Today is the deadline for students who wish to add or drop classes for the semester.

If a student makes changes to his or her schedule after today, the course will stay on the record and they may have to pay partial or full credit for the class.

Dropping a class after the deadline counts as a withdraw from the course and must be permitted by the student’s major college, according to the Registration and Records Web site. Graduate students and students-at-large should contact the Graduate School in Adams Hall, Room 102 in regard to dropping a course.

As for refunds, students will have until Jan. 31 to receive all of their money back for a course. After that, students will receive 25 percent of the money for any course they drop, and no refund at all if they drop after Feb. 15.

Mark Purcell, a sophomore business major, dropped a course last semester after the deadline.

Although the process was easy, he said, he still had to pay the full amount for the class. The class stayed on his record, and he is retaking it this semester with a different professor.

There are many variables as to whether or not dropping a course after the deadline will affect the student’s grade, said Angie Byrd, assistant director of Registration and Records.

“A student should consult with an academic advisor to discuss their circumstances and how it would affect them academically,” she said.