Find out how to add, swap, drop or withdraw from courses, including open entry/open exit courses. Before you can attend classes, you must first enrol in courses.
Before you can attend NorQuest College, you must first be enrolled in courses.
Once you pay your tuition deposit or we confirm your sponsorship, the Office of the Registrar will email information about enrolment to your MyMail account. See How to enrol in courses for more information or watch these videos. After you have been enrolled:
- you will be able to see your class schedule in MyQuest
- your tuition and fees will be assessed
- you can request a student ID card
- you can buy your books and materials from the bookstore
Enrolling in open entry/open exit delivery courses
Open entry/open exit courses allow you flexibility on your start date. You can select your start date and must complete your course before the specified end date. Make sure you are aware of your course start and end dates when you enrol. Full payment of tuition and fees is due at the time of enrolment.
Changes to enrolment
NorQuest College uses standard add, swap, drop, and withdrawal deadlines for all credit programs and courses. While you may withdraw from a program or drop a course any time before its completion, academic and/or financial penalties may apply.
Adding courses
You can add credit courses to your schedule during the course's add period.This is the first 10% of each class/program, however, it could vary depending on the course or program start date. You cannot add a course once the add period is over.
Visit How to enrol in courses for instructions on adding a course.
Swapping courses
You can use the Swap feature in Visual Schedule Builder if you want to switch from one section to another.
Dropping courses
You can choose to drop individual credit courses within the drop period (the first 10% of each class) without academic or financial penalty. Courses dropped during this period do not appear on your official transcript.
After the drop period has elapsed, you may drop a credit course at any time, but with academic and financial consequences. Before dropping a course, you should make sure you understand the consequences.
Non-attendance is not considered an official notice for dropping a course.
To drop a course, you must either:
- Log into MyQuest to drop a course (available for certain programs), or
- Email retention.adivsor@norquest.ca from your MyMail account if you intend to drop your course. The date we receive your email will determine the consequences of dropping your course.
Remember to return any outstanding book rentals and materials, orcharges will be added to your student account.
Withdrawing from a program
If you do not wish to remain in your program for the current or future terms, you may withdraw from your program at any time. When you withdraw, we will remove you from all courses. You will need to reapply to the program and meet admission requirements again if you wish to return in the future.
Non-attendance is not considered an official notice of withdrawal.
To withdraw from a program, you must complete, sign, and submit a Program withdrawal form to the Office of the Registrar. The date we receive your form will determine the academic and financial consequences of withdrawing.
Remember to return all outstanding book rentals and materials or charges will be added to your student account.
If you are withdrawing for medical reasons, see Dropping courses for medical reasons, above, for what you should provide.
College-initiated withdrawal
The college has the right to withdraw a student for failure to follow college policies, including:
- lack of academic progress
- academic misconduct
- non-academic misconduct
- poor attendance, or
- non-payment of fees
In the case of a withdrawal from a program for disciplinary reasons, the notation 'Required to Withdraw' will appear on the transcript.
Withdrawal from lack of enrolment
New applicants unable to attend the term for which they applied must reapply and pay an application fee to be considered for readmission under the current program entrance requirements.
Current students not attending for a term
Only current, active students can take a term off without seeking readmission. You may take the next single consecutive term off and then return to the program without reapplying for admission. If you take more than one term off, you must seek readmission by reapplying and paying the application fee.
If you wish to take a term off, you must drop all courses for the term you wish to take off before the start of that term. You are responsible for all outstanding fees until you do this. Any requests made after the term has begun are subject to the college's withdrawal policy.
Students who wish to take a term off must still complete their program within the most time allotted.