Registration

REGISTRATION

Registration dates are published on the academic calendar for each semester, including summer sessions and winter term. Students should register on the designated days to ensure that no class work is missed, and that no academic penalty is thus incurred. Boarding students must register at these times; otherwise, their housing reservations may be forfeited.

Students must meet with their advisor prior to each registration period to plan their program of study. Planning should include careful attention to degree requirements, course prerequisites, and course scheduling. Students should plan schedules carefully to minimize dropping and adding courses at the beginning of the semester.

Students who have attended other higher education institutions must have all official transcripts sent directly from the Office of the Registrar of that institution to the Catawba College Admissions Office. The Catawba Registrar’s Office will evaluate transcripts to determine transfer credit to be awarded after a student has been accepted and has deposited. (See “Transfer Credit” above.) These records should be submitted to Catawba College as far in advance of the registration date as possible, and no later than two weeks prior to the term in which a student plans to enter.

In cases of extreme necessity, a student may be admitted with incomplete credentials, however, registration is not complete until all required records, including immunization records required by state law, have been submitted and officially accepted by Catawba College. Students in this circumstance will, at the time of registration, be asked by the Admissions Office to sign a letter giving notice that the student has 30 days to submit the proper documentation. Both the Registrar and the student will receive a copy of this letter. The student will then be allowed to register.

If in 30 days the documents have not been received by the Registrar’s office, the Provost’s Office will notify the student and appropriate Faculty that the student may not attend any further classes until the documentation has been received. Requests for an additional grace period may be granted only by the Provost’s Office.

Re-entering students – students who have previously been enrolled at Catawba College but have not attended the semester immediately prior to a registration period – must apply for re-admission through the Admissions Office before being allowed to register.

All documents submitted to Catawba College (ex: SAT scores, high school transcripts, college transcripts) cannot be returned, copied or forwarded.