Schedule of Classes: Spring 2008

Study the course offerings and in consultation with your advisor plan a program of courses for the Spring Semester 2007-2008, which will meet your needs and objectives.

Students should not expect schedule requests of more than 19 hours to be processed unless a written explanation is filed in the Registrar's Office by the advisor. A special area on the enrollment card has been set aside for the advisor to indicate his or her approval. A nineteen hour schedule already would result in an excess hour charge for the semester of $1,000.

Check if you are meeting:

Complete the enrollment card neatly. For the computer terminal operator to process your card properly it is imperative that it is completed with care as to legibility and accuracy. DO NOT EXPECT THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE TO FILL IN MISSING INFORMATION!

On the enrollment card Item B allows each student to indicate his/her preference about being placed into an open section of a course when the original selection has been filled. The Registrar's Office will automatically proceed with this option if left blank or if we feel we can help students. First year students and sophomores should always expect the Registrar's Office to apply this option regardless of indication. Departments may request that students be moved from one section to another if it is necessary in order to meet the demand for certain required courses.

The bottom portion of the card enables all students to list alternatives if first choices are closed. We suggest you use this space to indicate different courses and not just different sections of first choices. The Registrar's Office will turn to alternative selections until:

Alternative selections will not be processed if such action would result in a schedule larger than 18 credit hours or if the alternative selections are already closed.

Students will be placed on waitlists for all requested first choices for which he or she was unable to be enrolled. If a student is placed into a different section of the same course, he or she will be deleted from the wait list. As openings occur the next student on the waitlist will either be notified or automatically enrolled in the course. All official waitlists will be erased two weeks prior to the opening of school. For a former waitlisted student to be given special consideration for openings that might occur on registration day, a formal confirmation of interest must be made with the Office of the Registrar prior to the closing of the office on December 28, 2007. Departments and instructors reserve the right to sign additional students into closed courses whenever they determine there are unique needs.

Students may change advisors whenever they wish. After conferring with the new advisor and getting the necessary approval for the change, the student must report that agreement to the Registrar's Office. Forms are available at the counter in the Office of the Registrar.

Students are expected to attend class regularly and complete assignments as scheduled. Since many courses have wait lists, it is imperative that professors be aware of your interest and activity in each course. Should you be absent during the first days of a term and you have not provided the instructor with a suitable explanation, it is conceivable that you may be automatically dropped from the course and your spot given to another student.

Since students are expected to attend class regularly and to participate in class discussions, it is appropriate for faculty to include these factors in their grading process. Normally such policies will be included in a syllabus; however, students concerned about this aspect in determining their grades should discuss the matter with the instructor.

Because of the need for better facilities management, more 8:30 and 2:30 classes will be offered. Students closed out of multiple section courses and whose schedules allow them to take an 8:30 or 2:30 section without conflict, may find themselves in these sections in order to reserve a spot for themselves.

Students may repeat courses in order to develop greater mastery of the subject matter. However, second efforts do not erase original efforts. Should students take and successfully complete a course two different times, he/she must be aware that both grades will be included in GPA calculations but the credit hours cannot be included twice. You may wish to discuss all potential ramifications with the Registrar if this scenario is a factor for you. Students wishing to re-enroll for a course for which they have already received a passing mark must receive permission of the chairperson of that department and the instructor of the course to be taken.

If evening courses or courses beginning in the late afternoon need a final examination time, two possibilities exist:

Students participate in Commencement ONLY AFTER THEY HAVE COMPLETED ALL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS. Students who complete requirements over the summer, or even later, are always eligible to return and participate in the May commencement exercises FOLLOWING their actual completion date.

Falsification or forgery of any College document (e.g., application form, financial-aid form, enrollment form) violates College rules, as outlined in the COURSE OF STUDY under CONDUCT and HONESTY. Suspected violations of this policy are subject to normal judicial procedures.

Adjustments to schedules are possible throughout the pre-registration period. On and after January 14, 2008 all drops and adds must be approved by the course instructors. The last day to add courses will be January 28, 2008. Students may drop courses until February 11, 2008.