Office of the Registrar Schedule

Up-to-date information will be posted regularly at departmental offices, March 31 - April 11. More current versions may be available at the Registrar's Office throughout the registration period or available on the WEB from the Registar's page at http://www.denison.edu/registrar/ . When using the WEB or other enrollment sources, please keep in mind that apparent openings might well have restrictions (quotas, consent, and crosslistings). Thus, a student will need to have a clear understanding of space allocation when preparing his/her schedule with the advisor. Also available in the Registrar's Office will be lists of course offerings organized by time slot and general education letter.

A print-out of each student's schedule will be placed in his/her Slayter mail box soon after the processing deadline for each class.

A student will have an opportunity (by use of the "Change of Registration" form) to add or delete a course or courses before the members of the next class submit their schedules. A class schedule comprises the back part of this publication. Enrollment cards are held by the faculty member currently listed as your advisor in the Office of the Registrar. Should your listed advisor not be available this semester the department chairperson will have your card. As of March 28, 2003 the faculty member listed on the front cover should hold your card.

Study the course offerings and in consultation with your advisor plan a program of courses for the Fall Semester 2003-2004, which will meet your needs and objectives. (It is your responsibility to arrange the conference with your advisor. Do not expect your advisor to be readily available those few hours just before you are to register.

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 schedule of 19 hours is already an overload and will likely result in excess hour fees.

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 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 August 15, 2003. 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 Office of Academic Support. The Registrar's Office will be notified and proper steps will be taken for the transfer of your records.

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 ought to be aware that there are several options for fulfilling the 3rd Lab Science/Mathematics requirement (D) besides Computer Science, CS 101 or 171, or Calculus, Math 123. A second selection from Group B or Group C could also be used. For example, a student who has used Psychology 100 to fulfill Life Science (B) can complete an appropriate introductory level biology course such as Biology 101 or 102 that can fulfill the 3rd Lab Science requirement (D). The designation will still show as "B" instead of "D" on the counseling report.

The global studies program includes Western Studies (L), Non-Western Studies (M), and American Social Institutions (N). Students are required to complete only two of these three areas.

Note well that a single discipline can be used no more than two times to fulfill general education requirements. Since FYS and HNRS listings include faculty from many different departments, these listings are excluded from this restriction. All FYS and HNRS courses, therefore, apply toward graduation requirements regardless of the number of listings or the related departments.

If evening courses 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 commencement FOLLOWING their actual completion.

Falsification or forgery of any College document (e.g., applwdication 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 September 1, 2003 all drops and adds must be approved by the course instructors. The last day to add courses will be September 12, 2003. Students may drop courses until September 26, 2003.

Two of the following three areas are required; students are urged to complete all three.