Non-Clinical Elective Registration
All Seattle and distance-learning Non-Clinical Electives follow the University of Washington registration deadlines and timelines; local regional Non-Clinical Electives will follow their site’s registration deadlines and processes. This page contains information about registration deadlines, adding courses, dropping courses, among other policies. For more information or questions, contact your regional administrators or the SOM Non-Clinical Electives team.
Seattle and Spokane students register directly via their MyUW.
Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, or Idaho (WAMI) students will work with their regional administrators to register for a distance-learning Non-Clinical Elective.
Registration Information for Students
Late Add and Drop
Students may add a course until September 29, 2021 without being assessed a $20 fee and possible tuition forfeiture. The Late Add Period for students begins on October 5, 2021. Students must pay a $20 fee and entry codes are required to be added to all courses. The last day to add a course through MyUW is October 19, 2021, after which students must complete the Late Add Petition Form. All forms must be returned to the SOM Registration Office before being registered for the course.
Students may drop a course until October 5, 2021 without being assessed a $20 fee and possible tuition forfeiture. The unrestricted drop period is October 6 – 12, 2021; a $20 fee will be assessed. Students can drop during this time period without any restrictions, and no record of the dropped course will be recorded on the transcript. However, a quarter withdrawal statement will appear. The Late Course Drop Period for students begins on October 13, 2021. Students must use their annual drop, unless submitting a Hardship Withdrawal, and a $20 fee will be assessed.
7th Day Drop Exception
Students whose first scheduled class meeting* is after the seventh calendar day of the and who needs to drop from that class should email the Registration Office by the Sunday following that meeting requesting a drop. Students should specify that they are requesting the drop without being charged the $20 fee.
Information in the email should include:
- Student name;
- Student number;
- Course SLN;
- Course prefix, number, and section;
- Date of first class
*The class must be identified in the Student Database as having an official start date after the 7th calendar day of the quarter. Classes that have a start day on the first calendar day of the quarter, but start at a later time, are not eligible.
2020-2021 Registration Deadlines for Foundations Coursework
For more information, including a complete list of academic deadlines and dates, late course adds, drops, and changes, or course drop policies, please visit the Office of the University Registrar website. Below is a list of important dates and deadlines complied from the Office of Registration.
| AUTUMN 2021 | WINTER 2022 | SPRING 2022 | SUMMER 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-term | A-term | B-term | ||||
| Last day to make changes in registration via MyUW without being assessed a $20 Fee and possible tuition forfeiture | Oct 5, 2021 | Jan 9, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Jun 26, 2022 | Jun 26, 2022 | Jul 27, 2022 |
| Last day to withdraw without owing tuition or fees | Oct 5, 2021 | Jan 9, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Jun 26, 2022 | Jun 26, 2022 | Jul 27, 2022 |
| Unrestricted drop period – $20 fee (Tuition Forfeiture period begins) |
Oct 6-12, 2021 | Jan 10-16, 2022 | Apr 4-10, 2022 | Jun 27 – Jul 3, 2022 | NA | NA |
| Late Add Period – $20 fee and entry codes from academic departments required to add all courses beginning | Oct 6, 2021 | Jan 10, 2022 | Apr 4, 2022 | Jun 27, 2022 | Jun 27, 2022 | Jun 27, 2022 |
| Last day to change to or from audit grade option. A $20 fee may be charged | Oct 12, 2021 | Jan 16, 2022 | Apr 10, 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | Jun 24, 2022 | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Late Course Drop Period – Use of Current Quarter Drop required and a $20 Fee is assessed | Oct 13 – Dec 10, 2021 | Jan 17 – Mar 11, 2022 | Apr 11 – Jun 3, 2022 | Jul 2 – Aug 12, 2022 | Jun 27 – Jul 20, 2022 | Jul 27 – Aug 12, 2022 |
| Last day to add a course through MyUW | Oct 19, 2021 | Jan 23, 2022 | Apr 17, 2022 | Jul 10, 2022 | Jun 26, 2022 | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Last day to change to or from S/NS grade option. $20 fee | Nov 16, 2021 | Feb 20, 2022 | May 15, 2022 | Aug 7, 2022 | Jul 10, 2022 | Aug 10, 2022 |
| Last day to change variable credits | Dec 10, 2021 | Mar 11, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Aug 12, 2022 | Jul 13, 2022 | Aug 12, 2022 |
| Last day for graduate students to pay on-leave fee | Dec 10, 2021 | Mar 11, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | NA | NA | NA |
| Last day to withdraw (dropping all classes) | Dec 10, 2021 | Mar 11, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Aug 12, 2022 | Jul 13, 2022 | Aug 12, 2022 |