Adding and Dropping Courses

Students may add a course during the first two weeks of the semester by filling out an Add/Drop Request Form and collecting all required signatures.

Students may drop a course during the first five weeks of the semester by filling out an Add/Drop Request Form and collecting all required signatures.

Add/Drop Request Forms can be found on the course forms page at lincolnschool.org/courseforms.

2021–22 Add Dates:

Fall: September 2—September 17, 2021

Spring: January 24—February 4, 2022

2021–22 Drop Dates*:

Fall: September 2—October 8, 2022

Spring: January 24—February 25, 2022

All classes dropped before the end of the drop period will be removed from the student's transcript.

*Please note: All classes dropped after the end of the drop period will remain on the transcript and receive a grade of W (withdrawal) with a Pass/Fail designation. This includes students who change course levels-e.g. honors to regular or vice versa.

All students must remain in their originally scheduled classes until they receive their new schedule confirming that the schedule change has been approved.

Procedure for Adding or Dropping a Class

An Add/Drop Request Form must be completed and signed by the student, advisor, parent, and department chair, and returned to the Upper School office before the designated add/drop date. Upon approval, the student will receive an updated schedule.

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