An instructor may drop a student from a course if the student has not attended the course by the second class meeting of the semester and has not informed the instructor of his/her intent to remain in the course. In the case of an online course, the instructor may drop a student if he/she fails to engage in any online course activities before the end of the Drop Period. To drop a student from the course, the instructor emails the Student Services Center.

After the Drop Period, removal of a student from a course is considered a withdrawal. Withdrawals must be initiated by the student and follow the course withdrawal policy and procedure. At the completion of the term, instructors designate a letter grade of F in the course for any student who did not withdraw by the withdrawal date, or a letter grade of FN (Failure, Nonattending) for any student who did not attend or stopped attending the course. For each term, the deadline to withdraw from a course is listed in the Academic Calendars.

Administrative Class Drop

Successful completion of course prerequisites is essential for enrollment in subsequent courses that require those prerequisites. Students who fail to pass a prerequisite course and are registered for the subsequent course should contact their academic advisor. A student-initiated drop of a course may be requested; if a student is advised to drop the course, and does not do so through the Enrollment tab at home.apu.edu or by submitting an Enrollment Activity Form, the Office of the Registrar may administratively drop the student from the course at the request of the academic department.