XVIII. Course Add/Drop Procedures

A. Regularly Scheduled Courses and Seminars

As of 12:01 a.m. on the first day of classes, College of Law students are unable to directly make changes in MyUI and must work with the College of Law Registrar for any adds or drops this week.

1. Adding Courses: Instructor permission to add courses will be required starting at 12:01 a.m. on the Monday of the second week of classes.
2. Dropping Courses: Instructor permission to drop courses will be required starting at 12:01 a.m. on the Monday of the third week of classes.

Permission may be obtained by emailing the instructor and copying the College of Law Registrar, lee-seedorff@uiowa.edu. If a course is closed on MyUI students should follow the same procedure to obtain the instructor’s consent and process the add or drop through the College’s Registrar’s Office.

In no event may a student drop any course after the distribution to that student of the final exam in the course. Instructors who wish to set policies in their courses of not permitting drops, beyond a particular period, except in hardship cases, are encouraged to announce such policies through written notices distributed during the first week of class. If a claimed hardship is one of disability, illness or other temporary medical condition, or a mental or psychological condition, the Dean or Dean’s Designate shall determine whether the condition amounts to a hardship and shall decide, after consultation with the appropriate treating professional and the instructor, whether the student will be permitted to drop the class.

Note that add/drop deadlines and policies for courses taken elsewhere in the university are set by the departments offering the courses. However, students should be aware of the application of other College of Law policies, including the faculty policy on full-time enrollment.

B. Moot Court Programs

Students wishing to drop Van Oosterhout-Baskerville, Jessup, and Appellate Advocacy I without a showing of cause may do so prior to the distribution of the problem and the finalization of participants in their rounds After the problem has been distributed, only the faculty advisor may authorize a drop, and then only upon a showing of cause.