Enrollment Policies

	Auditing a course
	Class Schedule Changes (Drop/Add)
	Classification of Students
	Registration for Courses Course Numbering System Enrollment Overload Full Time/Part Time Enrollment Late Registration Registration Policies

Auditing a Course

All students are permitted to audit college courses without credit. Students interested only in personal gain and not interested in college credit may want to consider the audit option. However, tuition is assessed and course prerequisites are imposed for all audited courses. Students must indicate their intent to audit a course at the time of registration for that course. Auditors will not receive college credit nor will they be permitted to take examinations for the course audited. Change from audit to credit or credit to audit must be made no later than the end of the published late registration period. Courses for which the student is registered as an auditor will not be considered in the term total for determination of full time/part time status but will be considered in determining overload status.

Class Schedule Changes (Drop/Add)

A student may request class schedule changes only during the scheduled drop/add period indicated in the academic calendar. A schedule change is official only after it has been confirmed on-line or by Enrollment Services or the Dean’s office. Until notification is received, the instructor assumes the student is registered for the course.

Tuition and fee refunds are made only for courses officially dropped during the scheduled drop/add period.

Approval of the instructor is required for adding a section that is closed.  Courses may be added or dropped only during the scheduled drop/add period.

NOTE: When the deadline to make changes to a class schedule falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, students are encouraged to make those changes on-line using WebAdvisor. Students who prefer to make class schedule changes in person must deliver those changes to the Enrollment Services Office by the end of the work day that precedes the published date. THE ENROLLMENT SERVICES OFFICE WILL NOT ACCEPT CLASS SCHEDULE CHANGES AFTER THE PUBLISHED DEADLINE.

Only the most unusual circumstances warrant requests for class schedule changes after the published deadline. These must be requested, in writing, and must be approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Classification of Students 

Class rank is determined by the number of credit hours the student has earned: 

Registration for Courses 

Course Numbering System 

Every course has a three or four letter prefix indicating the academic discipline and a three-digit number indicating the academic year in which the course is intended to be taken: 

Enrollment Overload 

Enrollment overloads must be approved by the dean of the college in which the student is enrolled. The student's grade point average for the previous term is used as the minimum criteria for overload approval: 

• 2.75 GPA to approve enrollment overload of 19 or 20 credit hours 
• 3.00 GPA to approve enrollment overload of 21 or 22 credit hours 

No student will be allowed to enroll in more than 18 credit hours in one academic term, except as authorized by the Vice President for Academic Affairs. 

Full-Time/Part-Time Enrollment 

Students who are enrolled in 12 or more credits are considered full-time students for calculation of financial aid and athletic eligibility. Courses for which the student is registered as an auditor will not be considered in the term total for determination of full-time/part-time status, but will be considered in determining overload status. Academic skill courses (000-level courses) do not count toward graduation or for determination of full-time/part-time status or athletic eligibility.

Late Registration 

A student registering later than the official registration period, as designated in this catalog or paying tuition and fees later than the established deadlines may be accessed a late fee. Late registration is possible through the published deadline on the academic calendar found in the university catalog and on the DSU web site.

Registration Policies 

No student will be allowed to attend a course unless officially registered, whether for college credit or as an auditor, by deadlines specified in the academic calendar. The academic calendar is published in the university catalog and on the DSU website.

All students not enrolled in the immediately preceding semester must make application to the university. An Application for Admissions form is available from Enrollment Services or may be downloaded from the DSU website. Upon acceptance to the university, the student is eligible for registration. Specific instructions for registration are sent directly by the Director of Admissions to new students. Students registering through the mail, by phone, or on-line will be required to complete the same application and to submit the same support documentation required of on-campus registrants by follow-up correspondence.

Students are notified of the amount of tuition, fees and other charges prior to the beginning of each term. The Vice President for Administration notifies students as to payment deadlines and processes. Students failing to make payment by the published deadline will have their registration canceled. In these instances, subsequent registration for coursework is only possible with the permission of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Registrations after the late registration period will not be accepted without the written approval of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Instructors have access to class rosters and final grade rosters. The Registrar requests that instructors notify the Registrar in writing of any student attending class but not listed on the class roster, so that necessary action can be taken by the Registrar and the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Fees and penalties may also be assessed to students for failure to meet payment deadlines.