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Late Registration
After online registration closes, a registration fee will be charged to the accounts of those students who need to register through the Registrar’s Office. Students may also be limited in their class selection as classes may have closed.
Attendance
As part of the covenantal agreement to which both instructors and students have committed, students are expected to attend all class and laboratory sessions for which they have registered. Instructors are free and responsible to establish, place in their course syllabi, and enforce attendance policies for their classes. Any penalties or makeup privileges for absences are left to the discretion of the instructor.
Adding/Dropping Courses
Students may make changes to their class schedules during the add/drop period. It is strongly recommended that students work with their academic adviser to ensure that they are on track to meet degree requirements. The add/drop period begins the first day of classes and lasts ten working days. No mark will appear on the transcript. Adding a course could result in the increase of student tuition and fee charges. Dropping a class could result in the reduction of already awarded financial aid and an increase in the student account balance.
Withdrawal from Courses
After the initial drop period, the entry for withdrawals will be a grade of “W”. Normally, a student will not be allowed to withdraw from a course after the tenth week of a semester. All changes in registration must be approved by the student’s faculty adviser and reported to the Registrar through the use of the appropriate form. If the faculty adviser and Registrar are not informed of the change, the student may receive a grade of “F” for the course.
A student who never attends or stops attending a course for which they are officially registered, without following the accepted procedures, will receive a grade of “F” in that course. A student who wishes to initiate withdrawal from a course after the deadline may do so by filing a petition to present a serious and compelling reason for withdrawal to the Registrar’s Office. Approval for such a withdrawal will be granted only in extreme cases where extenuating circumstances are evident and can be substantiated. Failing or performing poorly in a class, and dissatisfaction with the subject matter, class or instructor are not acceptable, serious, or compelling reasons for late withdrawal.
Pass/Fail Option for Electives
As a means of encouraging students to explore interests outside of their concentrations, Junior and Senior status students are allowed to register for any course outside of their concentrations and the Core Liberal Studies Curriculum as an elective on a pass/fail basis. While the credits can be applied toward graduation requirements (126 credit hours), a course taken on a pass/fail basis is not computed into the student’s GPA. To receive a P (passing) grade, students must participate fully in the course in a manner satisfactory to the instructor and earn a final grade of at least 70%. Students must register for credit for each course they intend to take during the semester. Students then may designate a course as pass/fail by the designated add/drop deadline. If a student takes a course pass/fail, and then changes his or her concentration so that the course is needed for credit, the student must retake the course for
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