Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences | Add/Drop Policy

Students may add courses with the approval of the instructor (when required) and the program director. A student wishing to add a course after the general registration period has closed, must complete the “Add/Drop/Withdraw” form and have appropriate approval of the course instructor (when required) and program director prior to the start of the course. Registration will not be permitted beyond the first week of a course. Credit will not be given for courses in which the student was not registered.

Students may drop courses with the approval of the instructor (when required) and the program director. Students submitting a completed “Add/Drop/withdraw” form to the GSBS Registrar’s office within 10 academic days of the start of the course will receive a full-tuition refund and the course will not appear on their official transcript. The drop period of 1-10 *academic days, is distinguishable from the withdrawal period in that the drop period is without penalty. A completed and approved “Add/Drop/Withdraw” form(s) must be received by the Registrar’s office within the time periods set forth above in order for a course(s) to be “dropped”.

The withdrawal period begins immediately following the drop period and continues through the first 2/3 of the course. (The drop period is defined as 1-10 *academic days from the beginning of a course.) Students withdrawing from a course between 11 and 15 academic days after the course begins will receive an 80% tuition refund. No tuition will be refunded beyond 15 academic days after the course has begun. Withdrawals will be noted as “W” on the transcript. Withdrawals will NOT be granted during the final third of a course. A student wishing to withdraw from a course beyond 10 academic days of the beginning of the course must submit an “Add/Drop/Withdraw” form and have appropriate approval of the course instructor (when required) and program director. Completed and approved “Add/Drop/Withdraw” forms must be received by the Registrar’s office within the time periods set forth above in order for a course withdrawal to be processed.