During the Add/Drop or Add Authorization period, minimize your financial impact by adding and dropping sections in the same transaction in Student Planning. Unsure when the Add/Drop or Add Authorization period is? Check Important Dates & Fee Deadlines.
Student Planning
![From the Home menu, click on Student Planning](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1280/public/2021-03/drop-course-01.png?itok=i_Mp4PsL)
1. From the Home menu, click on Student Planning
![Click on “Go to Plan & Register”](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1280/public/2021-03/drop-course-02.png?itok=i5FnotV4)
2. Click on “Go to Plan & Register”
![Click on “Go to Plan & Register”](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1280/public/2021-03/drop-course-03.png?itok=mFRWxg-t)
3. Use the toggle arrows to select a term
Note: the system defaults to My Schedule
![Identify the course you want to drop and click the drop button](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1280/public/2021-03/drop-course-04.png?itok=GmCHqn6q)
4. Identify the course you want to drop and click the drop button
![Register & Drop Sections Pop Up Box](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1280/public/2023-01/Add%20Auth%20Change%20Section.png?itok=UDakx_kB)
5. In the Register and Drop Sections pop up box:
- Select sections to drop
- Select a reason
- Select sections to add
- Click Update