Fix your html as:
<?php
while ($course = mysqli_fetch_assoc($records)){?>
<tr>
<td><?php echo $course['user_id']?></td>
<td><?php echo $course['first_name']?></td>
<td><?php echo $course['last_name']?></td>
<td><?php echo $course['email']?></td>
<td>
<select>
<option value="Approved">Approved</option>
<option value="Dissaproved">Dissaproved</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<?php
}?>