All students are required to register for courses through Registrar. It is the student’s responsibility to register in courses and follow up with fee payment as outlined. After choosing the course(s) the student must contact their Faculty Advisor for approval, approval will be provided to both the student and the Registrar through email correspondence.
a. Course registration
Registration for courses for credit will not be considered complete without a Faculty Advisor’s approval and the payment of tuition and fees. Late registration is permitted only with Faculty Advisor and instructor permission by the late registration deadlines.
Deadlines for registration and tuition payment, 2021-2022:
FALL
Tuesday, August 3 – Deadline for registration for Fall semester courses Friday, September 17– Deadline for late registration or course changes for Fall courses
WINTER
Friday, November 12 – Deadline for registration for January term and Winter courses Friday, January 21 – Deadline for late registration or course changes for Winter courses
CLUSTER/ON-LINE/INTENSIVE COURSES AND LEARNING CIRCLES
Four weeks before the first day – Deadline for registration for cluster/on-line/intensive courses and learning circles Two weeks before the first day – Deadline for late registration for cluster/online/intensive courses and learning circles
b. Course withdrawals
Upon deciding to withdraw from a class, students are responsible for the following:
- awareness of the academic and financial consequences of the withdrawal (see below)
- notification of the Registrar
- notification of the course instructor
- notification of the Faculty
To drop a class, students may either obtain the necessary signatures on a form available from the Registrar’s Office. Students should ensure that they keep a copy of the documents.
Semester, cluster and on-line course withdrawal dates for 2021-2022 are:
FALL
- Friday, September 24 – Noon Deadline to withdraw from course with 100% tuition refund; after this date the transcript will show “Withdrawn”
- Friday, October 1 – Noon Deadline to withdraw from course with 75% tuition refund
- Friday, October 15– Noon Deadline to withdraw from course with 50% tuition refund
- Friday, October 22– Noon Deadline to withdraw from course with 25% tuition refund (no tuition refund after this date)
- Friday, October 29 – Noon Deadline to withdraw from course without academic penalty; after this date the transcript will show “Withdraw-Fail”
WINTER
- Friday, January 28– Noon Deadline to withdraw from course with 100% tuition refund; after this date the transcript will show “Withdrawn”
- Friday, February 4 – Noon Deadline to withdraw from course with 75% tuition refund
- Friday, February 18– Noon Deadline to withdraw from course with 50% tuition refund
- Friday, February 25 – Noon Deadline to withdraw from course with 25% tuition refund (no tuition refund after this date)
- Friday, March 4– Noon Deadline to withdraw from course without academic penalty; after this date the transcript will show “Withdraw-Fail”
Intensive courses/Learning Circles
End of the first day of an intensive course – Deadline to withdraw from course with 100% tuition refund (minus $150 withdrawal fee); after this date the transcript will show “Withdraw-Fail”
End of the second day of a learning circle – Deadline to withdraw with 100% tuition refund (minus $150 withdrawal fee); after this date the transcript will show “Withdraw-Fail”
c. Course Load
The normal full course load is five classes, enabling a student to carry 15 hours of classes and 30 hours of preparation for those classes. Normally, registration will be limited to five classes per semester (including any courses being taken elsewhere). Any student wanting to take an overload should request an exemption from the Faculty through their Faculty Advisor. Each request will be handled on a case-by-case basis and does not imply any precedent.
d. Minimum Course Registration
Ordinarily the minimum number of registered students needed for a course to be offered is five. If fewer than five students register for a class, the Faculty will review the case and decide whether it should be offered.
e. Auditing a Course
With permission of the Faculty Advisor and the instructor of a course a student may choose to enrol in a course (except internet courses) as an audit student (rather than for credit). Audit students are expected to do course readings, but are not required to submit assignments, and will not be evaluated by the instructor. The “audit” designation appearing on a transcript is an indication of “status” (regular attendance) and not one of academic achievement. Audit fees are one-half of credit fees.
f. Program Withdrawal Student Initiated Withdrawal
To withdraw from a program a student must indicate their intention in writing to their Faculty Advisor