addING A SUBJECT

If you missed the deadline to Add a subject, in the current or a previous term, you will need to petition the CAP. ADD DATE occurs in the 5th week of the term; see the Academic Calendar for exact dates.

Petitioning CAP to Add a Subject After the Deadline

• Review our petition process, which includes information about signatures and statements, extenuating circumstances, petition deadlines, and petition review.

• Download a Late Add form, explain your request in a brief statement, obtain appropriate signatures and statements from Institute personnel, and submit your petition to the CAP Office.
  

Late Add of a UROP

In the absence of compelling, extraordinary circumstances, the CAP will not approve petitions to late add UROP subjects. You can add a UROP for credit subject to your registration up until Drop Date each term. 

Instructions on proper registration procedures for UROP subjects:

• Appear in UROP Guidelines each term along with the applicable registration deadlines. Registration deadlines are also provided on the UROP coversheet. 
  
  
• Are verbally communicated to students by the UROP staff

• Are emailed to students who have credit paperwork on file with UROP on three occasions between Registration Day and Drop Date.
  
  
• If you have any questions about how to register your credit or are unsure about the subject number for which you should register, please contact UROP staff immediately.  See the Credit section of UROP Guidelines for additional details.

In view of the several opportunities afforded students in UROP registration, the CAP will deny UROP Late Add petitions unless the student presents evidence that failure to register in a timely fashion was due to events beyond his/her control. 

For More Information

If you have any questions on Late Adds, please feel free to contact the CAP office.

Comments and questions to cap-help@mit.edu

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