Registration

Orientation and Registration

Orientation. Orientation takes place the weekend before classes begin, and will acquaint you with our facilities, personnel, and programs. The schedule includes instructional sessions, a couple of proficiency exams, as well as times for entertainment and fellowship. All new full-time students (including transfer students) must attend orientation and take the proficiency exams. New part-time students are encouraged to participate.

Registration. Usually two days (which overlap orientation days) are allotted to finalize registration, secure your ID, books, and any needed permits. The dates are listed inside the Catalog front cover. Registration takes place in the library/classroom building between 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Advisors. You will be assigned an advisor. Warning: While your advisor provides helpful guidance and class selection, it is the responsibility of the student alone to insure that all requirements have been met prior to the deadline for graduation.

Late Registration. Students who are late in registering for classes must pay a late registration fee. They also are responsible for absences and the assignments they have missed.

Testing. Certain proficiency exams are taken during Orientation. Late fees are assessed if you fail to take these tests at the stated times.

Class Line Schedule

Line Schedules are available through the College office. The College retains the right to revise the schedule or drop courses as it deems necessary.

Pre-Registration

Pre-registration for returning students is held at the close of each semester. New students pre-register at times set up by the admissions office.

Changes of Registration

Change of Registration Process. All changes of registration, such as dropping or adding courses or changing from credit to audit or audit to credit, are made on an official Change-of-Registration form available at the academic office. Instructions are on the form.

You are responsible for initiating the change of registration, obtaining the necessary approving signatures and submitting them, together with the fee, to the bookkeeper.

Change of Registration Notations. Changes of registration made on the first week of class are not listed on your transcript. Changes in registration in the following weeks use these notations.

W = Withdrawal—Courses dropped in the second and third week of class (second through sixth weeks for freshmen) receive this notation. It has no effect on your GPA.

WP = Withdrawal while passing the course (no effect on your GPA).

WF = Withdrawal while failing the course (calculated into your GPA as an “F”).

FW = Failure to withdraw (calculated into your GPA as an “F”).

Deadlines for Changes of Registration. Except under very unusual circumstances, no course may be added after the fourth week of classes. After the third week (sixth week for first-year students), if you are failing a course when you change your status to that of an auditor, you will receive a WF grade for the course. No changes of registration are permitted after the tenth week of classes.

Effective Date for Changes of Registration. The effective date of the change is the date when the completed form and applicable fee are received by the business office. It is important to complete the process quickly as refund schedules are also affected by the official date of the change.