Course Add/Drop/Withdrawal

HOW TO ADD, DROP, OR WITHDRAW FROM COURSES

ADD/DROP

Deadlines

  • After registering for a term, you may change your schedule on NEST through the Add/Drop deadline. 
  • See your Academic Calendar for Add/Drop deadlines for your program and term.

Need a reminder of your PIN? 

  • NEST>Student Services>Registration>Forgot Registration PIN?
  • You must have registered for at least one class for the upcoming term to get a PIN reminder.
  • If you lost your PIN and have not registered for at least one class, contact your advisor.

Undergraduates: Follow the Instructions below. (Students in other Colleges must contact their Dean's Office for help with Add/Drop.)

ADDING COURSES AFTER ADD/DROP DEADLINES

Send an email as follows based on the college you are enrolled in. Your email must include: 

  • Your Name, NET ID, College (e.g., College of Arts and Sciences, Heider College of Business, College of Nursing) and class (e.g., FR, SO, JR, SR).
  • Your specific request.
  • The CRN, Subject, Course Number and Section of the course.

College of Arts and  Sciences

Heider College of Business

College of Nursing

Send email
to:

Course Instructor, COPY Your Advisor*

Course Instructor, COPY Business Deans' Office

Course Instructor, COPY Nursing Dean's Office

What happens next:

1. Instructor replies-all with response.

2. Advisor emails approval to Arts & Sciences Dean's Office.

3. Dean's Office emails approval to Registrar@creighton.edu.

3. Registrar's Office processes request.

1. Instructor replies-all with response.

2. Dean's Office emails approval to Registrar@creighton.edu.

 3. Registrar's Office processes request.

1. Instructor replies-all with response.

2. Dean's Office emails approval to Registrar@creighton.edu.

3. Registrar's Office processes request.

* Instructor and Advisor emails available on Outlook or AMI.

NOTE: Advisors/Dean's Offices must email approval directly to the Registrar's Office. We will NOT accept approval directly from the student.


DROPPING COURSES AFTER ADD/DROP DEADLINES

Send an email as follows based on the college you are enrolled in (include Name, NET ID, and Course info):

College of Arts and Sciences

Heider College of Business

College of Nursing

Send email
to:

Your Dean's Office

Your Dean's Office

Your Dean's Office

What happens next:

1. Dean's Office emails approval to Registrar@creighton.edu.

2. Registrar's Office processes request.

1. Dean's Office emails approval to Registrar@creighton.edu.

2. Registrar's Office processes request.

1. Dean's Office emails approval to Registrar@creighton.edu.

2. Registrar's Office processes request.

NOTE: Advisors/Dean's Offices must email approval directly to the Registrar's Office. We will NOT accept approval directly from the student.

WITHDRAWING FROM INDIVIDUAL COURSES

When you withdraw from a course, you receive a grade of "W" for that course. See the Creighton catalog for details.

Withdrawal deadlines depend on the start date and length of the course you are taking. See the academic calendar for your school for details or contact the Registrar's Office.

Undergraduate Withdrawal Instructions

Send an email that includes: 

  • Your Name, NET ID, College (e.g., College of Arts and Sciences, Heider College of Business, College of Nursing) and class (e.g., FR, SO, JR, SR).
  • Your specific request.
  • The CRN, Subject, Course Number and Section of the course.

NOTE: students in other Colleges must contact their Dean's Office for assistance with Individual Course Withdrawal.

Send your email as follows based on the college you are enrolled in:

College of Arts and Sciences

Heider College of Business

College of Nursing

Send email to:

Your Advisor* (Please discuss this option with your advisor!  IF your advisor is unavailable, email your Dean's Office.)

Your Dean's Office

Your Dean's Office

What happens next

1. Advisor emails approval to Registrar@creighton.edu.

2. Registrar's Office processes request.

1. Dean's Office emails approval to Registrar@creighton.edu.

2. Registrar's Office processes request.

1. Dean's Office emails approval to Registrar@creighton.edu.

2. Registrar's Office processes request.

* Advisor emails available on Outlook or AMI.

NOTE: Advisors/Dean's Offices must email approval directly to the Registrar's Office. We will NOT accept approval directly from the student.


WITHDRAWING FROM THE UNIVERSITY

  • Undergraduate Students: contact Mary Ann Tietjen, Director of Retention, or your Dean's Office.
  • Graduate, Medical, Dental, Pharmacy and Health Professions, and Law Students:  contact your Dean's Office.