Office of the Registrar

Registering for Classes

Once a student has been officially admitted to the University he/she may now register for classes. Registration is the means by which a person officially becomes a student at the University. Students must register per semester for the entire semester. Registered students are further identified by department of the University, degree status, classification and major. Registration for continuing students takes place during the preceding semester of any given semester, and for new students following testing, advising activities, and orientation. See the Schedule of Classes for specific dates and course information.

STUDENT REGISTRATION PROCESS

Step 1: Pick up Registration Form in the Office of Admissions/Registrar;

Step 2: Meet with your advisor to choose classes; sign the Registration Form and have your advisor sign Registration Form.

Step 3: If you are thinking about scholarships, financial aid (Pell, Cal Grant, FSEOG), or loans, or even if you are already receiving any of these, you must go to the Financial Aid Office to obtain an estimated Student Tuition Invoice completed by the Financial Aid Advisor. If you are not receiving any scholarship or Financial Aid assistance, skip Step 3 and go directly to Step 4.

Step 4: Go to Business Office with completed Registration Form and Student Tuition Invoice. All forms must have student signature, advisor’s signature and proper information filled out in order to be accepted by the Business Office. Installment Payment Plans are optional (please see Business Office Representative for details).

*Student is not officially enrolled until these steps have been completed.

Students will receive credit for a course, ONLY if they have officially registered for it. It is the student’s responsibility to add/drop any class by completing the required forms. Students who simply stop attending a class or tell the instructor they are dropping the course without filing the required form, will have an unauthorized withdrawal (U) for the class, as indicated in the catalog. The "U" grade is calculated as an "F" in determining GPA.

Cross Registration | Individual Study | Withdrawing from NHU

Adding/Dropping Classes

Students are accountable for adding and dropping classes. Add/Drop Forms can be obtained at the Office of the Registrar. With all proper information filled out, including necessary signatures and paying the corresponding fees, return the form to the Office of the Registrar so it may be processed. Refer to the schedule of classes for specific deadline dates.

STEPS FOR ADDING/DROPPING CLASSES

Step 1: Pick up Add/Drop Form in the Office of Admissions/Registrar;

Step 2: Meet with your advisor to add/drop classes; sign the Add/Drop Form and have your advisor sign Add/Drop Form;

Step 3: If you are receiving any type of scholarship or Financial Aid, you must take the Add/ Drop Form to the Financial Aid Office to obtain a revised Student Tuition Invoice. Take all completed forms to the Business Office. If you are not receiving any scholarship or Financial Aid assistance, skip Step 3 and go directly to Step 4.

Step 4: Go to Business Office with a complete Add/Drop Form with student signature, advisor’s signature and make sure all proper information is filled out in order to be accepted by the Business Office. If you are on an Installment payment plan, you need to tell Business Office Representative to revise your payment plan based on the change of units.

• Through the first full week of instruction any student may add any open course. Add/Drop Forms must be signed by an advisor and by the student.

• Students will receive credit for a course, ONLY if they have officially registered for it. It is the student’s responsibility to add/drop any class by completing the required forms. Students who simply stop attending a class or tell the instructor they are dropping the course without filing the required form, will have an unauthorized withdrawal (U) for the class, as indicated in the catalog. The “U” grade is calculated as an “F” in determining GPA.

• Courses dropped before the census date - Courses dropped before 5:30pm on Census Date will not appear on the student’s permanent record.

• Courses dropped after the census date – Once the Census Date has passed, dropping courses can be done only for compelling reasons and requires the approval of the appropriate Department Chair for each course dropped. Courses dropped after the Census Date are recorded as “W” (Withdrawal) on the student’s permanent academic record. A “W” does not affect the student’s grade point average.

• Final date for dropping courses – Last day to drop with a “W” will be on /or before the completion of 36 (thirty-six) hours of class. Classes dropped after the 36 (thirty–six) hours of meeting will result in the instruction assigning a grade based on he or she worked completed to date.

COURSE CANCELLATION AND CHANGES

NHU reserves the right to make changes in its schedules or policies without prior notice. We have done our best to ensure the accuracy of the information on this schedule; however, certain statements may need correction or change. Please carefully check the schedule board located at Admissions/Registrar and Academic Department for any changes. If a room has been changed, that information will be posted outside the originally listed classroom. If a class is cancelled staff will make every effort to place students in another appropriate class.