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>> Fidelia Anyanah: Welcome to the Montgomery College Admissions and Records video tutorial on finding the
drop deadlines for the classes on your schedule.
I'm Fidelia Anyanah, a Montgomery College student, and your guide through this process.
Registering for classes is only the first step towards a successful college experience.
Most of us don't usually think about needing to drop a class once we're registered.
But sometimes, changes to our jobs, our health, or our family obligations require the need
to withdraw from a course.
It's a good idea to know ahead of time what the drop dates are for each class you're
taking, and what they mean to you.
Montgomery College has established three different drop deadlines for each class. The dates are
based on a percentage of class meetings.
There are four different drop designations.
Which one you qualify for will depend on how many times the class has met.
You can drop the class with a refund.
You can drop the class with no refund and no grade.
You can drop the class with no refund and a 'W' (or withdrawn) grade.
Or you can drop the class with no refund and an 'F' grade.
The first date is the "drop with a refund" date.
This date is based on 6% of the class meetings.
Students who drop their class before this date will get a full refund, and the class
will not appear on their official or unofficial transcript.
For most classes that meet for the entire Fall or Spring semester, this date is about
one week after the first class meeting. For classes that do not run a full 15-week semester,
such as late starting classes or Summer and Winter classes, this date may be the same
as the first day of class.
The second date is the "Drop with no grade" date. Students who drop classes after the
6% date but before the 20% date will not receive a refund, but will also not receive a grade
for the class.
This is also the last date to change your class status from audit to credit, or from
credit to audit, without going through a formal appeals process.
The final date is the "drop with a 'W'" date. This date is based on 73% of the class
meetings. Students who drop a class after the 20% date but before the 73% date will
receive a "W" grade, indicating Withdrawn.
This will not impact your GPA, but it will show on both your official and unofficial
transcripts.
Any classes dropped after 73% of class meetings will be dropped with an "F" grade, which
will show on both your unofficial and official transcripts.
If you want to drop a class after 73% of class meetings, you will need to do so in person
at the Office of Admissions and Records at any of the three campuses.
You will not be able to do this drop online.
To find the drop deadline for each class, you will first need to log into MyMC.
Go to www.montgomerycollege.edu, and click on the MyMC link at the top of the page.
Log in to MyMC by entering your user name and password.
Next, click on the "View My Class Schedule" link in the "Registration Quick Links"
section of the MyMC home page.
Select the term that you are interested in viewing.
This will take you to the registration screen.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page, where you will see the " View Drop Deadline Dates"
link.
Click on that link.
You will see a list of your class CRNs, or Course Reference Numbers, followed by the
Refund date, then the No Grade/Change Audit/Credit date, and finally the W Grade date.
If you have dropped a class, you will see the drop date in the final column.
To drop a class, you will want to click on "Edit My Class Schedule" under "Registration
Quick Links".
Now, select the appropriate term.
Move your mouse over the "Action" column of the class that you want to drop, and select
"Drop" from the drop-down menu. Then select "Submit Changes" at the bottom of the
page.
Please note that dropping classes may have an effect on things such as:
your financial aid
your full time/part time enrollment status
your eligibility for health insurance
your F1 visa status
your VA benefits
Before you drop a class, be certain to consult with the necessary offices to ensure that
it will not cause more problems for you down the road.
In addition, you may request an involuntary withdrawal if you're dropping classes for
the following reasons:
Call to active military duty via enlistment, activation, or deployment
Illness of the student or in the immediate family of the student. Immediate family includes
a child, parent, spouse, or other regular member of the individual's household.
Death of the student or person in the student's immediate family
Involuntary transfer or change in work schedule by the student's employer which precludes
continued attendance. All branches of the military are considered employers under this
section.
For more information, consult the Involuntary Withdrawal Process located at www.montgomerycollege.edu/studentforms.
Once again, be sure to observe and heed the drop deadlines if there's a chance of dropping
any class.
The Office of Admissions and Records is here to help you achieve all your educational goals
at Montgomery College, where there are always endless possibilities!