How to Drop Classes

Dropping Courses and Withdrawing from the College

It is the students’ responsibility to drop or withdraw from courses they no longer attend. Students should check their schedule/receipt, available on the Mt. SAC Portal for information regarding key dates. Dates vary and are often course specific.

- Full 16-Week Courses
  
  For 16 week courses, students who drop a class, withdraw from the college, or are dropped from a class by the professor by the Sunday at the end of the second week of classes will not receive any mark or notation on their permanent academic record.
  
  Students who drop a class, withdraw from the college, or are dropped by the professor beginning Monday of the third week of a 16 week class will receive either a mark of “W” (Withdrawal) or a mark of "EW" (Excused Withdrawal) on their permanent record. Professors may not drop students from a class after 75% of the class has elapsed. A “W” Withdrawal or "EW" Excused Withdrawal remains a permanent part of a student’s academic record.
- Intersessions and Other Short Term Classes
  
  For short term classes, students who drop a class, withdraw from college or are dropped from a class by the professor prior to the conclusion of the first 20% of the class will not receive any mark or notation on their permanent record. Students who drop a class, withdraw from the college, or are dropped by the professor after 20% of the class has elapsed will receive a mark of “W” (Withdrawal) or a mark of "EW" (Excused Withdrawal) on their permanent record.
  
  Professors may not drop students from a class after 75% of the class has elapsed. A “W” Withdrawal or "EW" Excused Withdrawal remains a permanent part of a student’s academic record.
- Steps to Drop a Class
  1. Using your username and password, log in to your Mt. SAC Portal
  2. Locate the Student Self-Service card
  3. Click on Registration
  4. Select #4. Register (Add or Drop) Classes
  5. Select Register for Classes
  6. Select a term…
  7. Click on Continue
  8. Locate Summary section
  9. Locate the Action column
  10. Select Drop Full Refund or Drop Withdrawal for the class you are dropping
  11. Click on Submit twice
  Please check your class schedule/receipt to verify you have dropped the class.