,"parent":227,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5536"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2129"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5536"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102159,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5536\/revisions\/102159"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}