Deadline and Refund Schedules - Massasoit Community College

Add/Drop Policies

Full-Semester Courses

Any student wishing to add or drop a course may do so during the first seven (7) calendar days of the semester without financial or grade penalty for all full semester classes (Fall and Spring).
Students wishing to add a course during the second seven (7) calendar days of the semester may do so only with the permission of the course instructor.
Students wishing to drop a course during the second seven (7) calendar days of the semester may do so with a grade of W (Withdrawal) and a 50% refund of tuition and fees.
Switching: Students wishing to drop a course during the second seven (7) calendar days of the semester may do so without financial or grade penalty IF they are also adding an eligible course with the permission of the course instructor.
Students wishing to drop a course after the first fourteen (14) calendar days of the semester may do so with a grade of W (Withdrawal) and no refund of any tuition and fees.

Short-Term Courses

For 2-week Courses (Winter Session):

Students may add or drop a course on the first (1st) calendar day of the course without financial or grade penalty.
Students may add with permission of the course instructor and drop with a grade of W (Withdrawal) and a 50% refund of tuition and fees on the second (2nd) calendar day of the course.
Students dropping a course on or after the third (3rd) calendar day of the course will receive a grade of W (Withdrawal) and receive no refund of any tuition and fees.

For 5-week Courses (Fall, Spring, Summer Sessions):

Students may add or drop a course during the first two (2) calendar days of the course without financial or grade penalty.
Students may add with' permission of the course instructor and drop with a grade of W (Withdrawal) and a 50% refund of tuition and fees during the second two (2) calendar days of the course.
Students dropping a course after the first four (4) calendar days of the course will receive a grade of W (Withdrawal) and receive no refund of any tuition and fees.

For 7-week Courses (Fall, Spring):

Students may add or drop a course on the first three (3) calendar days of the course without financial or grade penalty.
Students may add with permission of the course instructor and drop with a grade of W (Withdrawal) and a 50% refund of tuition and fees during the second three (3) calendar days of the course.
Students dropping a course after the first six (6) calendar days of the course will receive a grade of W (Withdrawal) and receive no refund of any tuition and fees.

For 10-week Courses (Fall, Spring, Summer Semester):

Students may add or drop a course on the first four (4) calendar days of the course without financial or grade penalty.
Students may add with permission of the course instructor and drop with a grade of W (Withdrawal) and a 50% refund of tuition and fees during the second four (4) calendar days of the course.
Students dropping a course after the first eight (8) calendar days of the course will receive a grade of W (Withdrawal) and receive no refund of any tuition and fees.

Non-Credit Courses

For Non-credit Courses

Withdrawals before the start of the first class are granted a full 100% refund. Withdrawals after the first class are refunded 0 – 50% depending on the length of the course.

Note: “Calendar days” include Saturdays and Sundays.

Semester-specific deadline/refund schedules

Note: Students are able to add and drop courses through their MyMassasoit account. The deadline to do so is dependent on the first column of dates (add/drop without a record) for the individual courses.

	Last day to add a course or drop without a record; online registration available; 100% refund	Last day for 50% refund; grade of W on record; no refund after this date	Last day to withdraw, grade of W on record; no refund
Full-semester courses
Courses offered 9/4-12/17	September 10	September 17	November 21
10-week courses (Accelerated Session)
Courses offered 10/10-12/17	October 14	October 18	November 21
7-week courses
Courses offered 9/4-10/23	September 6	September 9	October 17
Courses offered 10/24-12/10	October 25	October 28	November 21
5-week courses
Courses offered 9/4-10/9	September 5	September 7	October 3
Courses offered 10/10-11/6	October 11	October 13	November 1
Courses offered 11/7-12/10	November 9	November 11	December 3

	Last day to add a course or drop without a record; online registration available; 100% refund	Last day for 50% refund; grade of W on record; no refund after this date	Last day to withdraw from Winter Session 2025 courses
Thursday, January 2 – Friday, January 17	January 2	January 3	January 10

	Last day to add a course or drop without a record; online registration available; 100% refund	Last day for 50% refund; grade of W on record; no refund after this date	Last day to withdraw from Spring 2025 courses
Full-semester courses:
Courses offered January 22-May 13	January 28	February 4	April 17
10-week courses (Accelerated Session)
Courses offered February 12-May 13	February 15	February 19	April 17
7-week courses
Courses offered January 22-March 12	January 24	January 27	March 3
Courses offered March 26-May 13	March 28	March 31	April 17
5-week courses
Courses offered January 22-February 25	January 23	January 25	February 17
Courses offered February 26- April 1	February 27	March 1	March 25
Courses offered April 2-May 6	April 3	April 5	April 29th