Add/Drop Regulations

Students are not permitted to drop or withdraw from Level 1 and Level 2 courses in all colleges, except the College of Languages and the Applied College, where dropping or withdrawing from Level 1 courses only is not permitted.

  1. A student enrolled in Level 2 who is registered for courses from a higher level may drop or add higher-level courses, subject to the applicable requirements.
  2. Students and graduating students must review their study plans to ensure that they have met the prerequisite and co-requisite requirements for registered courses. They must also review their degree evaluation to determine which courses need to be registered before beginning the add/drop process. Students are responsible for any failure to do so.
  3. A student who is academically behind must register for courses that are causing academic delay first. She may then add other courses in accordance with her study plan, provided that she completes at least the minimum number of required credit hours.
  4. A student may add courses from a maximum of two levels above her current level. Courses must be registered progressively according to the levels in the study plan, starting with the lower level and moving to the higher level, in accordance with the regulations governing progression from one level to another.
  5. Students must comply with the minimum and maximum academic load permitted for registration, without exceeding the number of credit hours assigned to the level in the approved study plan, as follows:

Academic Load for the First and Second Semesters

Level of StudyMinimumMaximum
Undergraduate1222
Diploma (Applied College)1218

Academic Load for the Summer Semester — Undergraduate and Diploma Programs

MinimumMaximum
29

Academic Load for Students on Academic Warning or Eligible for an Additional Opportunity Due to a Low GPA

Required Credit Hours
12
  1. When adding a free elective course, the following must be observed:
  • The free elective must be outside the student's study plan.
  • The total number of credit hours for registered free elective courses must equal the number of free elective credit hours required in the study plan.
  • A student who has completed all required free elective courses may not register for an additional free elective. Any such course will be dropped by the Deanship of Admission and Registration.
  1. Students must review their schedules through the Student Schedule page and attend all registered courses. They must continue to monitor their schedules through the end of the third week of the semester.
  2. A student may not attend a section in which she is not registered. Attendance in such a section will not be counted, and the student will be considered Denied (DN) in the course. A student may not attend more than one section of the same course.

Important Definitions

Student Schedule: A schedule showing all details of the registered courses, including class times and final examination dates.

Weekly Schedule: A schedule showing the times of registered classes for each week; it does not display final examination dates.

Students must regularly check their university email for important instructions and updates.

Registration Procedures in Banner 9

The following table explains the messages that may appear to students during the add/drop period or when submitting an electronic Schedule Adjustment Request Form:

No.Status / MessageExplanation



1		You are not authorized to modify your schedule because you are accessing the service outside your designated time or have exhausted your add/drop attempts.You are not permitted to access the service during this period, either because you accessed it outside the period designated for your University ID number or because your college has not authorized add/drop access for your current level. Students can view their current level through the Student Records page under Student Information.
2Cohort/Attribute RestrictionThe course is outside your study plan and cannot be registered.
3Level RestrictionThe course is intended for a higher academic level and cannot be registered.
4Section ClosedThe section has reached its maximum enrollment and cannot accept additional registrations.
5Maximum Credit Hours ExceededYou cannot register for more than the maximum academic load permitted.
6Prerequisite Course Not PassedYou have not met the prerequisite requirement for the course you wish to add and therefore cannot register for it.
7Course Already PassedYou have already passed the course in a previous semester and therefore cannot register for it.

8		Seats Reserved for Your Specialization Are Closed; Seats Are Currently Available for Other SpecializationsThe remaining seats in the section are reserved for students from other specializations, so you cannot register for the course.

9		Time Conflict with a Registered CourseThe course conflicts in time, either in its class or examination schedule, with a course already registered in your schedule.

10		Minimum Credit Hour Restriction Prevents Course DropYou cannot drop the course because doing so would cause your academic load to fall below the minimum permitted registration load of 12 credit hours.

Regulations for Submitting an Online Schedule Adjustment Request Form

  1. The online service for submitting requests will become available after the add/drop period ends.
  2. Students may submit or modify a maximum of five add/drop requests during the designated period. Requests must therefore be entered carefully and arranged according to priority. No additional requests will be considered.
  3. Submitting a request does not guarantee that it will be processed. The college will respond to requests with an approval or rejection within 24 hours.

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