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Q-Drops
\ In most cases, students who need to drop a class after the drop/add period will need to submit a Q-Drop Request online in Howdy by searching and selecting the Submit Q-Drop Request card.
Texas Law
Undergraduate students will normally be permitted four Q-Drops during their undergraduate studies; however: State law prohibits students from having more than six dropped courses from all state institutions attended during their undergraduate career if they entered higher education as a first-time enrolled freshman beginning the 2007 fall semester or after. Q-Drops in one-hour courses will not count in the Texas A&M limit of four but will be included in the State-mandated limit of six dropped courses. If a lecture and companion lab are dropped at the same time, this will count as one Q-Drop rather than two. (Texas A&M University Student Rule 1.18.2)\ \ The Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 165 in the summer 2021, impacting Q-Drops in courses during Spring 2020, Summer 2020, as well as academic year 2020-2021 (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, and Summer 2021). The law stipulates these drops can be exempt so that they do not count against the student’s institutional and state drop limits. Academic records were retroactively updated by the Office of the Registrar in response to SB 165 in August 2021. For the specified terms, all Q drops originally recorded as a Q grade now appear as a W grade and will no longer be included in a student’s total count of total Q drops.
Scenario Impacts on Drop Limit
Below are drop scenarios and how they impact student drop limits and what grade will appear on the student’s transcript.\ \
| Drop Scenarios | TAMU Drop Limit? | State Drop Limit? | Grade on Transcript |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any 0 credit course | No | No | W |
| Any 1 hour class* | No | Yes | Q |
| Any class greater than 1 credit hour | Yes | Yes | Q |
| Any lecture/lab co-requisite courses dropped at same time | Both classes dropped at same time will only count as 1 drop | Both classes dropped at same time will only count as '1' drop | Lecture is Q Lab is W |
| Any lecture/lab co-requisite courses dropped at different times | Both classes dropped count as 1 drop | Both classes dropped count as '1' drop | Lecture is Q Lab is W |
*Except lab courses or co-requisite courses.
Student Information
Students can submit a Q-Drop request online in Howdy by following the steps after selecting the Submit Q-Drop Request card. Submitting online will automatically route the request to an academic advisor for review and processing.
\ Student-Athletes (including practice players, managers, and trainers) MUST receive approval from Athletic Compliance before dropping below 12 hours in a fall or spring semester. These drops will be forwarded to the Office of the Registrar by Athletic Compliance for processing.
Contact an advisor with questions regarding Q-Drops.
Advisor/Staff Information
Q-Drop requests are initiated by students online in Howdy by following the steps after selecting the Submit Q-Drop Request card. Advisors approve requests in Howdy.
Special Processing Required on Q-Drops for Student Athletes
Q-Drops for STUDENT-ATHLETES (including practice players, managers, and trainers) that drop the student below 12 hours require additional approvals. Once approved, online Q-Drop requests for these students should route to Athletic Compliance. Athletic Compliance will route requests to the Office of the Registrar for completion. \ \ **Please note the online Q-Drop process includes the additional steps for routing. Sending notification to the Registrar's office after the approval is not required.
Q-Drops
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