| No. 6-3 | Rev. 05-01-12 | Date: 4-20-77 |
I. POLICY
Weber State University is committed to an orderly registration process. Course offerings are provided in accordance with our Catalog and Class Scheduling policies and procedures. While students hold the primary responsibility to manage their registration, the university is committed to assist as needed.
Students must be eligible to enroll based on their admission or continuing student status. The university maintains the right to restrict registration and remove a student from a course(s) based on non-compliance with university policy. The oversight of registration restrictions and/or course removal is handled by the Registrar's Office if a hold has been placed on the student's record or when subject to an academic suspension status (PPM 4-17). Once eligible to enroll for a given semester or block, students will be able to add courses beginning on their registration appointment date. Registration deadlines are scheduled based on a business day model.
II ADDING COURSES
Students may begin registering for open courses on their designated appointment day. They may continue adding open courses until the 5th business day of the semester. Beginning on the 6th business day, students must obtain approval from departments and individual instructors to add courses. Individual departmental procedures governing instructor discretion in this regard may vary.
III REGISTRATION APPOINTMENTS
A. The Weber State University registration schedule is based on cumulative credit hour totals. Dependent on the student information system and technical load capacity, advising appointment capacity, etc., the university may spread each access over a few days based on number of credit hours.
1. First registration access: Seniors and Graduate students (90 credit hours)
2. Second registration access: Juniors (60-89 credit hours)
3. Third registration access: Sophomores (30-59 credit hours)
4. Fourth registration access: Freshmen (1-29 credit hours)
5. Fifth registration access: Open registrationNote: Students registered with the Students with Disabilities Office, Early College students, Veterans of the United States armed forces, and Continuing freshmen, sophomore, and junior student athletes, defined as those participating in varsity NCAA athletics, may be allowed to register with seniors and graduate students.
B. Permissible Class Load - Without special permission, students may register for a maximum of 20 credit hours per semester.
1. Petitions to Exceed Permissible Class Loads. Students who have attained sophomore standing (30 or more semester credit hours) may petition to exceed the permissible class loads defined above, provided they meet the following GPA requirements. Petition forms are available at the Registrar's Office windows.
2. Students requesting 21-24 credits, must have a 3.5 or higher GPA and approval from the Chair of the student's major department and Dean of the student's college.
3. Students requesting more than 24 credits, must have a 3.75 or higher GPA, approval from the Chair of the student's major department and Dean of the student's college, and Associate Provost.
4. Students who have not declared a major must obtain approval from the Director of Academic Advisement and the Associate Provost in lieu of the department chair and the college dean, respectively.
IV CANCELLATION
Without special permission, students may cancel their registration for individual courses from the first day of school until the 15th business day of a semester or block. No entry will appear on the student's transcript. Note: courses dropped before the semester or block begins are also deleted from the student's record.
Refund of tuition and fees will be based on the refund policy of the institution.
V. WITHDRAWAL FROM INDIVIDUAL COURSE
Without special permission, students may withdraw from an individual course from the 16th business day of a semester or block through the 50th business day of a semester or 30th business day of a block. A "W" grade will appear on the transcripts of students who withdraw from individual courses. Students may not withdraw from individual courses during the remaining semester or block.
A. Students who stop attending a class without officially withdrawing will receive a "UW" (Unofficial Withdrawal) for that class. The procedure and deadlines for making registration changes are published each term in the class schedule.
B. Unless receiving prior approval from the instructor, students who do not attend the first two class periods or 5% of the course after enrolling in the course, may be dropped by the instructor within two business days. Students are dropped by the instructor notifying the Registrar's Office. If the instructor does not drop the student from the course and the student does not plan to attend, the responsibility to drop lies on the student.
C. Refund of tuition and fees will be based on the refund policy of the institution.
VI. COMPLETE WITHDRAWAL FROM THE SEMESTER
Students may withdraw completely from all courses for which they have registered through the 50th business day of the semester or 30th day of a block. Thereafter, students may appeal in cases of compelling, non-academic emergencies by submitting a petition and supporting documentation to the Registrar's Office. Appeals may be submitted until the last day of regular class instruction proceeding the final examination period.
A. A withdrawal form must be obtained from the Registration Office, completed in accordance with the instructions, and then submitted to the Registration Office.
B. The students record will reflect only the statement "Registered and Withdrew" and the date.
C. Refund of tuition and fees will be based on the refund policy of the institution.