Dropping a Course and Getting Money Back As long as the registration system is open, you can drop courses online. After the system closes follow these instructions to withdraw (as long as the last day to withdraw has not passed): brocku.ca/registrar/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/How-to-withdraw-from-a-course-after-registration-has-closed-1.pdf. Be aware that Brock now has a flat fee structure and whether or not you will be eligible for a refund depends on how many credits you are registered in. The amount of refund (if applicable) will depend on the date you withdraw. The longer you wait, the smaller the refund. It is important to check with the Finance office about these issues before making the decision to drop a course. You must drop a course before the last day to withdraw without academic penalty to avoid having the course and whatever grades you have earned show up on your transcript. This date will be different for D1, D2 and D3 courses and will be listed on your course outline or syllabus. You can also find these dates in the Undergraduate Calendar.
How to Deal with Conflicts It is each student’s responsibility to create a conflict-free schedule, there is a University regulation that students cannot register in courses that conflict.
***NEW THIS YEAR*** Students Cannot Register in Courses that Conflict The registration system will no longer allow students to register in courses that have a scheduling conflict. This rule applies to all course components, for example, lectures, seminars, labs and tutorials.
Faculty members in Psychology feel strongly that attendance in courses is essential to student success and engagement and have therefore decided that they will not approve any requests for students to register in courses that conflict.
PSYC 1F90 Lectures: The only exception to this rule is for students in PSYC 1F90 who have a conflict between their lecture section and another course. If you are trying to register in PSYC 1F90 and the lecture section that has space conflicts with another course, please email Kirsti at [email protected]. Please note that this exception ONLY applies to lectures in PSYC 1F90, not to seminars. Please note that the academic advisor cannot help you resolve conflicts or make seminar changes for you.
Automatic Deregistration Students who do not meet the requirements for a Psychology course will be automatically deregistered from that course unless they are issued an override. Automatic deregistration begins early in the registration period for all courses (D1, D2 and D3). The system will not de-register you for a D3 class if you are registered for the pre-requisite course in D2.
TIP: Courses Disappearing from Your Schedule? If courses keep disappearing from your schedule the day after you register for them, you are being automatically deregistered! Automatic deregistration usually begins early in the registration period for D1 and D2 courses and once it does, the system will deregister you every night at midnight -- it won't help to just keep adding the same course each day!