Similar to what you might find on a traditional college campus, the period of time between an Outlier course’s start date and drop deadline is considered the drop window. During this window, we encourage you to explore the course risk-free and determine if you’d like to continue.

If you decide to exit a for-credit course before the drop deadline (as specified in the Course Syllabus), this is defined as “dropping a course.” When you drop a for-credit course, there is no impact on your academic record.

Drop Eligibility

Students in 39-week cohorts may choose to drop a course at any point BEFORE 11:59pm EST on the drop deadline of the cohort. For 39-week cohorts, the drop deadline is 52 days after the cohort’s start date (or Week 8 of the cohort schedule).

Students in 39-week cohorts must reach out to their school’s Outlier Educator to discuss their enrollment options.