Once you have finished the application for admission and gotten accepted into a program the next step is registering for classes! The open registration period for the Fall 2008 semester begins June 2, 2008 through August 11, 2008. Please follow the steps below to finish the registration process.
REGISTRATION CARD - Submit the registration card filled out and approved by the ACCESS Center advisor to the Office of the Registrar.
Once the Office of the Registrar enters and confirms the student's registration, the student must proceed to the Fiscal Office to obtain their printed schedule and make financial arrangements. Students not making financial arrangements are subject to disenrollment, risk losing their courses, and mat not be allowed to re-register.
PAYMENT OF FEES- Tuition and fees will be assessed and posted to the student’s account at the time the registration card information is entered by the Office of the Registrar. Tuition charges based on a student’s residency status will be assessed for all courses. In order to complete the registration process, students must pay all tuition and fees the day they register, unless they have made other payment arrangements with the Fiscal Office. If fees are to be paid directly by a
support agency, written payment authorization from that agency is required for completion of the enrollment process.
ENROLLMENT PROCESS- Once a student completes the registration process including clearing through the Fiscal Office, he/she is considered officially enrolled and shall conform to all student policies and procedures as stated in the catalog and student handbook. Students who falsify any information will be subject to disenrollment.
STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARD- Upon official enrollment, students are eligible to receive a student identification card. Student ID's are issued by the Fiscal Office.
Changes in Enrollment
ADDING COURSES
Students may add courses through the end of late registration, as specified in the
current semester schedule of classes. Certificate or degree seeking students wishing to add courses must complete the Add/Drop form with their academic advisor. Nonmajor students must complete the Add/Drop form with an ACCESS Center Educational Advisor. All adds must be submitted with proper signatures to the Office of the Registrar. Students who are unable to complete the process personally may download an Add/Drop form from LCC's website and fax in their request. The Office of the Registrar will provide students with a signed copy receipt for any courses added using the Add/Drop form.
WITHDRAWING FROM COURSES - Students are officially withdrawn from courses by one of two procedures:
ADD/DROP FORM
The student completes an Add/Drop form and returns it to the Office of the Registrar with appropriate signatures. The Office of the Registrar will provide students with a signed copy receipt for any courses dropped/withdrawn using
the Add/Drop form. Students who are unable to complete the process personally may download an Add/Drop form from LCC's website and fax in their request.
COMPLETE WITHDRAWAL
A student at the main campus considering withdrawing from all courses prior to the deadline, may initiate the withdrawal process by notifying the ACCESS Center or the Office of the Registrar of his/her intention to withdraw. At the Santa Rosa or Springer Satellite a student shall notify the office clerk or the coordinator. A student not attending the main campus or one of the satellites can notify the ACCESS Center or the Office of the Registrar by calling 800.588.7232. Students
who are unable to complete the process personally may download a Complete Withdrawal form from the website and fax in their request. When a student notifies the appropriate office of an intention to withdraw, the student will be provided a Complete Withdrawal form. At this point, the student has officially indicated the intent to withdraw. The day the Complete Withdrawal form is submitted or received will be the date of withdrawal used for the calculation of Return of Title IV Funds and an institutional refund, unless the Student Financial Assistance Office can document a last day of attendance at an academically related activity.
After a student notifies the appropriate office of an intention to withdraw, he/shehe/she is urged to discuss the decision with his/her academic advisor. A student may rescind the intention to withdraw by not submitting the Complete Withdrawal
form to the Office of the Registrar. If a student wishes to reverse a decision to withdraw after the Complete Withdrawal form has been submitted, the student must complete a Petition for Course Reinstatement for each course. If a student
who rescinded an intention to withdraw does not complete the term and earns failing grades, the official date of withdrawal will be the latter of the date the withdrawal form was obtained or the last date of documented class attendance at an academically related activity.
The deadline for withdrawing from courses under either procedure is listed in the official academic calendar. If withdrawal from a course occurs within the drop period, that course will not appear on the student’s academic transcript. If withdrawal occurs after the drop period, a final grade of “W” is recorded for the class. A “W” is not computed in the student’s grade point average (GPA) but will appear on the student’s academic transcript. Students who quit attending in the middle of a term and do not officially withdraw, run the risk of earning failing grades at the end of the term.
AUDITING A COURSE
A student may enroll in a course for audit only if he/she has met the prerequisite(s) for the course. A Course Audit Request form must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar by the established deadline outlined in the academic calendar. Auditing a course requires approval from the instructor and academic director of the respective department. Non-credit courses cannot be audited. Auditing a course gives a student the opportunity to attend class as a non-graded participant and allows students to review a subject area either as a refresher or for general use. Students are encouraged to attend class sessions but have no responsibility for completing assignments and examinations; consequently, students receive neither a grade nor credit. Courses taken for audit will appear on the student’s transcript as “AU.”
CREDIT BY EXAMINATION
LCC recognizes that students may have gained academic knowledge through experience or training outside the college classroom. To challenge a course the following requirements must be met:
1. The student must be enrolled for a minimum of three (3) credit hours at LCC
during the semester they are requesting to challenge a course.
2. The student will not be allowed to challenge a specific course more than
once. In addition, students cannot challenge courses if they have received
college credit for the same course or its equivalent. Course challenge cannot
be used to establish credit for courses in which an “F” or “I” grade have been
earned.
3. The student must obtain a Credit by Examination form from the Office of the
Registrar. The form will require the student to obtain approval from the Dean
for Student Learning & Support Services and the respective academic director
from the department offering the course to be challenged. The academic
director will determine if the course may be challenged and if an instructor is
available to prepare and administer the examination.
4. A course challenge fee is assessed for each course challenged. The fee is
the regular tuition charge for the specific course based on the student’s
residency. The fee is separate from registration and lab fees and is nonrefundable.
5. Students currently enrolled in classes successfully challenged will be
administratively purged from the challenged course upon submittal of a
thoroughly executed Credit by Examination form to the Office of the Registrar.
6. If a student is not successful in their challenge of a course through credit by
examination and the student wishes to enroll in the same course in the same
term, the credit by examination fee will be reversed from the student’s account.
The student will not pay both tuition and credit by examination fees for the
same course in the same term.
7. If a student successfully completes the examination with a grade of “C” or
better, the grade and credit earned will be posted to the student’s academic
transcript with the designation “Credit by Examination.” If the course is not
successfully challenged, no entry will be made on the academic transcript.
8. If the student registers in a subsequent term for a course that was not
successfully challenged, additional tuition charges will be assessed.
9. The maximum number of credit hours that may be earned by course challenge
examinations is limited to 15.
10. It is the responsibility of the student to inquire about and schedule course
challenge examinations early enough to be able to register for more advanced
courses during the late registration/add period.
11. Proficiency courses may not be challenged via the process outlined above.
Students wishing to challenge a proficiency course should contact the
ACCESS Center to schedule an appointment to take the COMPASS placement
examination.