Drop/Add and POI Information Sent to Students

by Betsy Chapman

The Office of Academic Advising has sent the following information to students about the Drop/Add process and the POI (Permission of Instructor) process for course registration.  If your student has questions about these items, please encourage your student to consult with his/her acadmic adviser or to go to the Office of Academic Advising for assistance.

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Classes begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, August 29th.  At that time, “POI registration” also begins. Students may drop or add classes as follows:

  • Classes may be dropped on WIN without permission as long as students remain at 12 hours or more
  • All adds require permission of instructor (“POI”)
  • Instructors may grant permission at their discretion by issuing a POI number
  • POI numbers are used on WIN to add courses (see below for instructions on “How to Use POI number” and “How to Swap One Class for Another”)
  • Students may add up to 17 hours without special permission; exceeding 17 hours requires additional permission from the Office of Academic Advising

Last day to Add classes is Wednesday, September 12

Beginning Thursday, September 13, students may no longer add classes

  • Dropping courses on WIN is NOT possible at this time
  • All drops require instructor’s AND advisor’s signature on a paper drop slip which must be brought to the University Registrar’s Office, Room 110 Reynolda Hall after all signatures have been obtained

Last day to Drop is Wednesday, October 3

How to Use a POI on WIN: Using a POI on WIN is a TWO STEP process: 1) Enter the POI number; 2) “Add/Drop Courses” to register for the class.  Follow these steps:

  • Obtain a POI number from the instructor
  • Log into win.wfu.edu and select “Virtual Campus”
  • ENTER THE POI NUMBER:

o   Select “Permission of Instructor Entry Page”

o   Enter POI number(s) and click “Submit”

  • REGISTER FOR THE COURSE:

o   Select the “Add/Drop Courses” link from the “POI Submission Results” page

o   Enter the CRN number on the Worksheet and click “Submit Changes”

Check your schedule to confirm the add:

o   From Virtual Campus, select “View Student Schedule” from the list under “Your Student Records”

o   The course should appear as part of your class list

How to “Swap” One Class for Another Using POI on WIN:

  • Enter the POI number as instructed above
  • Select “Add/Drop Courses” as instructed above
  • Click the drop-down menu next the course you want to remove, and change the status to “Drop Via the WEB” but do NOT click submit yet
  • Enter the CRN for the course you want to add in the “Add Classes Worksheet” section
  • Click “submit”
  • The dropped course should be removed and the added course should appear on your schedule

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