What can I do if my college is won’t allow me to drop a class before it starts?
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What can I do if my college is won’t allow me to drop a class before it starts?
This is causing me to have to pay more than $1,000 for a class that I do not want to take?
Asked on June 2, 2013 under Business Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
You need to reference your enrollment agreement and any other contracts you have with the college. If these agreements state that, under the circumstances and timing that exist, you can't drop the class, then you can't drop it--such a term in a contract is enforceable. On the other hand, if you may properly drop the class under the terms of your enrollment, then you can do so--and if the college will not you, you'd have good grounds to sue them (such as in small claims court) for any money you lose due to their refusal.
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