Adding or Dropping Courses

Adding and Dropping Courses Policy

In accordance with state guidelines and Ranger College policy ECC(Local), students may drop no more than six courses during their undergraduate career. This limit includes courses dropped at all public Texas institutions of higher education.

The following are considered “good cause” exceptions and do not count toward the six-drop limit:

• Illness or condition that affects the student’s ability to attend or perform academically.
• Care for a sick, injured, or needy person.
• Death of a family member or close relative.
• Military duty or national emergency service.
• Changes in work schedule beyond the student’s control.
• Other reason approved under institutional policy.

Students who re-enroll after an absence may be eligible to drop a seventh course. Students have the right to appeal any decision regarding dropped courses through the process described in Ranger College policy FLD(Local).

• A student who wishes to add and drop a course at the beginning of a semester may do so only during the period indicated in the College Calendar. To drop a course during the semester, a student must initiate the procedure with his or her advisor. A Class Drop Form must be signed by the advisor, instructor involved, and the student and sent to the Admissions Office. Ranger campus students must bring the drop form to the Admissions office in the Welcome Center. Brown County, Erath and online students may email drop forms to admissions@rangercollege.edu.
• A course may be dropped on or before the specified date in the College Calendar with a grade of W. A course may be dropped after the specified date only by administrative authorization.
• A student in the developmental education program must remain enrolled in it continually until it has been determined that the student is complete in all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) areas.
• A student must submit a written request to the Registrar’s office to drop a course.
• The State of Texas allows only a total of six drops during an individual’s total four-year undergraduate enrollment.