Drops, Swaps & Waitlist Swaps
After enrolling, you may continue adding, dropping, and “swapping” courses all the way until the first week of classes (specifically, the add/drop deadline as posted on the Academic Calendar). You can find the options to drop or swap a class from the “Enroll” Tab.
Dropping a Class
Dropping a class before the add/drop deadline will simply remove it from your schedule, and free up a seat for another student if there is a waitlist. If you wish to enroll in the course again, you may, unless it is closed or waitlisted (then you will be added to the waitlist).
Swapping a Class
If you want to swap one section of a class for another, but you don’t want to risk losing the spot in the first class if you don’t register for the second one in time, Swapping is the perfect solution! Add the new class to your shopping list, then from Enroll, choose Swap, then the term in question. In the first drop-down, choose the course you are currently enrolled in (and wish to drop). Below, where it says “Shopping cart”, select from the drop down menu the course in your shopping cart that you prefer to be in. Then click Submit, and follow the prompts.
Using the swap feature, you will ONLY be dropped from the first class if you are enrolled in the second class successfully. If there is any problem with the second class, such as a registration error, or if you are added to the waitlist only, then you will remain enrolled in the first class.
“Waitlist Swap”
If you “waitlist swap” a class (meaning, you’re enrolled in one class, then you “swap” it for a class with a waitlist), then if you obtain a seat from the waitlist, then (and only then) will your original enrollment be dropped! This is called a waitlist swap.
For an in-depth document on how to use the swap function and how it works with waitlists, see: Waitlists and Swap FAQs
I already waitlisted myself. Can I set up a waitlist swap now? Unfortunately, no. You can only set up a waitlist swap when you are first enrolling, so in order to do this, you’d need to first lose your existing spot on the waitlist.