Auditing is not available during the winter session.
Winter Policies and Procedures
Academic policies and procedures are different for winter session, so please read them carefully to understand your responsibilities.
Audits
Drops
Withdrawing from a course is not dropping a course. In order to avoid billing, you must drop the course by the drop deadline. Late drops are not permitted and you will be responsible for paying course tuition if the drop is not completed by the stated deadline. Please review the academic calendar very carefully as the drop period for the winter session is very short compared to the fall/spring semesters.
Matriculated students who need to drop a course should do so online using HomerConnect during the add/drop period. Nondegree students should reach out to the Office of Extended Studies to drop courses within add/drop period.
Note: Cessation of class attendance or notification of the instructor is not considered an official drop. Unless students officially drop a course, they are still registered for the course and will receive a grade of F even though they did not attend class. It is the student's responsibility to drop from a course by the designated deadlines.
Enrollment Limits
Students may register for up to 4.0 credits during the winter session. Due to the workload for 4 credits in 11 days (length of the winter term), the maximum number of credits that is feasible and will be approved for the winter session is 4 credits. There is no option to request a credit overload.
Financial Aid
Winter session is not part of the Ithaca College fall or spring semester and is not normally covered in full-time tuition payments for either semester. Please contact Student Financial Services to determine how enrollment in winter session impacts any financial aid award.
Tuition and Fees
Winter tuition for undergraduate courses is based on a per credit hour rate. Please see Tuition and Fees with the Office of Student Financial Services for more information.
If you have any questions on extramural graduate tuition rates, please contact oes@ithaca.edu.
Withdrawals
Students may withdraw, but must complete a Withdraw from a Summer/Winter Course form and submit it to the Registrar's Office with all required approvals. Withdrawals from coursework do not result in tuition refunds (if you do not want to be billed for a course you must drop - not withdraw - by the stated deadline). Add/drop and withdrawal deadlines can be found on the relevant term's Academic Calendar.
Note: Cessation of class attendance or notification of the instructor is not considered an official withdrawal. Unless students officially withdraw from a course, they are still registered for the course and will receive a grade of F even though they did not attend class. It is the student's responsibility to withdraw from a course by the designated deadlines.