Dropping a Course

Students requesting a change in their class schedule may contact the Assistant Director for Registration and Student Services, Dustin Norris by email or call 919-513-4822. Courses may be added during the first two weeks of the semester with the permission of both the instructor and the Director of the Engineering Online program.

Please be aware of the drop deadlines listed in Engineering Online’s academic calendar and plan accordingly. If you want a refund for a dropped course, this should be completed before Census Day.

If you are attempting to drop courses from your schedule, but remain enrolled in other courses you may either:

• Submit a drop request through the EOL Portal before Census Day. This works similarly to when you submitted an enrollment, but the drop option will be listed next to any enrolled courses.
  • If you want to swap a course, simply submit the new enrollment request with the drop request.
• Drop the course via MyPack Portal. For Instructions, please utilize this video provided by the Student Services Center.
• Email (registrationforeol@ncsu.edu) your drop request.

After Census Day

Students wishing to drop a Spring Semester course prior to the last day to drop courses, Monday, March 3, may do so by logging into MyPack (mypack.ncsu.edu) > Student Homepage > Planning and Enrollment > Enrollment Wizard, click the “select” box next to the course you want to drop, click “Drop Selected Class,” and confirm your selection by clicking “finish dropping.”

For students wishing to drop a course after the drop/revision deadline, Monday, March 3,  a schedule revision form is required.  That form is also required if the student is dropping a course that results in the student moving from full-time to part-time status. Schedule Revision Requests are now processed in MyPack Portal via the Enrollment Wizard 

Withdrawal Procedure

Students hoping to drop ALL the courses for which they are enrolled must officially withdraw from the University for the applicable term, unless they cancel their registration prior to the first day of classes. The withdrawal request must be submitted by the dates indicated in Engineering Online’s academic calendar, except in cases of documented hardship.

Note: Degree-seeking students who withdraw may be in violation of the University’s continuous enrollment policy for graduate students and can jeopardize their graduate student status.  Contact the Director of Graduate Programs for your department to request an official leave of absence if you are not able to participate in the current semester.

Students dropping all courses must follow the procedures for withdrawal, which differ for degree-seeking students and non-degree-seeking students.

Refund for Withdrawal

Tuition and fee refunds for official withdrawals are prorated based on the schedule below. No refunds are made for official withdrawals after 50 percent of the enrollment period.

NOTE: An administrative fee of 5 percent of the total tuition and fee, and late registration fee charges not to exceed $100, will be charged for all withdrawals processed. This fee will post to your account after your withdrawal is processed.

Spring 2025

Withdrawal Date	Refund %
On or before January 6, 2025	100%
January 7, 2025 – January 17, 2025	90%
January 18, 2025 – January 30, 2025	50%
January 31, 2025 – February 25, 2025	25%
On or after February 26, 2025	0%

Terminating an Active Program

Graduate students who no longer wish to remain enrolled in their Academic Program may terminate their program. To start this process, please:

• Notify your department or program in writing by emailing your Director of Graduate Programs (DGP) regarding your desire to terminate your program.
• The DGP will then forward the request to the Graduate School for approval.

Please note the following:

• If the student is not in good standing, the student will receive a ‘Termination’ notation on their transcripts. If the student is in good standing, the student receives a ‘Termination without prejudice’ notation on their transcripts.
• If the student has preregistered, notification to withdraw must be approved before the last day of the drop period, the Drop/Revision Deadline. The student is responsible for dropping all classes for the upcoming semester.