Spring 2026 Add/Drop Deadline and Instructor Drop Policy

January 13, 2026

Please note: in the interest of making semesterly emails more concise and making information easier for you to find, we are providing key information in this email and more detailed information in a new section of the Undergraduate Education website, Campus Communications. You will find additional relevant links below. 

Dear Colleagues,

This email contains important spring 2026 enrollment deadline information. Please refer to the Current Student Enrollment Calendar for all enrollment deadlines, including those that generate enrollment fees.

Instructor Drop Deadline

The deadline for instructors to drop students is Friday, February 6, 2026. For more information and details regarding allowable criteria for instructor drops, visit this Undergraduate Education website. For general enrollment information/resources, visit the Office of the Registrar website

Student Drop/Add Deadline (with a Fee)

The spring 2026 undergraduate student deadline to add, drop, swap, and change class units is Wednesday, February 11 at 11:59 p.m. PT This deadline applies to all courses not on the Early Drop Deadline list. Add/Drop fees are listed on the Office of the Registrar website

Please inform students that they must drop themselves from the waitlists of any courses they no longer wish to take, prior to the Wednesday February 11 deadline. On Thursday, February 12 and Friday, February 13, departmental staff can add students from the waitlist to fill seats that other students have dropped. If instructors of record have questions about the process, they may contact their enrollment manager directly. 

Thank you for all your contributions to the instructional mission of the campus and support of our students.

Sincerely,

Oliver M. O’Reilly
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

Jennifer Johnson-Hanks
Executive Dean, College of Letters & Science