Student Academics: Drop/Swap Courses


Drop or Swap Your Courses:

**Note** This action is only available during the add/drop period detailed by the University each Academic Period. Using the Drop option will completely unenroll you in the course you select. Using the Swap option will allow you to drop one course or section and replace it with another to satisfy requirements in your academic plan.


After logging in to myUC, please follow these directions. 

  1. Click on View All Apps at the bottom of the section called Quick Tasks. 
  2. Click on the Academics app.
  3. Locate the Academic Advising & Planning section, then click on View My Courses. 
  4. Your courses are listed under the section titled My Enrolled Courses. Use the horizontal scroll bar to move all the way to the right of this section. You should see options for Drop and Swap.
  5. If you need to drop a course, click on Drop in the corresponding row for the desired course. 
  6. Click the checkmark box next to Confirm. Then click OK at the bottom of the page.
  7. You should then see a screen with a message saying that the task was completed successfully. Click Done at the bottom of the screen.
  8. If you need to swap a course, click Swap in the corresponding row for the desired course.
  9. Select New Course or New Section to select what type of swap you need to make to replace the course you want to drop. 
  10. If you select New Course, you will need to use the dropdown box to select the course you want to add to replace the course you want to drop. Then click OK at the bottom of the screen.
  11. If there is more than one section of the new course you selected offered, you will be asked to pick which section you would like to register for. Click the checkmark box in the Select column next to the course section that you want to swap your current course with. 
  12. Review your choices, including confirming the course you want to drop and replace. Click the checkmark box next to Confirm Swap. Then click OK at the bottom of the screen.
  13. You should be taken to a screen confirming your successful registration for the new course. Click View Registered Courses to go back to the View My Courses section.
  14. If you select New Section, you may encounter an error message if there are no other course sections for that course. If there are available sections, you will be able to click OK at the bottom of the screen to proceed to the next step.
  15. Click the checkmark box in the Select column next to the course section that you want to swap your current course with. Then click OK at the bottom of the screen.
  16. You should be taken to a new screen confirming your successful registration. Click Done at the bottom of the screen.


Your screens and processes may vary slightly from this document.