Check your holds to make sure that you don't have any that may prevent you from registering. For example, a hold may be placed on a student’s account blocking registration
and release of transcripts if an outstanding financial obligation hasn’t been cleared with Student Accounts.
Before you can register, you must resolve any registration holds with the office that initiated the hold.
It is strongly recommended that, as a degree-seeking student, you meet with your academic advisor to discuss your intended schedule and progress toward your degree requirements.
A list of course offerings can be found on the University Course Catalog website.
Degree students must log in through their MyNewSchool account in order to conduct any registration transactions,
such as adds, drops, waitlists, or withdrawals.
To audit a course, you must obtain the appropriate advisor signatures on the course Add/Drop form and must register for the course in person at the Registrar's Office. You cannot register as an auditor through MyNewSchool. Audit fees are listed in the Tuition and Fee Schedule. You may not attend any course without being properly registered in that course. Note that auditing a course is NOT the same as maintaining status; if you are not taking any courses toward your degree in the coming semester, you must register for Maintain Status even if you are auditing a course.
Maintenance of Status
Some schools require degree students to maintain continuous residency. Students who are neither registering to take courses for credit nor on approved leave of absence must register to maintain status. Typically, graduate students working on a thesis or dissertation must register for Maintenance of Status. Students must have permission to maintain status; their registration forms must be signed by the departmental advisor. There is a tuition charge for Maintenance of Status, and the student must pay the University Services Fee and any school fees as well. The Student Health Insurance premium and health services fee are automatically charged unless waived by the deadline. Most students registering to maintain status also register for equivalency credits.
Equivalency Credit
Equivalency credit is granted for approved activities other than courses that are part of a student's progress toward a degree — for example, researching for or writing a thesis, conducting fieldwork, undertaking foreign language study, or taking part in an exchange program. The purpose of registering for equivalency credits is to establish appropriate enrollment status in order to defer student loans, to qualify for TAP or other financial aid, or to comply with visa requirements. For example, a student working full-time on a doctoral dissertation and applying for TAP awards must register for 12 equivalency credits per semester. For graduate students, full-time status is defined as enrollment for nine degree credits per semester; half-time status is defined as enrollment for six degree credits per semester. Any graduate student actively working on non-course degree requirements who is not taking a full-time course load should register for equivalency credits. A student registering for equivalency credits must also register either for additional courses for credit or to maintain status. Note that equivalency credit is not granted for completing outstanding coursework, making up grades of Incomplete, or retaking courses. Registration for equivalency credits takes place during the normal registration period. Equivalency courses carry no fees.
Fall 2019 Add, Drop, and Withdrawal Deadlines for Full Semester Courses
Last day to add: September 9
Last day to drop: September 9
Period to withdraw with a grade of W: September 10-November 17*
*If you are an undergraduate student, November 17 will be your last opportunity to withdraw from your full-term courses. If you are a graduate student and you wish to withdraw after November 17, please contact your academic advisor.
Spring 2020 Add, Drop, and Withdrawal Deadlines for Full Semester Courses
Last day to add: February 3
Last day to drop: February 3
Period to withdraw with a grade of W: February 4-April 12*
*If you are an undergraduate student, April 12 will be your last opportunity to withdraw from your full-term courses. If you are a graduate student and you wish to withdraw after April 12, please contact your academic advisor.
Add, drop, and withdrawal dates for late-starting courses may vary; please contact your academic advisor for more information.
Holds will prevent you from withdrawing online. If you have a hold on your account and wish to withdraw, you will need to resolve your hold or submit an appeal.
The deadlines above apply only to full-term courses that start the last week in August and end in mid-December. Add/drop dates may differ for courses that start late and/or end early. Please visit Student Accounts’ website for questions regarding refunds and/or tuition charges for courses that are being dropped for courses offered for any length of period other than a full semester. Before making a schedule change, be sure to speak with your academic advisor.
Attending a class and/or completing course requirements alone is not the same as registration. You should attend classes only if you are officially registered, and you will receive credit only upon successful completion of a course for which you are registered. Similarly, just notifying the instructor that you will no longer attend does not constitute withdrawal. If you do not officially withdraw from the class and stop attending, you may be administratively withdrawn. A grade of W means you have withdrawn from a course without academic penalty. The course appears on your transcript with a grade of W and is counted toward attempted credits for the term. However, it does not factor into the term or cumulative GPA. Please refer to the add, drop, and withdrawal deadlines above for more information on withdrawing from a course with a grade of W. See also Grade Descriptions.
The university reserves the right to administratively withdraw any students who are not actively attending all of their courses and who have not applied for a leave of absence. An administrative withdrawal is defined as withdrawal of a student from all registered courses and his, her, or their academic program. The university initiates an administrative withdrawal if a student ceases to attend ALL registered classes and ceases to communicate with college officials for a period of 14 consecutive calendar days at any point during the registered term. An administrative withdrawal may result in grades of W and will be subject to charges based on the university's refund policy.
If you would like to drop ALL of your courses, you must submit an Exit Form to take a leave of absence or to withdraw from the university or program. For more information, please speak with your academic advisor.
F-1 and J-1 international students are required to have authorization from ISSS to drop below full-time. For more information, please visit the ISSS website.