Registration and Advising Information

For information on specific registration dates, please refer to the Academic Calendar.

Registration

Those who register for 12 or more credit hours per semester/session are classified as full-time students, while those who register for 11 or fewer credit hours are classified as part-time students. A student cannot register for more than 18 credit hours during a fall or spring semester or seven credit hours during a summer session without the permission of his or her advisor and the dean of student development.

All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor prior to registering for classes. Students can register in person at the college campus or online through the student portal. Students are eligible to register online if they are registering for only one course that does not have prerequisites or if they have more than 15 credit hours with a grade point average (GPA) of 2.00. Students who must meet with an advisor and register in person are those who:

  1. Are new students who want to register for six or more credit hours in one semester/session;
  2. Have less than 15 credit hours or less than a 2.00 GPA;
  3. Are currently in high school;
  4. Are on academic probation or require a suspension conference;
  5. Need ENG 081, ENG 082, ENG 083, ENG 084 or ENG 086;
  6. Are missing prerequisites; or
  7. Need permission of the department head.

Information on specific registration procedures is available from the registrar’s office prior to each registration session.


Registration

Academic Advisement

For information on advisors by department, please refer to the Credit Class Schedule Directory. All students are assigned an academic advisor to help them work out a program of study that best meets their needs. Individual assistance is available to all students in the planning of their class schedules to ensure that the courses they select match their career goals. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor to preregister or register for classes. Advisors also meet with their advisees periodically to ensure continued student progress. It is the student's responsibility to know and follow the requirements for his or her program of study.

Online Credit Registration

Registration is available online through the student portal. Students are encouraged to meet with their advisor prior to online registration to discuss their educational and career plan. There are, however, restrictions of who can and can not register online.

Advising Guidelines for Online Credit Registration
Who can register online? Who can not register online and must see their advisor?
  • Students who have over 15 credits and a 2.0 GPA
  • Students who want to sign up for one course in a semester. If students want to take one college-level English or math course, they must have attained a bachelor’s or higher degree, transfer credit for college-level English or math, or appropriate SAT/ACT or diagnostic scores.
  • New students who want to register for six or more credit hours in one session or semester; Students who have less than 15 credits;
  • Students who have under a 2.0 GPA
  • Academic probation or suspension:
    • Students limited to three classes
    • Students requiring a suspension conference
  • Students in ESL classes: ENG 081, 082, 083
  • Students who are currently in high school
  • Students in ENG 084 and ENG 086
  • Students who need overrides:
    • Missing Pre-requisite
    • Permission of Dept. Head to enroll in a course

Dropping and Adding Courses

A student who wants to drop or add a course after he or she registers must drop or add the course online or by seeing an advisor prior to the end of the drop and add periods. Drop and add dates for full semester/session classes that begin and end according to the regular Academic Calendar are listed in the class schedule publications for each semester. Drop and add dates for classes that begin and end at other times are provided to students on their registration confirmation. Courses that are dropped are not recorded on a student’s transcript.

Dropping a course does not necessarily eliminate the student’s financial obligations to the college. Depending on the date the course is dropped online or the “Drop and Add” form is received in the registrar’s office, students who drop a course could be eligible for a refund. Students who are receiving financial aid should be aware that dropping a course could affect the amount of their award.

Withdrawal

After the drop period ends, a student can withdraw from a course by going online or seeing an advisor prior to the end of the withdrawal period. Withdrawal dates for full semester/session classes that begin and end according to the regular Academic Calendar are listed in the class schedule publications for each semester. Withdrawal dates for classes that begin and end at other times are provided to students on their registration confirmation. A “W” is recorded on the transcript of a student who has officially withdrawn from a course.

Withdrawing from a course does not eliminate the student’s financial obligations to the college. Students who are receiving financial aid should be aware that withdrawing from a course could affect the amount of their award and jeopardize their eligibility for financial aid in the future.