Student Affairs

Registration

Schedule Adjustments

The following schedule adjustments must be completed by 6 p.m. on the fifteenth class day of the semester. Students are not allowed to make ANY schedule changes after the 15th class day unless they have fully-documented evidence of serious and compelling reasons.  Students are responsible for initiating action for their own schedule adjustments.  See the 2006-2007 Academic Year Calendar for actual schedule adjustment deadline dates.  

ADDING A COURSE
Obtain an Add Code from the instructor of the class you are adding. You will need the schedule number that is given in the online class schedule AND the Add Code given by the instructor. Log on to the registration system in the SDSU WebPortal by the schedule adjustment deadline, and follow the instructions given.

WARNING: An Add Code can be used only once, so for your own protection, it should not be shared with others. Using an Add Code without the proper authorization from the instructor will result in disciplinary action.

DROPPING A COURSE
Log on to the registration system in the SDSU WebPortal by the schedule adjustment deadline, and follow the instructions given. For information and deadlines, see the section Money Matters: Refunds.

CHANGE OF GRADING BASIS
Credit/No Credit: Students can change a class to Credit/No Credit through the registration system. Students must make changes to the grading basis for a class by the schedule adjustment deadline.

NOTE: There are limits to the number of courses you may take Cr/NC toward your baccalaureate degree. Students should be aware that courses in the major taken Cr/NC WILL NOT COUNT TOWARD THE UNIT REQUIREMENT FOR THE MAJOR. Refer to your General Catalog for details. No 600- or 700-numbered course may be taken for Cr/NC unless so designated in the Bulletin of the Graduate Division.

Audit: Obtain an Audit form from the Office of the Registrar. Return the completed form by the schedule adjustment deadline.

LATE REGISTRATION
Late registration begins on the first day of classes and ends on the fifteenth class day of the semester at 6:00 p.m. Students who have paid fees, but have not yet registered for classes, should follow the "Adding a Course" procedures. To Late Register, follow these steps:

1. Pay all registration fees due at the University Cashiers Office, including the $25 late registration fee.
   To assure access to registration, early payment is encouraged.
2. Obtain Add Code(s) from instructor(s) of the class(es) in which you intend to register.
3. Enroll in classes through the SDSU WebPortal by the schedule adjustment deadline.

 

TOTAL WITHDRAWAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY
Current students withdrawing from the University prior to the schedule adjustment deadline should go through the official withdrawal procedures in the Office of the Registrar. Dropping all courses does not constitute an official withdrawal. All new students withdrawing prior to the schedule adjustment deadline are required to reapply and be readmitted to the university for future semesters.

After the schedule adjustment deadline, withdrawals are only permitted for extremely serious, fully-documented cases involving health or accident. You must fill out a petition and green withrdawal card in addition to submitting documentation to the Office of the Registrar.

No refunds for total withdrawal will be issued for classes dropped after a certain date each semester (the point at which 60% of the semester has been completed - see 2006-2007 Academic Year Calendar).

INSTRUCTOR-INITIATED DROP POLICY
Students who do not attend the first class session and the beginning of the second class session of a course may be dropped from that course by the instructor within the first twelve days of the semester.  Students who do not meet prerequisite requirements can also be dropped within the first 12 days of the semester.  Any student dropped by the instructor during this period will be notifed of the action by email. It is the student’s responsibility to keep a current e-mail address on file through the e-Services WebPortal at www.sdsu.edu/e-services. To re-enroll, the student must receive an add code from the instructor and reenroll in the course within the first 15 days of the semester.

NOT ALL INSTRUCTORS WILL DROP STUDENTS WHO MISS THE FIRST CLASS SESSION AND THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CLASS SESSION. Students are responsible for all courses on their schedules.  Students should check their online schedules regularly and take necessary action to add or drop during the first 15 days of the semester.

REPEATED COURSES ("COURSE FORGIVENESS")
Students are subject to the following conditions and requirements:

• Students who receive a grade of C- or lower (fewer than 2.0 grade points per unit) may request that the course repeat policy for grade forgiveness be applied to that course.
• The course repeat policy can be applied to as may as four repetitions of lower division courses and
  one upper division course taken at San Diego State University, except in cases where enrollment is restricted and the student no longer qualifies for admission to a course.

For complete requirements, please refer "Repeated Courses" in the University Policies section of the General Catalog of the current academic year:  http://coursecat.sdsu.edu/0405/UP.pdf

Students repeating a course must follow the schedule adjustment deadlines for the semester in which
he or she plans to repeat the course.