Share the drop and add deadlines with online students. It is important to consider the impact these will have on your course. Be sure you make procedural statements in your syllabus. Consider how late you will allow new students in, what material they will need to make up at that point and how to structure your course so they can catch up.

Ombudsman suggested text:

• Drops and Adds: The last day to add this course is the end of the first week of classes. The last day to drop this course with a 100 percent refund and no grade reported is (insert date). The last day to drop this course with no refund and no grade reported is (insert date). You should immediately make a copy of your amended schedule to verify you have added or dropped this course.

Refer to the Academic Calendar for these important dates. If your departmental policies vary, be sure to specify this in your syllabus. Specific policy statements can be added to your course description through the Office of the Registrar.

Note: For summer sessions this is of major importance when the courses are only seven weeks.