• Add/Drop Period
  Add/Drop is the period following initial registration when students may make class schedule adjustments through the first three to five days of each term (as listed in the “Academic Calendar”). Add/Drop may be done using the MyUCF system (https://my.ucf.edu) and in the college advising offices. After the Add/Drop period, no course may be added. For withdrawal after the Add/Drop period, please refer to the “Withdrawal Policy” below.

• Holds
  A "hold" may be placed on a student’s records, transcripts, grades, diplomas or registration due to financial or other obligations to the University. Satisfaction and clearance of the hold is required before a release can be given. Students may check for holds on the MyUCF system at https://my.ucf.edu. To obtain an immediate release for financial holds, payment to the Cashier’s Office must be made either in cash, credit card, cashier’s check, or money order.

• Withdrawal Policy
  If for any reason a student needs to withdraw from a class, they may withdraw from a class and receive the notation of "W" provided it is before the date noted in the "Academic Calendar." A student may withdraw from courses using MyUCF, or by visiting the Registrar's Office (Millican Hall 161), certain college advising offices, or an area campus records office.

  A student is not automatically withdrawn from a class for not attending, nor can an instructor withdraw a student from a class. Upon request, the instructor will provide the student with an assessment of the student's performance in the course prior to the last day of withdrawal.

  No withdrawal is permitted after the deadline except in extraordinary circumstances such as serious medical problems.

• Grade Forgiveness
  Grade Forgiveness offers a student the opportunity to retake a course and earn a higher grade that will be substituted for the previous lower grade and thus raise the GPA. “Grade Forgiveness Request Forms” are available in the Registrar’s Office (Millican Hall 161) or on the Registrar’s website. Requests must be submitted no later than the last day of Late Registration and Add/Drop for the term/session in which the student has registered for the course being repeated. The following are some of the important policies that apply:
  1. Grade Forgiveness is limited to two courses;
  2. Grade Forgiveness may not be used twice for the same course;
  3. Grade Forgiveness will only be awarded if the original and repeated courses both are taken at UCF;
  4. All grades will remain on the student’s official transcript - the original grade always will appear on the transcript but only the repeated course grade will be calculated into the GPA;
  5. If a student applies for Grade Forgiveness and later withdraws, or receives and “I” grade or “NC” grade in the course, the attempt will count as one of the allotted Grade Forgiveness attempts, and the GPA will calculate both grades.
     
     
• Academic Calendar
  To view the dates associated with the above policies, as well as many other important dates, students should always be aware of the current Academic Calendar. This information is printed in the Schedule Web Guide (distributed at Orientation), or the information can also be found online at http://www.ucf.edu/toplinks/academic_calendar.html

For more information on these and other important policies, please see the Regulations & Procedures section of the most current Undergraduate Catalog, or view it online.

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