School of Continuing Studies (SCS) Students
Adds, Drops, and Withdrawals
Students who have registered for a course are considered enrolled for the duration, and are expected to attend all sessions of the courses for which they are registered. Excessive absences do not signal a student's intent to drop or withdraw, and is cause for failure in the course. The student is also responsible to pay any tuition balance remaining on their account. Therefore, students wishing to change their registration in any way - by adding or dropping a course - must do so through the Office of the Registrar. Only the Office of the Registrar may process registration changes. Do not send correspondence regarding adds, drops and withdrawals to the course instructor or to the Office of Student Accounts.
The following policies apply to all changes in registration:
- Registration changes of any kind (adds, drops, or withdrawals) are only accepted by following the procedures below. Do not send correspondence regarding registration changes to the instructor or the Office of Student Accounts. Only the Office of the Registrar can process registration changes. Please keep dated copies of any correspondence with the registrar.
- You may add a course up to its second class meeting.
Tuition for added courses must be paid in full at the time
of the change and may be paid by check or money order,
or by completing the credit card authorization on the Change
of Registration Form (PDF Format).
- Failure to attend a course does not constitute
a drop or withdrawal under any circumstances and incurs
a failing grade
(F) on official transcripts.
- You may drop
a course up to its midpoint without incurring a failing
grade.
- You may withdraw entirely from the Summer Session by filling out a Change
of Registration Form (PDF Format). If
60 percent of the course has elapsed on the date of withdrawal,
the course remains on your transcript
with a grade of W.
- Students who drop
courses or withdraw from Summer Session may be eligible
for a tuition refund, less
any nonrefundable
fees and deposits. Please see the Refund Policy and Schedule below.
Returning SCS Students
Please make all registration changes via CAESAR or
in writing (see instructions for new SCS Students below). New
SCS Students
To add or drop a course in person:
- Complete and submit a Change of Registration Form (PDF Format) to the SCS office in Evanston, or the SCS Registrar's office in Chicago.
- Make any required payment if
you are adding a course.
- Retain a copy of the form
for your records.
To add or drop a course by mail
or fax:
- Complete a Change of Registration Form (PDF Format), also available at the SCS office in Evanston, or the SCS Registrar's office in Chicago.
- Mail payment (check or money order) to the SCS Registrar at Wieboldt Hall, Room 612, 339 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60611-3008 or fax payment (credit card payments only) to 312-503-4727. (If you fax a request to add a course, no registration change is made until payment is received.)
- E-mail onlinereg@northwestern.edu to verify receipt of your registration change request.
Refund
Policy and Schedule
While the tuition deposit and fees (including the registration fee) are not refundable under any circumstances, students may be eligible to receive a full or partial tuition refund. Northwestern University's refund policy is based on the percentage of time (number of days in the session, including weekends and holidays) that you were enrolled as a student in your class. The Office of Student Accounts considers the effective date in making financial adjustments the date of the drop in CAESAR or the date the completed Change of Registration form is received at the Office of the Registrar.
In general, if you drop or withdraw:
- Before the course begins, 100% of the tuition is refunded.*
- When or before 10% of the course has elapsed, 95% of the tuition is refunded.*
- After 10% and when or before 25% of the course has elapsed, 75% of the tuition is refunded.*
- After 25% and when or before 50% of the course has elapsed, 50% of the tuition is refunded.*
- After 50% of the course has elapsed, no refunds are given.
*less any non-refundable fees and tuition deposits
During the Summer Session, classes meet for various durations and have start and end dates throughout the summer. Please consult the Office of Student Accounts for help in determining and requesting your potential refund.
Office of Student Accounts
555 Clark Street
Evanston, IL 60208
847-491-5224
www.northwestern.edu/sfs
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