Fayetteville Policies and Procedures  330.0 

Tuition and Fee Adjustment Policy for Dropping Classes

The tuition and fee adjustment dates are determined by the Treasurer’s Office. All tuition and fee adjustment dates for dropped classes will be published and made available on the academic semester calendar.

Deans and department heads should encourage all professors and instructors to publish syllabi for all courses taught in their departments, allowing students the opportunity to preview those classes (books required, number of tests and exams, number of papers required) and make an informed decision before the start of the semester.

For purposes of this policy, a class day is defined as each weekday that the university is open for business during the session whether or not the class meets on that day.

Sessions Lasting 11 Weeks or Longer

100% adjustment of tuition and fees before the 6th class day
75% adjustment of tuition and fees from the 6th class day to before the 11th class day
50% adjustment of tuition and fees from the 11th class day to before the 16th class day
25% adjustment of tuition and fees from the 16th class day to before 21st class day
0% adjustment of tuition and fees from the 21st class day to the end of the session

Sessions Lasting At Least 5 Weeks, But Less Than 11 Weeks

100% adjustment of tuition and fees before the 4th class day
75% adjustment of tuition and fees from the 4th class day to before the 7th class day
50% adjustment of tuition and fees from the 7th class day to before the 10th class day
25% adjustment of tuition and fees from the 10th class day to before 13th class day
0% adjustment of tuition and fees from the 13th class day to the end of the session

Sessions Lasting Less Than 5 Weeks

100% adjustment of tuition and fees before the 2nd class day
75% adjustment of tuition and fees from the 2nd class day to before the 3rd class day
50% adjustment of tuition and fees from the 3rd class day to before the 4th class day
25% adjustment of tuition and fees from the 4th class day to before 5th class day
0% adjustment of tuition and fees from the 5th class day to the end of the session

Self-Paced Online Courses

Students who wish to drop a Self-Paced Online Course must notify the Office of Credit Studies in writing. In most cases, students cannot drop themselves from a Self-Paced Online Course using the University's student information system. Drop requests must be made via email from the student's University of Arkansas email account and sent to drop@uark.edu, and the date of the email will be used to determine any applicable fee adjustments and what grade, if any, will appear on the student's official record. See the Self-Paced Online Course Calendar for details, including the last day for students to drop without a "W" (representing withdrawn) assigned and the last day to drop with a "W" assigned.


Revised September 28, 2018
Revised May 22, 2017
Reformatted for Web April 3, 2014
Revised December 5, 2011
Revised December, 2002
Revised May, 1997
June 15, 1989