Course Add/Drop
Adding Classes
Add Procedures
Students can use MaineStreet to add/drop courses to their semester schedules. Students can see Drop and Withdrawal deadlines for any class by clicking on the Calendar icons on their MaineStreet Class Schedule. Students sign into MaineStreet using their maine.edu email login and password. Directions for placing oneself on a Wait List can be found on the tab above.
Students who choose to add and drop courses using the paper-based system must obtain the signature of their advisors on an add-drop form which can be obtained from and must be returned to the Student Services Center or the Registrar’s Office by the indicated dates.
Add Deadline - End of the First Full Week of the Semester
No student may add a course after the start of the fourth class hour of that class without the written approval of the instructor and their advisor. For courses which do not run the full length of the semester, the add deadline is the 7% point of the course (equivalent to first week of a normal semester).
Late Course Add
Students wishing to add a semester-long course after the end of the third week must complete a Late Course Add Form and obtain the written approval of the instructor, advisor and the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Students must indicate the compelling reasons for adding a course this long after the add deadline. The student and the instructor must also indicate on the form the manner in which the student will make up the work missed at the beginning of the semester.
A Late Course Add Form must also be used by any student wishing to add a course which meets during a session shorter than a full term, if 20% of the session has already passed.
Dropping Classes
Drop Procedures
Students can use MaineStreet to drop classes from their Spring 2020 schedules through February 3rd.
Sign into MaineStreet using your maine.edu login and password. Navigate to your Student Center and click on the Enroll link.
Students can also see Drop and Withdrawal deadlines for any class by clicking on the Calendar icons on their MaineStreet Class Schedule.
Drop Deadline - February 3rd
Students who are not withdrawing from school completely may reduce their course load without any financial penalty through the first two weeks of the semester (last date to drop a course: February).
For classes which do not run the full length of the semester, the drop deadline is the 14% point of the course (equivalent to the first two weeks of a normal semester). Dropping a course during this period will leave no record of course registration on the student’s record.
When the Drop Deadline has passed
After the drop period has passed, students may withdraw from a course using the Course Withdrawal form. See Withdrawal Procedures and Deadlines.
Students who Stop Attending
Students who stop attending classes during the drop period will be removed from those classes, since the university is obligated by law only to report as enrolled those students who are actually attending or participating in classes. In online classes, signing into Blackboard will be considered attendance or participation in the class.
After the end of the drop period, students who disappear from classes, but fail to withdraw, will be assigned a grade of L, which has the same value as an F on the student’s grade point average. Financial aid may be adjusted depending on the student’s last reported date of attendance.
Calendar Icon. Check the Calendar icon next to each course on your MaineStreet Class Schedule, especially if you are taking classes from several UMS institutions. The drop and withdrawal deadlines will be listed for each class.