Adding Courses
Registration is a continuous process at Penn State. While exceptional circumstances may necessitate the need to process schedule changes after classes begin, students are encouraged to finalize all schedule changes prior to the first day of the semester. Once the semester begins, the process of changing the student's course schedule is referred to as dropping/adding courses (policy 34-87). Before registering or making any registration changes consult with your academic adviser.
- Adding a Course During Regular Drop/Add Period
- Adding a Course that is Full
- Adding a Credit Overload
- Adding a Course that is Departmentally Controlled
- Late Adding a Course
Adding a Course During Regular Drop/Add Period
The period of time at the start of each course when adding a course can be made without a $6 drop/add fee.
- Length of drop/add period is ten days during fall/spring full-semester courses and is a calculated proportional length for all other courses (see eLion "Course Drop Dates" application)
- No signature(s) required
- No fee
Process:
- On eLion using the "Drop/Add" application.
- In person using a Registration Drop/Add Form. Submit the form to the department offering the course, the advising center or the Registrar's office.
Adding a Course that is Full
No seats available in the course.
- Signature of course instructor required
- $6.00 fee for each transaction after the regular drop/add period
Process:
- In person using a Registration Drop/Add Form. Submit the form to the department offering the course or the Registrar's office.
Adding a Credit Overload
Adding a course that will take a student over 19 credits for the semester.
- Cannot process until the first day of classes
- Approval of the adviser is recommended
- $6.00 fee for each transaction after the regular drop/add period
Process:
- In person using a Registration Drop/Add Form. Submit the form to the department offering the course or the Registrar's office.
Adding a Course that is Departmentally Controlled
The department has restricted registration, department approval to add the course must be obtained.
- Department approval required
- $6.00 fee for each transaction after the regular drop/add period
Process:
- In person using a Registration Drop/Add Form. Submit the form to the department offering the course or the Registrar's office.
Late Adding a Course
Course add occurring after the drop/add period.
- Adding a course after the regular drop/add period ends
- Signature of course instructor
- $6.00 fee for each transaction
Process:
- In person using a Registration Drop/Add Form. Submit the form to the department offering the course, the advising center or the Registrar's office.