A. Registration
Registration occurs prior to the start of the semester.
B. Registration Changes
Courses may be added or sections of the same course may be changed through the first six business days of the semester.* Any students wishing to add a course after this time must have instructor approval. Students adding a course after classes begin are responsible for all missed work but may not be penalized for absences which occur before they are registered for the course.
*The College shall post these dates for each term, and deadlines for courses shall be adjusted proportionally.
C. Audit
Audit status may be declared at the time of registration. Audit students must meet all course prerequisites and co-requisites, if applicable, or receive permission of instructor. Auditing a course means that the student enrolls and attends the class, but does not receive a grade or earn credit. Students who choose to audit will not be allowed to take the final exam. Mid-term and other coursework evaluation will be at the discretion of the instructor. The “AU” designation will be awarded in the case of satisfactory attendance, as determined by the instructor. A change from audit to credit status may not be made. Students may audit a course only one time.
D. Change to Audit Status
Students may elect to declare audit status instead of withdrawing. To declare audit status, the student must obtain the instructor’s approval on the “Change to Audit Status” form. The final day to declare audit status is four weeks prior to the last day of classes. The deadline for partial semester classes will be adjusted accordingly. Once approved for change to audit status, the requirements of rule III.C above apply.
E. Student Drops & Withdrawals
Students must drop courses prior to the start of the semester to receive a full refund. The last day to drop and remove a class from the official transcript is the end of the third week of the semester.* After the third week of the semester, drops are considered withdrawals and are recorded with a ‘W’ on the transcript. The last day to withdraw from a course is three weeks prior to the last day of classes. Click here to view the full Academic Calendar.
*The College shall post these dates for each term, and deadlines for courses shall be adjusted proportionally.
F. Non-Attendance
- For students who never attended by the College’s defined census date*, faculty are required to assign an ‘NA’ (“Never Attended”) in classes where there is a face-to-face component. In face-to-face classes, attendance is defined as being present for at least one meeting of the class. In online classes, attendance is defined as logging into the class at least once on or after the first day of the semester. In real-time online classes, attendance is defined as presence in at least one class meeting, which may include responding to roll call, or participating in a chat or discussion board. The NA will remove the student from the class.
- Students who stop participating through non-attendance, missing exams, or other assessments in the course after the NA period, and who, in the professional judgment of the faculty member, are effectively no longer students in the course at the midpoint of the term may be assigned at “X” which removed the student from the course. An “X” grade may only be assigned at the designated “X” assignment period of the semester, which occurs at the midpoint of the semester.
- Student appeals for reinstatement to a course after an ‘NA’ or ‘X’ has been assigned shall be adjudicated by the College’s Chief Academic Officer.
*The College shall post these dates for each term, and deadlines for courses shall be adjusted proportionally.
G. Notes on Drops, ‘W,’ ‘NA,’ and ‘X’
- ‘W’ and ‘X’ do not carry quality points and will not be computed into the student’s grade point average. However, they will appear on the student’s transcript.
- Drops, ‘W,’ ‘NA,’ and ‘X’ do not count as credit toward overall full-time or part-time load and may therefore affect a student’s associated benefits, which may include, but are not limited to, current and future financial aid, veteran’s eligibility, current student housing, health insurance eligibility, visa status, etc.
- ‘W,’ ‘NA,’ and ‘X’ do not relieve students of their financial responsibility for tuition and fees.
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