Under rare circumstances, DePaul University may need to administratively drop a student from one or more courses for which the student is registered. This policy outlines those instances and establishes the procedures to be followed by the University to drop a student from the course.
DePaul University reserves the right to administratively drop a student from one or more courses under a limited number of circumstances. These fall into two categories: those performed by the college offices and those performed by the Office of the Registrar.
College Office
A student may be administratively dropped from a course(s) by the home college if the student is:
- registered for a course (not repeatable for credit) for the third or more time and has not received appropriate permission to repeat the course again.
- registered for a course (not repeatable for credit) in which the student originally earned a C- or better and has not received appropriate permission to repeat the course.
- on probation and exceeds the allowable number of credit hours and has not received the appropriate permission to register for the additional hours.
- registered for more than the maximum number of competencies allowed within competency-based courses (SCPS).
- academically dismissed from the University.
- registered for a course that has been cancelled.
Office of the University Registrar
A student may be administratively dropped from a course(s) by the Office of the University Registrar if the student has:
- not met the prerequisites for the course and has not received appropriate permission to take the course without the prerequisite.
- been suspended for the term or permanently dismissed from the University as the result of an academic integrity violation hearing or a student code of conduct judicial board hearing.