Registration

Registration and Advising

First-time freshmen are encouraged to complete registration for the fall semester in early summer. The annual Freshman Registration Weekend during June of each year allows freshmen and their parents to become more familiar with university life by visiting campus for the overnight event and meeting university faculty and administrators. During the weekend, freshmen talk with an academic advisor and register for fall classes.

Special arrangements can be made for students unable to visit campus to register for classes prior to Freshman Orientation. Freshmen review their fall registrations with their advisors during the fall Freshman Orientation.

Readmitted and transfer students and those returning students who have not completed registration earlier should register prior to the first day of classes.

Although faculty advisors attempt to provide students with the best available information, students ultimately select the courses and construct their programs to their own satisfaction. It is the students’ responsibility to see that program requirements are met and that the proper courses for their intended major programs are taken in proper sequence.

Registration is not complete until all necessary information has been submitted to the registrar, and financial arrangements are finalized.

Students may not enroll later than the fifth day of a semester or second day of January Term or summer session except by special permission.  Students allowed to enroll late by permission are limited to a partial load.

Dropping and Adding

Students may drop a course or add a course through the fifth day of the semester or the second class day of January or the first class day of summer terms (prorated for courses that do not follow the regular semester schedule and for special terms). Through the tenth day of the semester or the third class day of January and summer terms, students may petition to take selected courses with a grade of S/U.  Students may petition for a grade of W and withdraw from a course through the tenth week of the semester or the tenth class day of January and summer terms. Student athletes must be alert to implications for NAIA eligibility based on their need for successful completion of minimum credits per term.

Student Schedules

Students are expected to access and print their semester schedules via the Internet at myinfo.huntington.edu on the first day of classes.  Schedules printed before that date may not include updates in class meeting times and rooms.  Students who cannot access their schedules via the Internet because of unmet financial obligations must visit the Office of Business and Finance to obtain financial clearance and gain access to their class schedules.

Until all financial obligations are met, registration is not complete and students are not cleared to attend classes. Students who have not cleared their accounts with the Office of Business and Finance will not be permitted to attend classes after the first day until their accounts are cleared.

Student Hour Load and Overloads

Students should ordinarily carry a full load of 15 to 16 hours each semester in addition to 2 hours each January Term. Students in some programs (such as music) or students combining minors, a second major program, or teacher licensing with a university major may need to incorporate additional hours into their programs of study by taking summer sessions, heavier loads, or an additional semester. Students who are employed are advised to carry a lighter load and to include summer courses in order to complete their programs in the normal time.

Students wanting to carry 18 hours or more will petition the Academic Concerns Committee. Ordinarily, to be considered for overload, students will have earned a B average in the preceding semester.  Students may not carry more than 20 hours except under very unusual circumstances. Any full-time students may audit one course each semester without credit or tuition charge.

In summer session students may carry up to 6 hours concurrently or a total of 12 hours for the full semester session.  In January Term students may carry a maximum of one January Term course or 3 semester hours of credit.

Class Attendance

Students are expected to be regular in class attendance and to accept responsibility for all assigned work.  Students who have been absent from as many as one-third of the total class sessions for a course are considered to have failed the course and are suspended from it.

Instructors set class attendance policies within these limits. Class sessions missed because of late registration are counted as absences. Students who fail to attend a course during the first week of classes (prorated for other terms) may be dropped from the class.  Students may petition the Academic Concerns Committee to be readmitted to class if there are extenuating circumstances.

Students forced to miss classes for an extended period shall notify the Office of the Registrar. Faculty members are asked to notify the Office of the Vice President for Student Development concerning students who are absent from class for a period of two weeks. Such students are considered to have unofficially withdrawn from that course and receive a grade of F. If students have been unable to notify the institution for reasons beyond their control, they may petition the Academic Concerns Committee for a waiver of these policies.

Group Absences

Occasionally class absences result from a field trip scheduled for another course or from an authorized co-curricular activity which falls within class hours. Students who participate in co-curricular activities which may require class absences should regularly attend class so that absences for co-curricular activities do not lead to course failure. Such group absences do not excuse students from their obligations to their regularly scheduled courses, and it is the students’ responsibility to complete all requirements in a manner satisfactory to their instructors. Field trips normally are not scheduled during the first or last week of classes.

Final Examinations

Students who miss a final examination must seek permission to make up the examination at the discretion of the faculty member. Permission to give a final examination at any time other than the officially scheduled time must be obtained from the Dean of the University. Students may not change final exam times in order to make more convenient travel arrangements; air flights particularly should be reserved well in advance so that reservations may be obtained for the end of the examination period.

Students who have four final examinations in one day and students who have three finals in one day including two comprehensive exams may petition the Dean of the University to arrange to take one of the exams at another time. Petitions are to be completed one week ahead of exam week.

Withdrawal from the University

If students find it necessary to withdraw from the University, they first report to the Director of Retention Programs, who will assist students in the transition.

Until the tenth week of the semester, students who officially withdraw are given grades of W. After the tenth week, or if students do not officially withdraw, students are given grades of F.

Students who officially withdraw are entitled to a partial refund of tuition (but not fees) and room charges through the fifth week of the semester except that no refund is allowed to students who have been dismissed by the University. Partial board refund is prorated to the weeks remaining in the semester. Financial assistance such as grants and scholarships are recomputed to reflect appropriate credits and may be cancelled for the semester in which the students withdraw.  Students who are called to active military duty and withdraw from classes at any point in the term will receive a refund of 100% of tuition and fees.

If students do not complete the arrangements for withdrawal, their record will show Unofficial Withdrawal and students are not entitled to honorable dismissal. In addition all courses will show an automatic grade of F.