Course change deadline

The add/drop (course change) and withdrawal deadlines for most courses can be found in the Academic Calendar. For course-specific deadlines, view the course section details in Workday.

You can also view details about change of registration and academic concession policies in the Academic Calendar.

Please ensure your registration is complete, as you are responsible for any associated tuition payments and fees.

On this page:

• Things to be aware of
• Making changes to your courses
• Late add/withdrawal requests
• Winter Session 2025/26
• Summer Session
• Additional resources

Things to be aware of

Your credit load directly impacts your eligibility for student loans and grants, scholarships and bursaries, UBC student housing, immigration, and interest–free status for past government loans. Review the course load requirements for these programs before dropping or withdrawing from your courses.

Contact Enrolment Services to learn more about your course load requirements and how changing your registration can impact you.

Making changes to your courses

Before the add/drop (course change) deadline

You will be able to add, drop, or make changes to your courses anytime between the time your registration opens and the add/drop (course change) deadline, unless otherwise indicated directly in the course section details in Workday.

• If you drop a course before the add/drop deadline, your enrolment in the course will not appear on your academic record and you will also be eligible for a full tuition refund.
• You must drop your course in Workday by 11:59:00 p.m. on the add/drop deadline.
• Be sure you are dropping the course from your enrolled courses and not from your saved schedule. Removing courses from your saved schedule is not considered dropping those courses.
• You can verify that you have successfully dropped the course by reviewing your timetable and your assessed tuition fees.

View step-by-step instructions on adding, dropping, or swapping a course in Workday.

After the add/drop (course change) deadline

If you withdraw from a course after the add/drop deadline, you will receive a “W” standing on your academic record. A “W” does not get calculated into your overall GPA or sessional evaluation. To add a course after the add/drop deadline, you will need permission from your faculty.

• Depending on your withdrawal date you may be eligible for a partial refund.
• Talk to an Academic & Career Advisor if you are facing extenuating circumstances that require you to withdraw.
• You must withdraw from your course in Workday by 11:59:00 p.m. on the withdrawal deadline.
• Be sure you are withdrawing from your enrolled courses and not from your saved schedule. Removing courses from your saved schedule is not considered withdrawing from those courses.
• You can verify that you have successfully withdrawn from a course by reviewing your timetable and your assessed tuition fees.
  

View step-by-step instructions on withdrawing from a course in Workday.

Late add/withdrawal requests

Winter Session 2025/26

The add/drop (course change) and withdrawal deadlines for most courses can be found in the Academic Calendar. For course-specific deadlines, view the course section details in Workday.

Auditing courses

Find information about the deadline to audit a course here.

Summer Session

Course change dates vary in the Summer Session depending on the start and end date and length of the course. For course-specific add/drop deadlines, view the course section details in Workday as the course change deadlines come up very quickly for summer courses.

Get more information through the Academic Calendar.

Additional resources

• Tuition refunds
• Registration dates
• Academic Calendar: Dates and deadlines