Registration Add/Drop Petition Forms
During the open registration period, all students must add or drop classes in Banner Self-Service by the deadlines posted in the University Academic Calendar or the Registration Calendar. If it is after the registration deadline, students must use the appropriate form to request approval to make adjustments to their registration. Please see registration deadlines in the University Academic Calendar and Registration Calendar.
Petition to Add Course
This form will allow you to request to add a course to your schedule after the last day to add online. Note: Students must be registered in the course in order to participate in class.
Use this form when you are requesting to add a course after the last day to add. This form may be used for courses during the current term only.
Please review registration deadlines in the University Academic Calendar and Registration Calendar.
Use the chart below to reference when to make course adjustments in Banner Self-Service for Students or the online form.
| Timeline | Banner | PETITION TO Add COURSE |
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Before the last day to add courses online |
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After the last day to add online and before the last day of the term |
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Undergraduate Students:
- Submitting this form will go to the course’s instructor, your faculty adviser, CASA and the instructor’s dean for approval.
Graduate/Doctoral Students:
- Submitting this form will go to the course’s instructor, your faculty adviser, and the instructor’s dean for approval.
We recommend reaching out to Student Accounts prior to, or immediately after submitting the Late Course Add form to make arrangements for a prepayment of tuition if applicable. Student Accounts can be reached at StudentAccounts@usfca.edu or (415) 422-2571 during phone hours.
Undergraduate students remaining between 12 to 18 units and graduate students in flat fee programs will not need to make prepayment arrangements.
For undergraduate students, approved petitions for student increases of registered units above the maximum will be subject to paying for each additional unit.
No; students must reach out to their respective contact listed at the bottom of the page to request to add a course for a past term.
If you wish to request to add multiple courses, you must complete a new form for each course. (Ie. BIOL 110 and BIOL 100L)
Petition to Drop Course
This form will allow you to request to withdraw from a course after the last day to drop online through the last day to withdraw.
Students who wish to withdraw from their course after the course’s last day to drop online will need to submit this form.
Please review registration deadlines in the University Academic Calendar and Registration Calendar.
Courses shorter than the standard term will have different registration deadlines. Confirm the dates on the Registration Calendar.
Use the chart below to reference when to make course adjustments in Banner Self-Service for Students or the online form.
| Timeline | Banner | PETITION TO DROP COURSE |
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Before the last day to drop courses online |
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After the last day to drop courses online (Course’s Census Date) |
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Undergraduate Students:
- Submitting this form will go to the course’s instructor, your faculty adviser, CASA and the student’s dean for approval.
Graduate/Doctoral Students:
- Submitting this form will go to the course’s instructor, your faculty adviser, and the student's dean for approval.
No; students must reach out to their respective contact listed at the bottom of the page to request to withdraw from a course for a past term.
Petition to Change Course Units
This form will allow you to increase the number of units for a course with variable units (I.e. 0-4, 0-2, 1-4) after the deadline. To decrease units for a course, please email registrar@usfca.edu.
After the last day to add the course online, students who are currently registered in a course with variable units and would like to increase the number of units registered (e.g., from 0 to 1 unit, from 0 to 2 units, etc.).
Please review registration deadlines in the University Academic Calendar and Registration Calendar.
Use the chart below to reference when to make course adjustments in Banner Self-Service for Students or the online form.
| TIMELINE | Banner | Change of Course Units |
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Before the last day to add online |
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After the last day to add online and before the last day of the term |
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Undergraduate Students:
- Submitting this form will go to the course’s instructor, your faculty adviser, CASA and the instructor’s dean for approval.
Graduate/Doctoral Students:
- Submitting this form will go to the course’s instructor, your faculty adviser, and the instructor’s dean for approval.
We recommend reaching out to Student Accounts prior to, or immediately after submitting the Change of Course Units form to make arrangements for a prepayment of tuition if applicable. Student Accounts can be reached at StudentAccounts@usfca.edu or 415-422-2571 during phone hours.
Undergraduate students remaining between 12 to 18 units and graduate students in flat fee programs will not need to make payment arrangements.
Petition to Change Section
This form will allow you to request to switch to a different section of the same course after the deadline.
Students who request to enter a closed section will need approval from the dean. The form will be routed to the dean for their approval.
Please review registration deadlines in the University Academic Calendar and Registration Calendar.
Use the chart below to reference when to make course adjustments in Banner Self-Service for Students or the online form.
| Timeline | BANNER | PETITION TO Change Section |
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Before the last day to add online |
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After the last day to add online and before the last day of the term |
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Undergraduate Students:
- Submitting this form will go to the course’s instructor, your faculty adviser, CASA and the instructor’s dean for approval.
Graduate/Doctoral Students:
- Submitting this form will go to the course’s instructor, your faculty adviser, and the instructor’s dean for approval.
Contact Information
| School | Location | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| College of Arts and Sciences: Undergraduate | UC 3rd Floor CASA | casa@usfca.edu |
| College of Arts and Sciences: Graduate | (Contact your Program Director) | |
| School of Management: Undergraduate | UC 3rd Floor CASA | casa@usfca.edu |
| School of Management: Graduate | (Contact your Program Director) | |
| School of Nursing and Health Professions | CO 103 | nursing@usfca.edu |
| School of Education | ED 107 | schoolofeducation@usfca.edu |
| Student Accounts | LMM 203 | studentaccounts@usfca.edu |
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