Student Schedules and Registration

*Adding or Dropping Courses

Any change in a student’s planned program must be approved by the adviser. Each change should be submitted to the registrar’s office on a form provided by that office and approved by the Committee on Academic Policy and Procedures.

*Administrative Drop

If a student registers but does not attend the first class of the semester, the Office of the Registrar will administratively drop the student from the course(s). For billing and financial aid purposes, an administrative drop will be recorded as a dropped course effective the first day of the semester, and the student will not be responsible for charges for the course(s).

However, it is still the student’s responsibility to complete the process by submitting a Drop/Add Form to the registrar’s office. Failure to do so may result in a grade of F for the course(s).

*Admitting Students into a Course

Admission of a student into a class without the prerequisite or after the first week of classes is at the discretion of the instructor.

*Approval of Student Schedules

Each student is responsible for consulting with and obtaining approval of the academic adviser for planning a program.

*Auditing Courses

• An auditor is defined as a student who attends a course regularly without being required to take part in recitation, written work or final examination, and without receiving credit for the course.
• Students requesting permission to audit a course must receive prior approval from the appropriate faculty member.
• The request to audit a course must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar no later than the last day of the add/drop period.
• Students who audit courses are required to pay all additional or established fees associated with the class. A student receiving financial aid should contact the financial aid office to determine what impact, if any, enrolling in a course for audit will have on the student’s aid.
• Courses taught one on one, by virtue of their participatory nature, do not qualify as classes that may be audited. These courses include, but are not limited to: independent studies, guided studies and applied music.
• A student who has audited a course may not request permission to receive Credit by Examination based on the audit alone. The fact of the student’s attendance in a course as an auditor will be noted on the student’s permanent academic record if, in the opinion of the instructor concerned, the student’s regularity of attendance merits such a notation. The instructor will indicate this fact by the letters “P.R.” (permanent record).

Canceling Classes Prior to Vacation

Classes are to be held as scheduled at the first and last scheduled session of each course and in the periods immediately preceding and following designated vacation periods. Except with the approval of the dean of the faculty, no member of the faculty should omit or change from the scheduled hour, or dismiss early the last session in any course before or the first session in any course after the stated vacations.

Classification

For classification as a sophomore, a student will have completed satisfactorily at least 27 semester hours; as a junior, at least 60 semester hours; as a senior, at least 90 semester hours.

*Catalog Policy for Matriculated Students

Degree-seeking students must complete requirements as outlined in the College catalog for the year in which they matriculate into a degree program. If there are curricular changes (general education, major or minor), a student may choose to meet the requirements as outlined in the new catalog. The student must provide a statement in writing to the Office of the Registrar that she or he intends to complete the new curriculum. Should a student decide to change her/his degree, major or minor, the student may be required to follow the most current requirements as determined in consultation with the registrar.

Course Load

A student normally takes 30 semester hours per academic year. A student will carry a minimum of 12 semester hours in each semester to be considered full time, a minimum of six semester hours in each semester to be considered half time, and a minimum of nine semester hours in each semester to be considered three-quarter time.

Course Overload

A student may enroll in more than 18 semester hours, but not more than 21 semester hours, in any semester provided that she/he: (a) has a 3.3 grade-point average in the preceding semester or a 3.3 cumulative grade-point average; (b) was enrolled as a full-time student in the preceding semester; and, (c) has the approval of her/his adviser.

Full-time tuition is charged for students enrolled in for 12 to 18 semester hours. Students enrolled in more than 18 semester hours will incur an additional charge per semester hour.

Cross-Registration

Wilson College has arrangements with Shippensburg University and Gettysburg College that allow Wilson College students to take courses on the two campuses that are not offered at Wilson. See the registrar for specific details and procedures.

Declaration of Major

Bachelor’s degree candidates should declare an intended major during the semester in which 60 semester hours will be completed. Associate degree candidates should declare an intended program during the semester in which 27 semester hours will be completed. The student must obtain written approval from the department chair of the major area or program and her/his current adviser and submit the form to the registrar when registering for the following semester.

Declaration of a Minor

Bachelor’s degree candidates may declare a minor in order to enhance their academic programs. A form is available in the registrar’s office that requires the student to list all courses the student plans to take in order to fulfill the minor. The student’s adviser and the department chair of the program in which the minor is offered must sign the form.

*Dismissal from a Course

An instructor may, based on a disregard for the stated policy for a course, request that the Committee on Academic Policy and Procedures dismiss a student from a course with the designation of W entered on the records. Conditions for readmission to the course will be granted only by the Committee on Academic Policy and Procedures.

Distance Learning Policies (Online Courses)

The difference between online and hybrid courses is that online courses are taught almost exclusively online, while hybrid courses are taught offering a significant portion of the course online (with no more than 50 percent taught online) and the remainder during face-to-face class time.

Definitions

1. Online Course - An online course provides all instruction in an asynchronous manner and has no required on-campus components, with the exception of a possible orientation and proctored assignments when applicable. Synchronous chat room activities may be used when appropriate.
2. Hybrid Course - A hybrid course provides f1exible learning formats to enhance student learning. It includes an in-class component, but the format may differ from a traditional course by using flexible class meeting times, online components and/or other delivery methods (such as video, interactive video, cable media, etc.).
3. Traditional Course - A traditional course conducts all class sessions on campus in a synchronous manner. Traditional courses may use Web resources such as class notes, quizzes and other class resources. Web assignments for traditional courses may be asynchronous.