Registration
Registration Process
Students must register for classes according to instructions and deadline dates contained in the Schedule of Classes and the Academic Calendar prior to the beginning of each semester.
Online Registration
Students are required to use personal data (i.e. a User Identification Number [ID assigned by the College]; and a Personal Identification Number (PIN)) to register online.
PINs - All students are assigned PINs. If the student forgets or disables his/her PIN, he/she must present picture ID, if in person, or answer a security question, if over the telephone, to have Help Desk personnel reestablish PIN information.
Registration Locations - As long as registration is open, students may register online anywhere there is internet access. During registration periods, the computer laboratories will be staffed with registration assistants.
Registration is considered complete when the student has paid all college fees, completed all requirements for accessing GATE funding or paid tuition fees where applicable and payment has been officially certified by the Office of the Registrar and Bursar.
Students with outstanding financial obligations to the College (for example, college fees, tuition fees or library fines) may not register for classes until such obligations are resolved to the satisfaction of the College.
Students who enroll in courses and have not effected payment by the end of the late registration period will be automatically de-registered from the classes. Clearance to re-register must be sought from the Office of the Registrar. A late registration fee will be assessed to the student once permission is obtained.
Late Registration
Students may register for classes up to three weeks after the start of the semester. A late fee will be assessed to students who register during the late registration period.
Registration may be permitted after the end of the registration period, but only in exceptional circumstances. In such cases the students may find space availability in courses limited.
Students who register late in a course must accept primary responsibility for covering any material that they may have missed.
Course Load
Full-time students who wish to register for more than 15 credits in Trimesters I and II and 9 credits in Trimester III, or part-time students wishing to register for more than 9 credits in Trimesters I and II and 6 credits in Trimester III must receive written permission from the relevant department chair.
Only students who have a 2.75 grade point average or above will be eligible for consideration for a course overload.
All appeals to the decision of the department chair should be made in writing to the relevant academic dean.
The decision will be forwarded to the Office of the Registrar for implementation. The Office of the Registrar will advise the student in writing of the decision.
Adding and Dropping Courses
Students are permitted to add and/or drop a course during the registration period, which ends on the deadline date for late registration.
Students must obtain the approval of their academic advisor in order to add or drop a course.
The drop/add period begins each semester immediately following the last day of registration and extends through the first two weeks of the next semester.
Students may drop a course via Banner Self-Service at any time prior to the end of the drop/add period.
After the drop/add period ends, students can no longer drop a course, but may be able to "withdraw" from a course by completing the paperwork.
Withdrawal from a Course
Students wishing to withdraw from a course may do so by completing and submitting the appropriate form which is included in the registration package and is available from the Office of the Registrar.
Submission of the appropriate forms within the stipulated time period will result in a “W” being recorded on the student’s transcript for the course in question.
Students who withdraw from a course are only entitled to a refund if the forms are duly submitted to the Office of the Registrar after sign off by the department chair within the deadline specified in the Academic Calendar.
A withdrawal form must be completed by the student and the appropriate signatures obtained. The signature of the student’s department chair is required.
The effective date of withdrawal is that on which the student’s department receives and dates the form.
The student must then forward the form to the Office of the Registrar for processing.
The grade of "W” on the transcript indicates that the student withdrew from a course after the drop/add period.
This grade will remain on the official transcript but will not factor into the student’s grade point average.
Students who withdraw from a course after the add/drop period without completing a withdrawal form and submitting same to the Office of the Registrar within the prescribed deadline will have an “F” grade recorded on their transcript for the course in question.
Registration Restrictions
COSTAATT reserves the right to deny registration to any individual who
- has violated the Student Code of Conduct as outlined in the College’s catalogue;
- is currently suspended or dismissed from the College;
- is not making the required academic progress as defined in the catalogue; or
- when the College is unable to offer the courses needed to enable a student to meet his/her educational objectives.
Audit Registration
A student may enroll to audit a credit-bearing course. No credit will be awarded for the course, but a grade of X will be recorded on the student’s transcript.
Enrolment for audit classes will require the department chair’s approval and must be made only during the second week of a 15-week term.
Regular tuition and college fees will be charged for the course, and refunds will be authorized only by the Bursar.
Students will not be allowed to change their audit status to regular credit status at any time. Credit-based registration cannot be converted to audit status at any time.
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