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REGISTRATION | No. 6-3 | Rev. 03-11-03 |
| Date: 4-20-77 | |||
I. ORDER OF REGISTRATION ACCESS
A. The Weber State University registration schedule is based on cumulative credit hour totals.
1. First registration access: Seniors and Graduate students (90 credit hours)
2. Second registration access: Juniors (60-89 credit hours)
3. Third registration access: Sophomores (30-59 credit hours)
4. Fourth registration access: Freshmen (1-29 credit hours)
5. Fifth registration access: Open registrationB. Physically challenged students who demonstrate physical-access limitations will be allowed to register with seniors and graduate students.
C. Early College students will be allowed to register with seniors and graduate students
D. Veterans of the United States armed forces will be allowed to register with seniors and graduate students.
E. Continuing freshmen, sophomore, and junior student athletes, defined as those participating in varsity NCAA athletics, will be allowed to register with seniors and graduate students.
II LATE REGISTRATION FOR COURSES
A. During the first week of a semester, students may add courses, if not closed, without specific permission from departments or instructors.
B. During the second week of a semester and the weeks following, students must obtain approval from departments and individual instructors to add courses. Individual departmental procedures governing instructor discretion in this regard may vary.
C. During summer term, deadlines for adding courses will vary, and instructor and departmental approval is required after classes have begun.
III PERMISSIBLE CLASS LOAD (taken and revised from PPM 6-17a)
A. Fall and Spring Semesters
Without special permission, students may register for a maximum of 20 credit hours.
B. Summer Term
Without special permission, students may register for a maximum of 18 credit hours, derived from any combination of class blocks. Maximum credit hours within individual blocks are limited as follows:
| Four-week block: | 6 credit hours |
| Six-week block: | 9 credit hours |
| Eight-week block: | 12 credit hours |
| Ten-week block: | 15 credit hours |
| Twelve-week block: | 18 credit hours |
C. Petitions to Exceed Permissible Class Loads
Students who have attained sophomore standing (30 or more semester credit hours) may petition to exceed the permissible class loads defined above, provided they meet the following GPA requirements. Petition forms are available at the registration windows.
1. Fall and Spring Semesters:
| # of Credits: | Required Cumulative GPA: | Required Approval From: |
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21-24 |
>3.50 |
Chair of student's major department And Dean of student's college |
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>22 |
>3.75 |
Chair of student's major department, Dean of student's college and Associate Provost |
2. Summer Term:
| # of Credits: | Required Cumulative GPA: | Required Approval From: |
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19-21 |
>3.50 |
Chair of student's major department And Dean of student's college |
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>22 |
>3.75 |
Chair of student's major department, Dean of student's college and Associate Provost |
3. Students who have not declared a major must obtain approval from the Director of Academic Advisement and the Associate Provost in lieu of the department chair and the college dean, respectively.