Changing your enrolment

At the start of each semester or quarter, if you need to change your enrolments, you can:

  • Drop your courses
  • Swap your courses
  • Edit your courses 

This can be done on Student Services Online.

Indicative deadlines for changing your enrolment

Please note:

  • The following are the standard deadlines for changing enrolment in courses that have standard semester/quarter dates
  • Courses with non-standard start/end dates will have different deadlines for changing enrolment
  • The official deadlines for changing enrolment for individual courses can be found through Student Services Online.

For details on the start dates for the terms noted below, please see Important dates.

Semester/Quarter   Deadline for adding courses Deadline for deleting courses with refund of fees Deadline for withdrawing from or substituting courses
Summer School 11 January 2023 11 January 2023
4 February 2023
Semester One 10 March 2023 10 March 2023 12 May 2023
Semester Two 28 July 2023 28 July 2023 29 September 2023
Double-semester (A and B) - Semester One start 10 March 2023 29 March 2023 29 September 2023
Double-semester (A and B) – Semester Two start 28 July 2023 16 August 2023 11 May 2024
Late Year Term
10 December 2023 10 December 2023
3 February 2024
Quarter One 20 January 2023 20 January 2023 3 March 2024
Quarter Two 14 April 2023 14 April 2023 26 May 2023
Quarter Three 7 July 2023 7 July 2023 18 August 2023
Quarter Four 29 September 2023 29 September 2023 10 November 2023

For further information on changes to enrolment, please see Enrolment and Programme Regulations.

Swap a course

You can swap a course you’re enrolled in for another one, while keeping your place in the original course until you finish the swap.

Instructions

  1. Sign into Student Services Online
  2. Click the 'Manage Classes' icon
  3. Click on 'Swap Course'
  4. Select from your enrolled courses
  5. Select the term (semester) of the class you want to edit
  6. Select a course to swap from the drop-down list of courses you're enrolled in for the term you selected. Select the course you want to swap out of
  7. Do one of the following to begin enrolling in the course you want to swap into: 
    1. Search for the course using class search 
    2. Search for a course from your programme requirements 
    3. Select from the list of courses in your enrolment cart - if there are any in it 
    4. Enter the five-digit number of a class from the course - if you know it

Drop a course

You can drop a course online, until the deadlines for changing your enrolment.

If you have questions about changing your enrolment and the deadline has passed, please: 

Instructions

  1. Sign into Student Services Online.
  2. Click on the 'Manage Classes' icon
  3. Click 'Drop Courses' 
  4. Select the course(s) that you want to drop and click 'next'
  5. Check that you have selected the correct course(s) you want to drop
  6. Click on the green 'Drop Courses' button 
  7. Confirm your selection 
  8. View the results 

Edit a course

If you only want to change your tutorial, lab or workshop, you can Edit your course.

Instructions

  1. Sign into Student Services Online.
  2. Click on the 'Manage Classes' icon 
  3. Click on 'Edit Course' 
  4. Select the term (semester) of the class you want to edit and click 'continue' 
  5. Select the course you want to edit from a drop-down list of courses you're enrolled in for the term you selected 
  6. Select a new tutorial, lab or workshop from a list for that course. 
  7. Confirm your selection and decide whether you want to waitlist if the class is full 
  8. View the results 

Late enrolment

A late enrolment is when you add a course after the deadline for changing your enrolment.

Think carefully before seeking approval to enrol late. If you enrol late in a course, this means you are also enrolling after the deletion deadline. So if you decide not to continue in that course, you may not be able to delete the course from your record or receive a refund of fees.

Late enrolment or withdrawal

Withdrawals

A withdrawal is when you drop a course after the deadline for changing your enrolment. If you are considering withdrawing from a course, think this decision through carefully and seek help and advice before proceeding.

If you withdraw from a course, please be aware that:

  • You will not receive a refund of fees for the course(s) you withdraw from.
  • The course will remain on your academic record as a Withdrawal (W), but from 2023* this will not impact your Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland cumulative or term GPA.
  • The course you withdraw from may be counted as a failed course for purposes such as StudyLink requirements for passing courses.
  • If withdrawing from a double-semester (A & B) course, you must withdraw from both A & B components of the course.

*Withdrawals before 2023 count as a 0 (zero) in the calculation of your cumulative or term GPA.

Late enrolment or withdrawal