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Registration Changes
If a change in student's class schedule becomes necessary, semester-length courses may be changed as follows:
Add a course
- May add full-semester courses (no fee for adding courses) during the first two weeks of the semester
- Add/Drop via UAOnline or submit an Add/Drop form to appropriate location
- Instructor permission may be required
- Check with the registration services for details on late starting class
- May not add a course two weeks after it has started
- Same procedure for dropping classes but a fee is charged for each class dropped
Withdrawal from a course
- Process used after deadline for dropping a class
- Withdrawal allowed through the 12th week of class (prorated for short or late starting courses)
- Produces a designation of “W” for the course on the cumulative transcript
- Academic grade for the course may only be obtained by retaking the course
- No tuition is returned to students who withdraw
- To withdraw from all courses should follow the procedure for withdrawal from the college
- A grade of “W” is considered unsuccessful completion of class for financial aid purposes of satisfactory academic progress
- Students with financial aid are strongly encouraged to speak with an adviser prior to withdrawing
Withdrawal from college
- Withdrawal is the official discontinuance of attendance prior to the end of a semester or session
- Requires submission of an Add/Drop/Withdrawal form (signed and dated)
- Withdrawal appears on the permanent record as the letter “W,” but is entered without prejudice (having no effect on GPA or any reference to the student’s standing in the class
- Drop fee is charged for each class and all fines and debt due must be paid before official withdrawal from the college is complete
- Students are strongly encouraged to speak with an adviser prior to a complete withdrawal
Credit/No Credit grading option
- Encourages students to explore areas of interest
- Undesignated electives may be completed under this option
- Maximum of 15 credits earned by this option may be applied to a degree program
- General Education Requirements (GER), school or college requirements and courses in a student’s major or minor are not allowed under this option
Auditing and changing grading option
- No credit is received if auditing and it is possible a student may be dropped to make room for credit-seeking students
- Instructor determines terms for auditing a course; if student fails to comply with the agreed-upon terms instructor may request that the course be removed from the student’s transcript
- Submission of papers for correction and grading, and participation in lab experiences are at the discretion of the instructor
- Required to register and pay tuition and fees
- No change of registration status from audit-to-credit after 2nd week of the semester
- During weeks 3-12 of the semester, students may change their status from credit-to-audit only with the instructor's signature
- Grading status change requires submission of ADD/DROP Form and paying fee
- No change from credit-to-audit after 12th week
- Audited courses are not included in the computation of study load for full-time, part-time, or overload status
- Students may not request local credit-by-exam for an audited course until the following academic year