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Registration

General Information

Students register for classes during scheduled registration periods. A fee is charged for late registration. Late registration is from Monday through Friday of the first week of classes. Students are not permitted to register for credit after Friday of the first week of the semester.

No one will be admitted to classes until his or her registration is completed and approved by the Registrar’s Office, and tuition and fees have been paid or satisfactory arrangements have been made with the Student Accounts Office.

A student who registers for class but decides not to attend must notify the Registrar’s Office in writing before the first day of class. This notification will cancel the tuition and related charges, except for the Registration Fee. See the section Cancellation of Registration under Financial Information for more information.

New Student Orientation

New students, including transfer students, are to meet at the time and place indicated in their enrollment instructions. New students will be given certain preregistration examinations for purposes of appraising scholastic preparation to insure accurate academic advising.

Class Eligibility

Before enrolling in any course the student is responsible to ensure all prerequisite courses or requirements have been fulfilled. In general, Freshmen take 1000-level courses, Sophomores 2000-level, Juniors 3000-level, and Seniors 4000-level courses. Students are permitted, however, to take courses below and one level above, their academic standing. For example, a Sophomore may be allowed to take courses numbered 1xxx-3xxx. Exceptions to prerequisites or eligibility for a specific course must be approved by the instructor.

Adding / Dropping Courses

Students may change their registration through adding or dropping courses by filing a properly completed Add/Drop Form in the Registrar’s Office and paying the associated fee. After Friday of the first week of classes, new courses can not be added and courses can not be dropped.

Class Schedules

Most classes are scheduled in fifty or seventy-five minute periods. Normally the instructional day begins at 8:00 a.m. and runs until 9:20 p.m. during weekdays. Selected courses may meet on Saturdays. Two chapel services are scheduled each Monday, Wednesday and Friday to accommodate student schedules. The student arranges a schedule according to the requirements of his or her own program. The University reserves the right to cancel any courses for which there is not sufficient registration.

Special Courses

Periodically, the University offers students the opportunity to register for courses that do not meet in the traditional classroom format. At times, a Special Topic may be offered over a specific area of study to enrich the curriculum. At other times, a student may desire to work with a faculty member through Independent or Directed Studies in a specific discipline.

The Courses of Instruction section lists Special Courses and a brief definition of each. In all cases, a professor will insure the proper quantity and quality of work assigned and performed. The student’s advisor must approve the registration schedule, including Special Courses. Ultimately, the student is responsible to insure that all registered courses satisfy specific degree requirements.

Independent Study Special Courses

1. Independent Study Course: A course specifically formatted to be delivered by a professor to individual student according to the individual needs and learning style outside of a regular classroom setting. IS course requirements and expectations are communicated through a course syllabus/contract that specifies the nature and extent of interaction between the student and instructor and the expectations for satisfactory course completion. Based on the nature of the course and the student, the instructor of an IS course may require a number of face-to-face meetings.
   
   
2. In addition, IS courses may also meet or be substituted for a regularly offered course, with the approval of the instructor and dean responsible for the subject matter. It is the responsibility of the instructor and Dean to insure that the learning experience through the IS course is comparable to that of an associated classroom course.
   
   
3. The instructor’s Dean has full responsibility for quality control, including the selection of appropriate faculty.
   
   
4. IS courses follow the established semester schedule for the department through which they are offered, including add/drops, withdrawals, and grade reporting unless specifically described differently in the contract.
   
   
5. Process:
   • IS courses are requested by the student in conference with the academic advisor. They begin completion of the Request for Independent Study form.
     
     
   • The student can at this point register for an INDP 4801/2/3 “Independent Study – Pending” course via IQ Web. This insures that the Registrar and Accounting knows that the student intends to register for an Independent Study course and that the request is being processed.
     
     
   • The dean of the course’s department contacts a prospective instructor. The course instructor of regularly offered courses has the first choice of refusal. After that, fulltime NU instructors are preferred, although adjunct faculty can be utilized depending on the topic and nature of the course.
     
     
   • Once the instructor is selected, a syllabus/contract is designed by the instructor (often in consultation with the student) for the specific IS course and attached to the Request for Independent Study form. The packet is then submitted to the course’s dean for final approval.
     
     
   • Copies of the Independent Study form and syllabus are sent to the student, student’s advisor, appropriate major coordinator, and Provost as information.
     
     
6. IS courses carry an additional per credit fee of 20% of the current “over 17 credit” tuition rate. The instructor receives this amount less a $20 per credit Administrative Fee.
   
   

Summer University

The Summer University session is designed to provide courses in areas of selected interest for enrichment and acceleration of students’ progress toward graduation. The schedule is designed in a concentrated manner so as to be contained within one- to three-week time frames. From time to time shorter seminars and workshops are scheduled with guest lecturers who have expertise in special topics of current significance or professional value. Summer internship programs and practicums are also registered as part of the summer session. A current summer session schedule may be obtained from the Registrar’s Office.

The Last Day to Register and Last Day to Add/Drop Courses for Summer University the end of the second day of classes for that session. Some course assignments, independent studies, practicums and internships may extend through August. The applicable course schedule includes the exact dates.