Adding and Dropping Classes

Adding/Swapping Courses
Student may add classes, but only through the drop/add/swap period. Payment of course fees must be made at the time of the change.

Dropping Courses
It is the responsibility of the student to officially drop or withdraw from a course. Failure to officially withdraw may result in the student receiving an "F" in the course. A student who officially withdraws from a course before the Official Date of Record will not receive a grade and the course will not appear on the student's permanent record. A student withdrawing from a course after this period and prior to the deadline designated in the HCC calendar will receive a grade of "W". Students should take care in dropping a course, as the third or future attempt to retake a course will result in a higher rate of tuition.

Students may only drop online during the drop/add period listed in the registration calendar. After the first week of class in a regular term, students must complete a withdrawal form and meet with a counselor to complete the withdrawal process.

Course Withdrawals - First Time Freshman Students - Fall 2007 and Later

Under Section 51.907 of the Texas Education Code "an institution of higher education may not permit a student to drop more than six courses, including any course a transfer student has dropped at another institution of higher education."  This statute was enacted by the State of Texas in the Spring 2007 and applies to students who enroll in a public institution of higher education as a first - time freshman in fall 2007 or later.  Any course that a student drops is counted toward the six - course limit if "(1) the student was able to drop the course without receiving a grade or incurring an academic penalty; (2) the student's transcript indicates or will indicate that the student was enrolled in the course; and (3) the student is not dropping the course in order to withdraw from the institution."

Policies and procedures for implementation of this statute are being developed and will be published as soon as they are available.

HCC students affected by this statute that have attended or plan to attend another institution of higher education should become familiar with that institution's policies on dropping courses.