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Add/Drop, Withdrawal Information

Add/Drop Deadlines for Fall 2025

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Last Day to Add Last Day to Add with Permission Last Day to Drop*
8-Week Online Courses
September 3 - October 26 (Section -08X)
9/9/2025 9/16/2025 9/16/2025
10-Week Online Courses
September 3 - November 9 (Section -06x)
9/9/2025 9/16/2025 9/16/2025
15-Week (Full-Term) Online Courses
September 3 - December 20 (Section -03x)
9/9/2025 9/16/2025 9/16/2025
15-Week (Full-Term) On-Campus Courses
September 3 - December 20 (Section -00x)
9/9/2025 9/16/2025 9/16/2025

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8-Week Online Courses
October 27 - December 20 (Section -08X)
10/31/2025 11/7/2025 11/7/2025

How to Secure Permission to Add a Course »

Add/Drops can be processed in SiS or at The Solution Center, University Crossing, 220 Pawtucket St. Suite 131, Lowell, MA.

Changes from credit to audit and audit to credit status are limited to the Add/Drop period.

*No refunds after this date.

Students withdrawing from any class can do so through SiS. Verbal messages to faculty or staff do not constitute official notification.

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Undergraduate Graduate
8-Week Online Courses
September 3 - October 26 (Section -08X)
10/6/2025 10/17/2025
10-Week Online Courses
September 3 - November 9 (Section -06x)
10/14/2025 11/3/2025
15-Week (Full-Term) Online Courses
September 3 - December 20 (Section -03x)
11/13/2025 12/4/2025
15-Week (Full-Term) On-Campus Courses
September 3 - December 20 (Section -00x)
11/13/2025 12/4/2025

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8-Week Online Courses
October 27 - December 20 (Section -08X)
12/1/2025 12/4/2025

Wait Listing

You may now put yourself on a wait list through SiS if the course you want is full. When you try to register for a closed course, the system will ask you if you want to be put on a wait list.

If space becomes available in a course, the wait list function will add you into the class in the order of your request. Please note that you will receive an email at your UML email address if you are put into the closed course. Check your schedule in SiS to see if you are registered for the closed course. If you no longer wish to register for a course you are wait listed for, you must remove yourself from the wait list through SiS. If you do not remove yourself from the wait list, you run the risk of being registered for a course and will be responsible for the grade received as well as the tuition and fees incurred.

Add/Drop Deadlines for Winter 2026

Winter Intersession

Last Day to Add Last Day to Add with Permission Last Day to Drop*
Online Courses
December 29 - January 18 (Section -06x)
12/30/2025 12/31/2025 12/31/2025

How to Secure Permission to Add a Course »

Add/Drops can be processed in SiS or at The Solution Center, University Crossing, 220 Pawtucket St. Suite 131, Lowell, MA.

Changes from credit to audit and audit to credit status are limited to the Add/Drop period.

*No refunds after this date.

Students withdrawing from any class can do so through SiS. Verbal messages to faculty or staff do not constitute official notification.

Winter Intersession

Deadline
Online Courses
December 29 - January 18 (Section -06x)
1/6/2026

Wait Listing

You may now put yourself on a wait list through SiS if the course you want is full. When you try to register for a closed course, the system will ask you if you want to be put on a wait list.

If space becomes available in a course, the wait list function will add you into the class in the order of your request. Please note that you will receive an email at your UML email address if you are put into the closed course. Check your schedule in SiS to see if you are registered for the closed course. If you no longer wish to register for a course you are wait listed for, you must remove yourself from the wait list through SiS. If you do not remove yourself from the wait list, you run the risk of being registered for a course and will be responsible for the grade received as well as the tuition and fees incurred.

Add/Drop Deadlines for Spring 2026

Start I

Last Day to Add Last Day to Add with Permission Last Day to Drop*
8-Week Online Courses
January 20 - March 15 (Section -08X)
1/26/2026 2/2/2026 2/2/2026
10-Week Online Courses
January 20 - April 5 (Section -06X)
1/26/2026 2/2/2026 2/2/2026
15-Week (Full-Term) Online Courses
January 20 - May 9 (Section -03X)
1/26/2026 2/2/2026 2/2/2026
15-Week (Full-Term) On-Campus Courses
January 20 - May 9 (Section -00X, HA1)
1/26/2026 2/2/2026 2/2/2026

Start II

8-Week Online Courses
March 16- May 9 (Section -08X)
3/20/2026 3/27/2026 3/27/2026

How to Secure Permission to Add a Course »

Add/Drops can be processed in SiS or at The Solution Center, University Crossing, 220 Pawtucket St. Suite 131, Lowell, MA.

Changes from credit to audit and audit to credit status are limited to the Add/Drop period.

*No refunds after this date.

Students withdrawing from any class can do so through SiS. Verbal messages to faculty or staff do not constitute official notification.

Start I

Undergraduate Graduate
8-Week Online Courses
January 20 - March 15 (Section -08X)
2/23/2026 3/6/2026
10-Week Online Courses
January 20 - April 5 (Section -06X)
3/2/2026 3/27/2026
15-Week (Full-Term) Online Courses
January 20 - May 9 (Section -03X)
4/7/2026 4/30/2026
15-Week (Full-Term) On-Campus Courses
January 20 - May 9 (Section -00X, HA1)
4/7/2026 4/30/2026

Start II

8-Week Online Courses
March 16- May 9 (Section -08X)
4/16/2026 4/30/2026

Wait Listing

You may now put yourself on a wait list through SiS if the course you want is full. When you try to register for a closed course, the system will ask you if you want to be put on a wait list.

If space becomes available in a course, the wait list function will add you into the class in the order of your request. Please note that you will receive an email at your UML email address if you are put into the closed course. Check your schedule in SiS to see if you are registered for the closed course. If you no longer wish to register for a course you are wait listed for, you must remove yourself from the wait list through SiS. If you do not remove yourself from the wait list, you run the risk of being registered for a course and will be responsible for the grade received as well as the tuition and fees incurred.

Add/Drop Deadlines for Summer 2026

Start I

Last Day to Add Last Day to Add with Permission Last Day to Drop*
6-Week Online and On-Campus Courses
May 18 - June 29 (Section -01x, -04x)
5/22/2026 6/1/2026 6/1/2026
8-Week Online Courses
May 18 - July 12 (Section -08x)
5/22/2026 6/1/2026 6/1/2026
10-Week Online Courses
May 18 - July 26 (Section -06x)
5/22/2026 6/1/2026 6/1/2026
10-Week On-Campus Courses
May 18 - July 26 (Section -05x)
5/22/2026 6/1/2026 6/1/2026
12-Week (Full-Term) Online Courses
May 18 - August 9 (Section -03x)
5/22/2026 6/1/2026 6/1/2026
12-Week (Full-Term) On-Campus Courses
May 18 - August 9 (Section -00x)
5/22/2026 6/1/2026 6/1/2026

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6-Week Online and On-Campus Courses
July 6 - August 15 (Section -02x, -04x)
7/10/2026 7/17/2026 7/17/2026

How to Secure Permission to Add a Course »

Add/Drops can be processed in SiS or at The Solution Center, University Crossing, 220 Pawtucket St. Suite 131, Lowell, MA.

Changes from credit to audit and audit to credit status are limited to the Add/Drop period.

*No refunds after this date.

Students withdrawing from any class can do so through SiS. Verbal messages to faculty or staff do not constitute official notification.

Start I

Undergraduate Graduate
6-Week Online and On-Campus Courses
May 18 - June 29 (Section -01x, -04x)
6/12/2026 6/22/2026
8-Week Online Courses
May 18 - July 12 (Section -08x)
6/18/2026 7/2/2026
10-Week Online Courses
May 18 - July 26 (Section -06x)
6/26/2026 7/17/2026
10-Week On-Campus Courses
May 18 - July 26 (Section -05x)
6/26/2026 7/17/2026
12-Week (Full-Term) Online Courses
May 18 - August 9 (Section -03x)
7/6/2026 7/31/2026
12-Week (Full-Term) On-Campus Courses
May 18 - August 9 (Section -00x)
7/6/2026 7/31/2026

Start II

6-Week Online and On-Campus Courses
July 6 - August 15 (Section -02x, -04x)
7/31/2026 8/6/2026

Wait Listing

You may now put yourself on a wait list through SiS if the course you want is full. When you try to register for a closed course, the system will ask you if you want to be put on a wait list.

If space becomes available in a course, the wait list function will add you into the class in the order of your request. Please note that you will receive an email at your UML email address if you are put into the closed course. Check your schedule in SiS to see if you are registered for the closed course. If you no longer wish to register for a course you are wait listed for, you must remove yourself from the wait list through SiS. If you do not remove yourself from the wait list, you run the risk of being registered for a course and will be responsible for the grade received as well as the tuition and fees incurred.