2016-2017 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Adding and Withdrawing From a Course Students are responsible to verify the accuracy of their course registration at the beginning of each semester. All registrations must be finalized by the end of the second week of the semester. No courses may be added after this time unless approval is granted from the course instructor, and the associate/assistant dean or chair of the department that offers the course. In the absence of the associate/assistant dean or department chair, the dean of the school or the dean of undergraduate studies may approve a late registration. A late registration fee of $50 will be charged to process a registration or add a course after the deadline. Changes in a student’s course schedule must be made through the drop/add process. This may be completed online within three calendar days after courses begin. After this time, a drop/add form is required to complete a schedule change. Forms for course changes are available in the Office of the Registrar and must be signed by both the course instructor and the student’s academic advisor. The student is required to make up any work missed due to late entrance. Changes in a schedule caused by cancellation of courses will not result in financial penalty. When a course is dropped, the action is recorded as follows: Date of Change Action: 16-Week and 14-week Classes Through the first full calendar week No Record on transcript Second full calendar week through end of the ninth calendar week W – Withdrawn During the 10th and 11th calendar weeks WP-Withdrawn Passing or WF-Withdrawn Failing 12th week through the end of the semester Drops not permitted 12-Week Classes Through the sixth weekday from start of class No Record on transcript Seventh weekday from start of class through end of the Seventh calendar week W – Withdrawn During the eighth and ninth calendar weeks WP-Withdrawn Passing or WF-Withdrawn Failing 10th calendar week 12 through the end of the course Drops not permitted 8-Week Classes Through the sixth weekday from start of class No Record on transcript Seventh weekday from start of class through end of the fourth calendar week W – Withdrawn During the fifth calendar week WP-Withdrawn Passing or WF-Withdrawn Failing Sixth calendar week through the end of the course Drops not permitted 4-Week Classes Through the second weekday from start of class No Record on transcript Third weekday from start of class through 10th weekday from start of class W – Withdrawn 11th weekday from start of class through 14th weekday from start of class WP-Withdrawn Passing or WF-Withdrawn Failing 15th weekday from start of class through the end of the course Drops not permitted 3-Week Classes (or less) Through the second weekday from start of class No Record on transcript Third weekday from start of class through fifth weekday from start of class W – Withdrawn Sixth weekday from start of class through the end of the course Drops not permitted All Other Classes 10% from start of class No Record on transcript 11% from start of class through 50% from start of class W – Withdrawn 51% from start of class through the end of the course Drops not permitted Note: A weekday is defined as Monday through Friday. A day ends at 5 p.m., eastern time. Course changes are complete when the Office of the Registrar receives the completed drop/add form. The effective date of the course change is the date the Office of the Registrar receives the completed form. Failure to properly drop a course will result in a grade of “Z”, which counts the same as an “F”. Refund information is listed in the financial information section of the catalog. This information is also available on the Registrar’s webpage. Auditing Auditing involves attending and participating in a course without earning credit. A course may be changed from credit to audit before the end of the first full week of the semester. Courses may be changed from audit to credit, with permission of the instructor, before the end of the first full week of the semester. A student may not test out of a course already audited. Registration to audit a course will not be processed until the first day of the semester to accommodate students requiring regular registration status. Page 28 2016–17 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Academic Information Registration for Courses