UTech, Ja Student Handbook 2019-2020

U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E C H N O L O G Y , J A M A I C A – S T U D E N T H A N D B O O K 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 0 214 P O L I C Y Students may add or drop modules after being registered up to the first two weeks of Semesters 1 and 2 and the first week of the Summer Session. A D D / D R O P T I M E F R A M E WO R K Students wishing to add/drop modules must do so by completing the Add/Drop Form online by the end of the second week of classes in semesters 1 and 2 and the end of the first week of classes in the summer session. They must comply with any faculty-specific requirements concerning attending lectures and laboratories and continue attending all classes until the Add/Drop request has been fully approved. A D D / D R O P G U I D E L I N E S The Add/Drop period begins at the start of reg- istration and continues until the second week of classes for semester 1(sem1) and semester2 (sem2) or the first week of classes for summer. • Dropping a module after being enrolled will result in the dropped module being removed from your academic record. • Adding a module after being enrolled will result in the cost of the module being charged to your account in the absence of a waiver from the Registrar’s Office. • The adding and dopping of modules after the Add/Drop period ends is not allowed. • You should consult your Academic Advisor before adding or dropping a module. • If a core module is dropped i.e. a module that must be completed for your course of study, provisions must be made to take it in another academic period. • Ensure that your current timetable can accommodate the added module(s). • The maximum number of modules that may be dropped within a semester is three (3). Adding modules will result in payment of additional fees where these are in addition to modules covered in tuition fees already paid. Dropping a module may result in a refund of the tuition fee. Fees for modules dropped after the end of the Add/Drop period will not be reimbursed. A C A D E M I C A D V I S O R The Academic Advisor should ensure that the student is not applying to drop a module that is needed to fulfil his/her professional goals A D D / D R O P P O L I C Y A N D P R O C E D U R E S