Registration

Registration is the term used for enrolling in classes. Students who need help with planning for which courses to take should reach out to their faculty advisor or visit the Academic Advising Center for assistance.

Semester System

The academic year is divided into two semesters and summer sessions. The Fall and Spring semesters offer courses in sixteen (16) weeks, two eight (8) week mini sessions, and one twelve (12) week session. The Summer terms are provided either in a ten (10) week session, eight (8) week session, two four (4) week sessions or two five (5) week sessions. Consult the Schedule of Classes for specific scheduling information.

Semester Hour Credit

Each course listed in the catalog and class schedule is followed by a notation on the number of semester hours it earns. Normally, the number of semester hours earned is based on the number of class, laboratory or shop hours spent under the supervision of the course instructor per week for the semester. Usually one semester hour credit is given for each lecture hour of class per week, for each two hours of laboratory work per week, or for each three hours of shop or manipulative laboratory per week. (A class hour is usually defined as 50 minutes of instruction.) Exceptions may be made in cases where specific classification is not feasible.

Course Load

Students enrolled in the Fall and Spring semesters for 12 or more credit hours are designated as full-time students. Students taking 11 or fewer credits during a semester are considered part-time. Students enrolled in the Summer Session for 9 credit hours or more are designated as full-time students for insurance purposes. Students receiving Financial Aid benefits must be enrolled for 12 or more credit hours each semester to receive full benefits. Veteran’s benefits for the Summer-full time is eight (8) hours for the 10 week session or four (4) hours each five week session. Students who are placed on academic probation may be required to take a reduced course load.

Maximum course loads for which students may enroll are as follows:

• Fall and/or Spring Semester(s)-Eighteen (18) credit hours except when program requirements determine otherwise.
• Summer Term-Thirteen (13) credit hours except when program requirements determine otherwise.

Any exception must be approved by the Director of Academic Advising Center or the Dean of Enrollment Management. Faculty Advisor permission is required to process an overload.

Priority Registration

Currently enrolled students are assigned registration priorities based on their number of completed credit hours. Registration information is emailed to students’ CFCC email account. Students may register online using WebAdvisor/Student Planning (Self Service). A listing of priority dates and times are listed on the CFCC website.

Auditing Courses

Students who wish to audit courses must register for the audit by following the regular admissions and registration procedures and indicating in writing on an audit form which course(s) they are auditing. Auditing students must meet all course pre-requisites. A student who audits a course section shall not displace students enrolling or registering to receive a grade, academic credit, continuing education unit (CEU) or certificate of completion in the course section. If it is determined by the 10% date of the course that a student seeking a grade, credit, CEU, or certificate needs the course, an auditing student may be administratively dropped to allow space for the other student. The audit form must be signed by the instructor and turned into the Registrar’s Office on or before the course start date but not later than the 10% date of the course. Auditing students receive no credit and are not required to participate in class discussion or take tests. At the end of the term, auditing students will receive a grade of “AU” (Audit) or “SR” (Senior Audit). Tuition and fees for audited courses are the same as those taken for credit. Students will be responsible for paying any/all tuition, fees and/or textbook costs. (Seniors age 65+ who plan to audit a course, please read the “Tuition Waiver for Auditing Seniors” paragraph below.) Changes from audit to credit or credit to audit may only be done during registration and through the last day to add a course for the term. Students should be aware that Financial Aid and Veteran benefits do not pay for audited courses. Audited courses do not transfer.

Seniors (age 65+) who wish to audit a course will follow the same policy and procedure information listed in the “Auditing Courses” paragraph above except that they will receive a waiver of tuition. In order to receive the waiver, seniors must provide proof of age through a driver’s license, state identification card, or other government-issued document. Seniors who receive the waiver are not eligible to change from audit to credit.

Withdrawal

Students may request to withdraw from one or more courses using the “E-Withdrawal” link on your myCFCC homepage or through WebAdvisor through the specified last date to withdraw deadlines for each term. Non-standard courses that have start and end dates outside of the standard term start and end dates may have a different withdrawal deadline date. For a listing of these non-standard courses and withdrawal dates, please visit http://cfcc.edu/registrar/datesanddeadlines/.

Students who officially withdraw from a class within the first 60 percent of class hours will receive a grade of “W.” Students who do not officially withdraw from a class by the 60 percent point date and continue to attend and/or participate by completing assignments will receive at the conclusion of the term a final grade from the class instructor(s) that is based on the attendance and grading policies for the class.

Students who wish to withdraw after 60 percent of class hours must obtain permission in writing from their instructor and department chair. Permission will be granted for extenuating circumstances only. Documentation is required. No withdrawals may be requested within the last week of the semester.