Drop/Withdrawal a Course

IMPORTANT: Students are highly encouraged to meet with an Academic Advisor to discuss possible consequences of dropping a course(s).

Financial Aid Recipients: For information about how dropping a course could impact your financial aid, visit a Financial Aid Advisor or visit the Attendance and Earning Financial Aid web page.

College deadlines vary according to the length the course meets - view drop deadlines

Courses dropped after the 100% refund period, for each specific part of term, will be recorded as a 'W' (withdrawal grade) on the student's official transcript

Audit a course: Instructor permission is required to change from credit to audit. The student must obtain instructor signature on a DMACC Drop/Add form and submit the signed form to the Student Services office by the last day to drop for the Part of Term the course/section is held.
- Important Audit Notes: Financial Aid cannot be awarded; Audit is not guaranteed; regular tuition/fees are charged; students may be active participants in the class but may be excluded in portions of the course (at the discretion of the instructor); students cannot change back to credit status after the free drop (refund period) for term; no credit is earned and a grade of ‘N’ is recorded on student’s transcript.

How to Drop a Class

The student must complete and sign an Add Drop Form
Submit signed form to Registration or Student Services Department for processing

Call the Registration Department at 515-964-6800
Student must be prepared with the course reference numbers (CRNs) they wish to drop and know the appropriate drop deadlines
Note: Students are not permitted to drop one of two courses that are set up as co-requisites or part of a learning community