Add/Drop Period
From the date that classes begin, you have three weeks to add courses and seven weeks to drop courses. If you drop a course within this period, no record of your ever being enrolled in the course will exist. However, if you drop after this period, you will need to fill out a petition in addition to the add/drop slip, and a "W" will appear on your transcript, indicating that you withdrew from the course.
Add/Drop Slip
This form (found in the Engineering Registrar’s Office) is used to add or drop any course that cannot be added or dropped online. Fill out the course you wish to change and obtain a signature from the department that offers the course. Your faculty advisor must also sign it. Drop off the completed form at the Registrar’s Office (158 Olin Hall).
Electronic Add/Drop
Use Just The Facts to add or drop up to five classes electronically. Students must meet with their faculty advisor to plan a schedule.
Grading Option
For Liberal Studies distribution and approved electives, students have the option of registering for a grade of satisfactory or unsatisfactory (S or U) instead of a letter grade for one class per semester. A minimum grade of C- is required to receive a satisfactory (S) grade. Changing the grade option is possible only during the first three weeks of the semester.
Academic Excellence Workshops (AEWs)
AEWs are one-credit S/U courses taken in conjunction with engineering math, chemistry, and computer science courses. The workshops are listed under the nomenclature ENGRG (Engineering General) and are paired with the appropriate course: ENGRG 191 with MATH 191, ENGRG 192 with MATH 192, ENGRG 211 with CHEM 211, ENGRG 100 with COM S 100, and so on. Participants work cooperatively to practice problem-solving and to improve their understanding of core course concepts. Workshops meet once each week for two hours. Facilitators are upper-class students who are proficient with course material and trained in cooperative learning techniques. Students may enroll online for AEWs during pre-enrollment or during the add/drop period. More information about AEWs is available on the Engineering Learning Initiatives Web site.
Co-op
The Engineering Co-op integrates a student’s academic interests and career goals with paid, productive work experience in cooperating organizations. Students work full-time for one semester and one summer. Students with cumulative GPA of 2.7 and above are eligible to participate. For more information, contact Engineering Co-op and Career Services, engr_coop@cornell.edu or visit them in 201 Carpenter Hall.
ENGRG 150
A one-credit, created-to-be-fun, get-to-know-Cornell class where you will meet us, your very own peer advisors! The class will be led by your faculty advisor, whom you will consult before enrolling in classes every semester until you affiliate with a major (which you will do during your sophomore year). It’s an S/U class with no homework or exams, and we will make it fun!
