Add/Drop

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Adding a Course

Students can add courses to their schedule in Banner with Instructor Approval.  Add/Drop for Spring 2024 opens on Friday, November 17 and runs through the end of the second week of Spring classes. 

  • Students can add full-credit courses and full-semester half-credit courses through Friday, February 23 at 5:00 pm ET.
  • Students can add first-half-semester half-credit courses through Friday, February 16 at 5:00 pm ET.
  • Students can add second-half-semester half-credit courses through Friday, March 29 at 5:00 pm ET.


Dropping a Course

Students can drop full-credit courses and full-semester half-credit courses online through Friday, February 23 at 5:00 pm ET.

  • After February 23 through April 12, students must email the course instructor and their advisor to notify them of their plan to drop.  Email confirmations should be forwarded to our office (registrar@middlebury.edu) with the following information:
    • Name
    • ID number
    • Course to be dropped –  i.e.  PHIL 0150 A
    • Course CRN –  i.e.  22514

Students can drop first-half-semester half-credit courses online through Friday, February 23 at 5:00 pm ET.

  • After February 23 through March 1, students must email the course instructor and their advisor to notify them of their plan to drop.  Email confirmations should be forwarded to our office (registrar@middlebury.edu) with the following information:
    • Name
    • ID number
    • Course to be dropped –  i.e.  PHIL 0150 A
    • Course CRN –  i.e.  22514

Students can drop second-half-semester half-credit courses online through Friday, February 23 at 5:00 pm ET.

  • After February 23 through April 12, students must email the course instructor and their advisor to notify them of their plan to drop.  Email confirmations should be forwarded to our office (registrar@middlebury.edu) with the following information:
    • Name
    • ID number
    • Course to be dropped –  i.e.  PHIL 0150 A
    • Course CRN –  i.e.  22514

Frequently Asked Questions

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A 5th course may only be added during Add/Drop.

Seniors:

  • Contact the instructor for approval to take the course. Once the Instructor Approval has been entered in Banner, log into Banner and register for the course.
    • NOTE: you can see approvals that have been entered for you on the ‘Prepare for Registration’ app in Banner 9.

 Sophomores and Juniors:

  • Requests to take a 5th course are managed by your Class Dean.
  • Once you receive email confirmation from your dean that your 5th class has been approved, the Office of the Registrar will add it to your schedule.

 First Year Students: Students in their first or second semester may not take more than 4 courses.

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If you are already registered for the course:

  • Ask the faculty member to enter an approval in Banner for the new lab, discussion, or drill. 
  • Once the approval is entered, log in to Banner 9
  • On the Enter CRNs tab, enter the CRN for the new section and click Add to Summary. 
  • In your Summary panel, locate the lab, discussion, or drill you want to drop and click drop in the Action box,
  • Click submit.
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Auditors do not earn credit for the course. If you are interested in auditing, ask the instructor of the course you wish to audit to send an email approval to our office and we will register you as an auditor in the course once the Add/Drop period has opened. Please include student name, student ID number, course subject and number, and CRN.

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Students cannot add two courses to their schedule that begin or end at the same time during web registration. Once Add/Drop begins, students are required to obtain permission from both faculty members whose courses over-lap before registering. If approved, the faculty of the course to be added can enter a “Waive Time Conflict” override for the student in Banner.

Once the student obtains all approvals and the time conflict waiver, they can register for the course in their Banner.

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  1. From the Banner 9 home page, select the “Browse Classes” link.
  2. Choose the appropriate term from the dropdown menu.
  3. Click “Continue”
  4. Click “Advanced Search”
  5. At the very bottom check “Open Sections Only”, then click “Search”.
  6. You can also search by subject, or just click the “Search” button to see all courses.
  7. View the status column.  Red text indicates course is full.  If seats are available, the number of open seats are provided in the “Status” column.
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  • To add a course, contact the instructor for approval to take the course.
  • Once the approval has been entered in Banner for each section of the course (ie LCT, DSC, LAB, Drill, etc), log in to Banner and register for the course.
    • NOTE: you can see approvals that have been entered for you on the ‘Prepare for Registration’ app in Banner 9.
  • The online instructor approval will override all restrictions except time conflicts.  You must resolve your time conflict by either dropping a course or contacting both instructors of the conflicting courses for approval.  See Registration Errors FAQ for more information.
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  • To add a course, you will need to contact the instructor for approval to take the course.
    • You can see approvals that have been entered for you on the ‘Prepare for Registration’ app in Banner 9.
  • All first year students need an Alternate PIN to add and drop courses.  Contact your advisor to discuss your schedule and obtain your Alternate PIN.  Any issues with Alternate PINs should be directed to your advisor.
  • As soon as you have received instructor approval and your Alternate PIN, you can add the course in Banner.
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Do you have a time ticket for Spring registration? Check the Prepare for Registration app in Banner 9 to see all course approvals by term.

Is there a required discussion or lab? You have to register for all parts of a course together.

Do you have a time conflict? You cannot register for two courses that meet at the same time (even if one ends and the other begins at the same time).

Are you trying to register for 2 500s or 2 700s (or a combo of each)? Send an email to registrar@middlebury.edu and we will register you in the second 0500/0700 course.

Have you taken the course or its equivalent before? Email registrar@middlebury.edu

Still stuck?  Email registrar@middlebury.edu

Register

Registration Dates

  • Starts on Nov 10, Friday at 7:00 a.m.: Students with 31-36+ credits
  • Starts on Nov 10, Friday at 7:30 a.m.: Students with 26-30.99 credits
  • Starts on Nov 13, Monday at 7:00 a.m.: Students with 20-25.99 credits
  • Starts on Nov 13, Monday at 7:30 a.m.: Students with 16-19.99 credits
  • Starts on Nov 14, Tuesday at 7:00 a.m.: Students with 11-15.99 credits
  • Starts on Nov 14, Tuesday at 7:30 a.m.: Students with 7-10.99 credits
  • Starts on Nov 15, Wednesday at 7:00 a.m.: Students with 3-6.99 credits

Credits are based on courses registered and completed through Winter Term 2024.

Pre-college testing credit, such as AP or IB, are not included in the calculation for credit based registration groups.

All times are in Eastern Standard Time (Vermont local time)