Adding, Dropping, and Withdrawing from Courses

Students may add, drop, and/or withdraw from an individual course or more than one course through Workday.

Registering for Classes

Students must meet with or consult with your advisor (required for undergraduate students) during the designated advising time period and review the Terms and Conditions & Promise to Pay. Once that is done, a student can register online using Workday. Guides to accessing Workday and registering for classes can be found on the Registration Information section of our website.

If a student has problems logging into your account or accessing Workday, contact Information Technology Services (ITS) at (703) 526-6990.

Adding a Course

Students can add courses online through Workday or in person up to the date specified in the Academic Calendar.

Guides to accessing Workday and registering for classes can be found on the Registration Information section of our website. To add a course, you must secure and properly complete an “add” form available on our website. Properly completed and approved add forms, with required signatures, must be returned and processed by the student to the Office of the Registrar before the addition of the course is official.

You need to obtain the appropriate signatures on an Add/Drop Form before the Registrar’s Office will add/drop your classes.

Dropping a Course

Students can drop courses online through Workday or in person up to the date specified in the Academic Calendar.

Guides to accessing Workday and dropping classes can be found on the Registration Information section of our website.

Withdrawing from a Course

There are three ways a student may withdraw from a class:

  1. Complete this process in Workday. Please follow the instructions below to withdraw from a course in Workday:
    • Click on the Academics Hub.
    • Click on Planning and Registration (in the left toolbar).
    • Click on Current Classes.
    • Find the course you would like to withdraw from in “My Enrolled Courses” and click on the “Actions” button in the “Actions” column (next to the course listing).
    • Click “Withdraw” once it has dropped down from the “Actions” button.
    • A new window will open and you will need to click the checkbox to confirm you would like to withdraw from that course.
    • Click “OK”.
  2. Complete the add/drop/withdrawal form and email it to or drop it off in person to the Office of the Registrar (located in Rowley Hall).
  3. Email from your Marymount email account with your name, student ID number, and the course you are planning to withdraw from.

Students are encouraged to meet with their advisor prior to withdrawing from a course. If withdrawing from a course will change your enrollment status (e.g. drop you from full-time to half-time, etc.), we recommend speaking with any offices that you work with closely (e.g. Financial Aid, Athletics, International Student & Scholar Services, Residential Life & Housing, Veteran Services, etc.) that may be impacted by this change prior to withdrawing from the course.

Student athletes and international students, will have their course withdrawal reviewed by the appropriate office (athletes or ISSS, respectively) before it is processed in the system.

Dropping/Withdrawing from all Courses

To drop or withdraw from all classes in a semester and maintain matriculation for the next semester, a student must request and obtain email approval for Continuous Registration from their advisor (undergraduate students) or associate dean (graduate students). The last date for enrolled students to request Continuous Registration is the same date as the last day to withdraw from classes as listed in the Academic Calendar. The date on which the student submits the Continuous Registration request becomes the official date of withdrawal.

Students who stop attending courses without officially withdrawing from the course or separating from the university will receive an FA.