Module 04: Drop and Swap Classes
Overview
Drop and Swap Classes
This topic will give you a basic understanding of how to adjust your classes using the Manage Classes tile on your Student Homepage. At the end of this topic, you will be able to:
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- Drop classes
- Swap a class for another class
For the most comprehensive learning experience, it is recommended to read the content, watch the videos and try your hand at the process simulations for each topic. However, you can choose to engage with specific topic material by selecting that specific type of learning modality.
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Drop Classes
Attention: Before dropping classes it is important to check with your institution to see what impacts this may have on your program completion, funding, or any other services depending on your current enrollment.
Select the Manage Classes tile on your Student Homepage. The Manage Classes menu will display on the left.
Select the Drop Classes link on the left menu.
Note: If the you are enrolled in more than one term or college eligible for dropping, a college/term selector will appear.
Select the College and Term for the drop (if applicable) and the Drop Classes page will display.
Select the class to be dropped by checking the Select checkbox for that class. Once the select box is checked, the Next button will appear at the top right.
Select the Next button, to display the Review Classes to Drop page.
Select the Drop Classes button and a Drop confirmation box will appear.
Select the Yes option and a confirmation of the drop will display.
To review your classes now, select the View My Classes link on the left menu, then select the Term/College (if applicable).
Here you can select the checkbox, Show Dropped Classes, and verify that the class you dropped shows with a status of "Dropped".
The class will display with a status of "Dropped".
Swap Classes
You can also swap classes for another class. You may do this to change sections of a class (time, days, instructor, etc). You can also swap classes with a completely different class if you need.
Note: The swap process is only available based on time frames set by your institutions academic calendar. Similar to adding and dropping classes, there are only specific times during each term that these functions are available.
Select the Manage Classes tile and select the Swap Classes link on the left-hand navigation.
Select the College and Term for the drop (if applicable) and the Swap Classes page will display.
Select the class to be swapped by selecting from the Select from Your Schedule drop down.
Select the class to be added by selecting Search for a Class from drop down and select the Search button.
Note: If Class Number is available, input Class Number under Enter Class Number and select Search in the top right hand corner.
Additionally, if you have classes in your Shopping Cart that you haven't enrolled in yet, you can select one of those to swap with.
Then the Class Search page will display.
If you didn't have a class number or a class in your Shopping Cart that you wanted to swap with and you have selected the Class Search, then select the Additional Ways to Search button.
Additional Ways to Search box will display.
Select Subject, Catalog Number, or Instructor Information from the drop downs and then select the Search button and the Class Search Results page will display.
Select a Course from Search results list to see available sections. The Course Information page will display with a list of available class sections.
Select the right arrow > at the end of the row for the Class Section and the Review Class Selection page will display.
Select the Next button, for Step 1 of 3, once you have reviewed the Review Class Preferences page.
Here in Step 2 of 3, you will input any Permission Number you may have and your wait list preferences and select the Accept button.
Note: Please check with your institution about their policy and procedures for Permission Numbers.
Then the Confirm Class Swap page will display.
In the final step you will select the Submit button to confirm your class swap.
The submit confirmation box will open and you will select Yes to submit.
