Immediately following the online registration period and through the end of the second week of the fall and spring semesters, course additions may be made. This can be done if the student has the consent of his or her advisor or the instructor of the course. Students must turn in their add cards by the end of the second week of classes. Students may not add a a course after the deadline. Petitions for exceptions to this rule will be considered by the Administration Committee. If approved, a charge of $50 per add will be assessed. A student may withdraw from a course without receiving a failing grade up to the end of the fifth week of the semester. After the fifth week of classes, a student may ask the Adminstration Committee in writing to withdraw from a course for exceptional personal or medical reasons. The petition should be endorsed by the student's Commons dean. If permission is granted, the course will be removed from the student's transcript; if it is denied, the student will remain on the roster for that course. Withdrawals for other reason are not permitted after the end of the fifth week. A student may also request the Administration Committee to correct the student's enrollment if the student provides written confirmation from the instructor that the student did not attend the class. If permission is granted, a charge of $50 per dropped course will be assessed. A student who fails to complete the work of a course will receive a failing grade in that course. ( Adapted from : http//www.middlebury.edu/about/handbook/academics/Course_Registration_and_Conduct_of_Courses_regis) When can a student withdraw form a course without receiving a failing grade?

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Immediately following the online registration period and through the end of the second week of the fall and spring semesters, course additions may be made. This can be done if the student has the consent of his or her advisor or the instructor of the course. Students must turn in their add cards by the end of the second week of classes.

Students may not add a a course after the deadline. Petitions for exceptions to this rule will be considered by the Administration Committee. If approved, a charge of $50 per add will be assessed. A student may withdraw from a course without receiving a failing grade up to the end of the fifth week of the semester.

After the fifth week of classes, a student may ask the Adminstration Committee in writing to withdraw from a course for exceptional personal or medical reasons. The petition should be endorsed by the student's Commons dean. If permission is granted, the course will be removed from the student's transcript; if it is denied, the student will remain on the roster for that course. Withdrawals for other reason are not permitted after the end of the fifth week. A student may also request the Administration Committee to correct the student's enrollment if the student provides written confirmation from the instructor that the student did not attend the class. If permission is granted, a charge of $50 per dropped course will be assessed. A student who fails to complete the work of a course will receive a failing grade in that course.

(Adapted from : http//www.middlebury.edu/about/handbook/academics/Course_Registration_and_Conduct_of_Courses_regis)

When can a student withdraw form a course without receiving a failing grade?