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Drop/Add

Spring 2026
Drop/Add opens December 1


Add closes January 26

Drop closes March 2

 

 

Directions to Use Registration Add/Drop Schedule

  1. Login to HokieSPA with your VT PID and password.
  2. Select the HokieSPA tab
  3. From the list of links on the HokieSPA tab, locate the “Course Registration and Schedule Menu” link
  4. Use the links provided in this menu to prepare for registration, review details on each link in the table below
  5. To access Hokie Registration, select the term link for which you plan to course request or add/drop classes
  6. Each semester, you will be prompted to complete pre-registration checks before entering Hokie Registration. Work through any actions with a red triangle
  7. When all actions are green (expect for FERPA which will always have a question mark icon), your page will reload to take you to Hokie Registration

 

Watch How-To Add/Drop Videos

How to Use Schedule Builder

How to Read Course Details

How to Search for Classses

How to Add Classes

How to Drop Classes

How to Make Changes to Your Schedule

Registration Holds Explained

Common Errors

FAQs

 

 

Having Issues?

Issues with Economics courses

Complete form   

 

Issues with other subjects

Contact the Advisor of the Department of the course

 

Issues with adding ACIS, BIT, FIN, MGT,  or MKTG courses

Beginning in January for Spring and August for Fall you will need to go to the Department's website and complete the force add form.

 

Pre-req completed elsewhere  

You will not be able to add a course until the transfer credit for the pre-req is processed. For ECON courses complete the Force Add Form. For non-ECON courses contact the advisor for the department for alternative ways to add course.