Students may add a course, drop a course, or make a section change beginning the first day of early registration period for the designated term through the twelfth class day by completing the prescribed process for the time period involved. Students may continue to drop courses after census date through the end of the twelfth week of the term by completing the prescribed process for the time period involved.

Faculty may process administrative section changes through the twelfth class day of a designated sixteen-week term by completing the prescribed process for the time period involved. Administrative section changes from faculty may be processed through the fourth class day of a designated six-week term by completing the prescribed process for the time period involved.

Students will not receive grades for courses dropped through the twelfth class day. A drop prior to the payment of fees is considered a deletion to the original schedule.

Administrative section changes are primarily used to balance class section sizes and to eliminate small classes of less than 10 students.

Admission and Records Office will process the currently adopted Schedule Change Form as of the date received in the Admission and Records Office not the last date student attended class.

1. Early registration period:
   
   
   1. To add a course, drop a course, or make section change during the designated early registration period, students report to their academic advisor for a change to the early registration schedule,
      
      
   2. All changes made to a schedule during the early registration period will be completed using Web Advisor or the registration colleague (RGN) module by placing an “X” on the status column of the class for the student;
      
      
   3. There is no limit to the number of times a change can be made to a schedule during this period;
      
      
   4. Students must refer to the current college tuition, fees and refund procedures to determine financial responsibilities resulting from schedule changes processed prior to first class day.
      
      
2. Beginning first class day:
   
   
   1. To add or drop course(s), or withdraw from Texas State Technical College Harlingen beginning the first class day,
      
      
      1. The student should report to his/her major for the processing the currently adopted Schedule Change Form and obtain the signatures of the faculty advisor and the instructor teaching the course;
         
         
      2. No action will be taken by the program to make any changes to a schedule via the computer;
         
         
      3. Adding a course or administrative section changes must be accomplished by the census date (twelfth class day).
         
         
   2. The student delivers the completed form to the Admission and Records Office for processing. The effective date for schedule changes is the date the currently adopted Schedule Change Form is received and processed in the Office of Admission and Records.
      
      
   3. The Admission and Records Office will issue a copy of the currently adopted Schedule Change Form to the student as the permit to enter class for all added classes after registration day and the Business Office will generate a bill for additional fees when applicable;
      
      
   4. Faculty may, by written memo to the Director of Admission & Records, request an administrative section change through Census Date (twelfth-class day for 16-week term or fourth-class day for 6-week term) if there are two (2) or more students requiring the section change. After census date, the student must complete the currently adopted Schedule Change Form.

1. The student is responsible for:
   
   
   1. Initiating the drop, add, or section change, with the exception of administrative section changes;
      
      
   2. Obtaining the required signatures and initials; when applicable
      
      
   3. Delivering the completed currently adopted Schedule Change Form to the Office of Admission and Records;
      
      
   4. Reporting to the Business Office and the Financial Aid Office to review financial obligations due to schedule changes;
      
      
   5. Presenting a copy of the form to faculty to enter class for all added courses.
      
      
2. The faculty advisor is responsible for:
   
   
   1. Administrative section change requests through census date to balance class size
      
      
   2. Communicate with the Curriculum Office to ascertain class size has been adjusted in colleague or section added prior to submitting administrative section changes to the Office of Admission & Records;
      
      
   3. Faculty may submit a written memo to the Director of Admission & Records through Census Date (twelfth class day of a 16-week term or fourth class day of a 6-week term);
      
      
   4. The written memo to the Director of Admission & Records will contain the student’s name, identification number, with the course name, number and section which will be dropped and the course name, number and section the student will be added to in colleague;
      
      
   5. Inform respective students of administrative section changes;
      
      
   6. Administrative section changes apply to students who will be moved to the same day and time.
      
      
3. The Admission and Records Office is responsible for:
   
   
   1. Processing the currently adopted Schedule Change Form and Administrative Section Changes;
      
      
   2. Issuing a copy of the form to the student to be used as the permit to enter class for all added courses;
      
      
   3. Schedule Change Forms are processed in colleague as of the date received in the Office of Admission and Records.
      
      
4. The Business Office is responsible for:
   
   
   1. Reviewing student’s account to assure proper charges,
      
      
   2. Issuing adjusted bill, when applicable.
      
      
5. The Financial Aid Office is responsible for:
   
   
   1. Reviewing the student’s account to assure proper financial awards; making financial award adjustments as needed based on the schedule changes.