How To Register For Classes At Fsu

2020-2021 Updated Catalog through ii/22/2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Registration

Academic Load
Inspect Status
Classification of Students
Full-time and Office-time Status
Non-Attendance
Registration
Schedule Changes
Withdrawing from Courses

Registration

Registration is the process of selecting and enrolling in NWFSC courses. Registration is required before a student can nourish classes. For information regarding important registration dates, visit the online Academic Calendar.

While nigh students may register online through RaiderNet, a student'south status or plan of study may restrict online registration. For additional information regarding the registration process, please contact a Student Success Navigator at (850) 502-2895 or studentsuccess@nwfsc.edu.

Enrollment Status

Student Type	Total Fourth dimension	3-Quarter Time	Half Time	Less than Half Time
College Credit, Career and Technical, Developmental	12 or more credit hours	9 credit hours	six credit hours	less than 6 credit hours

Classification of Students

Students are classified according to the number of semester hours they accept earned (both NWFSC credit and any transfer credit that has been awarded is included in this calculation).

LOWER LEVEL

Freshman	A pupil who has 29 or fewer hours
Sophomore	A student who has 30 hours to 60 hours

UPPER LEVEL

Inferior	A student who has 61 to 90 hours
Senior	A student who has 91 or more

Academic Load

A educatee may enroll in a maximum of eighteen (18) credit hours each semester. Students seeking to enroll in more than eighteen (xviii) developmental, career and technical, and/or college credits in a unmarried semester must receive prior approving from a Student Success Navigator. Appointments with a Student Success Navigator tin be made by contacting (850) 502-2895 or studentsuccess@nwfsc.edu.

Inspect Status

Auditing a class permits a student to enroll in a college-credit course on a "not-for-credit" basis. Students auditing a class are not required to complete examinations but are expected to attend classes and participate in other activities and requirements on the aforementioned footing as students seeking credit. For students who enroll with an Inspect Status prior to the end of the Schedule Adjustment (Drib/Add together) Period, upon completion of the course, an "X" class will be awarded but will non impact the student'due south GPA nor count as an endeavour toward Full Toll of Instruction and Repeat rules.

After the close of the Schedule Adjustment (Drop/Add together) Period, students may just modify from credit status to audit status with the written blessing from the instructor of the class. If the student receives approving to alter from credit status to inspect condition after the Drop/Add period, an "XC" course will be awarded that does not impact the student'southward GPA but does count as an effort toward Full Cost of Teaching and Repeat rules.

Some occupational courses may not be available on an audit basis. Students wishing to audit an occupational course must obtain permission in advance from the advisable department chair/division managing director. Audit enrollment in studio fine art classes is permitted on a infinite-available ground only. Students may audit a class no more than four (4) times.

In social club to register for a course in inspect status (or to switch from credit status to inspect condition), a educatee must submit the Audit Course Class.

Schedule Changes during the Schedule Adjustment Menses

Changes in course registration may be made during the Schedule Adjustment (Drop/Add) Period specified in the online Academic Calendar. Students can brand changes to his or her schedule during the Schedule Adjustment (Drib/Add) Period through the student portal - RaiderNet. However, depending on a student's status, plan of study and/or the commencement appointment of the class, the system may prevent a pupil from dropping his or her last class online. If this occurs, a student should contact a Educatee Success Navigator at (850) 502-2895 or studentsuccess@nwfsc.edu to ensure the pupil is manually dropped from the class prior to the deadline. It is the pupil'due south responsibleness to ensure that his or her schedule is correct prior to the Schedule Aligning (Driblet/Add) deadline. If a educatee drops any course during the Schedule Adjustment Period, no record of that course enrollment volition appear on the student'southward transcript nor will the enrollment count as an attempt toward Full Price of Instruction or Repeat rules.

Non-Attendance

Students are expected to attend form beginning on the first scheduled coming together date regardless of the delivery method of the form (on-campus, hybrid, online, etc.). After the schedule aligning period has passed for a course, the instructor will be required to confirm attendance for each student on the roster. Attendance is confirmed through a student'southward participation in an academic-related activity. The following academic-related activities found attendance:

Physically attend a grade where there was an opportunity for direct interaction between the instructor and students
Submit an academic assignment
Take an exam, an interactive tutorial or reckoner-assisted education
Attend a study group that was assigned by the faculty member
Participate in an online word virtually academic matters
Initiate contact with a kinesthesia fellow member to ask a question almost the academic field of study studied in the course

Please annotation that simply logging into BlackBoard does not constitute participation in an academic-related action and alone would not count towards the College's attendance policy.

If a student'due south attendance is not confirmed by the deadline, that educatee will exist dropped from the course and no record of that course enrollment volition appear on the student'due south transcript nor volition the enrollment count every bit an attempt toward Full Cost of Instruction or Echo rules. Students are encouraged to attain out to his or her instructor(s) if clarification is needed on what constitutes attendance for a given course and respective deadlines.

Withdrawing From Courses

Students are expected to consummate all courses for which they are enrolled at the finish of the Schedule Adjustment (Drop/Add together) Period. Grade withdrawal may negatively impact a student both academically and financially. Prior to withdrawing, a student should speak with his or her teacher and a Student Success Navigator to decide if a course withdrawal is in the best interest of the student. Students are permitted a maximum of two withdrawals per class in college credit, career and technical, or developmental courses. Pursuant to Rule 6A-14.0301 of Florida Authoritative Lawmaking, upon the third (and any canonical subsequent endeavor), the pupil is not permitted to withdraw from that course. If the student does withdraw from a tertiary (and any approved subsequent attempt), the "W" grade received in that course, will convert to a final class of "F" at the end of the semester.

A student-initiated withdrawal may exist candy at whatever signal after the Schedule Adjustment Period upwardly until the Withdraw Borderline published in the online Bookish Calendar. Prior to the deadline, withdrawals tin exist completed by the student in RaiderNet or past completing the Course Withdrawal Form. If the student has not exceeded the canonical number of withdrawals, the educatee will receive a grade of "W" on his or her official Higher transcript for each form that the student withdraws.

Complete Withdrawal from the Semester

A currently enrolled student may completely withdraw from all of their classes up to the withdrawal deadline published in the online Academic Agenda and, thus, volition no longer be considered a current student. If the educatee has not exceeded the canonical number of withdrawals, the educatee will receive a class of "Due west" on his or her official Higher transcript. The student must first consult with a Student Success Navigator before initiating this process. Financial Assistance recipients and pupil-athletes must check with their appropriate representative(due south) to determine whatever fiscal or eligibility ramifications for withdrawing. After consultation with a Student Success Navigator and whatsoever appropriate representatives as listed previously, a student will need to submit the electronic Complete Withdrawal From Term Form located within RaiderNet.

Administrative Withdrawal

Students may be administratively withdrawn from the College for reasons such as violation of college policies, procedures, student lawmaking of conduct, or other mitigating circumstances. The Vice-President of Academic Affairs or the Vice-President of Student Success can administratively withdraw a educatee at whatsoever fourth dimension.

Enrollment	Activeness	Time Frame	Grade on Transcript	Refund
Schedule Adjustment (Drib/Add) Period	Add or Drop a Course	Schedule Adjustment (Drop/Add) Period as it is posted on the Academic Calendar	No Record Recorded	Full Refund
Withdraw	Withdraw from one or more classes	Subsequently the Schedule Adjustment (Drib/Add) Period ends and prior to the Withdrawal Borderline posted on the Academic Agenda	West Grade	No Refund
Complete Withdrawal from the College	Withdraw from all classes	May be requested after the Schedule Aligning (Drop/Add together) Catamenia ends and prior to the Withdrawal Deadline posted on the Academic Calendar using the Complete Withdrawal from Semester Class.	W Grade	No Refund
Withdraw after the published deadline	Withdraw from ane or more classes afterward the Withdrawal Deadline	May exist requested after the Withdrawal deadline has passed using the Request for Exception: Records Appeal Form only does require proof of mitigating circumstances and approval past the Executive Director of Bookish Records & Enrollment	Due west Grade	No Refund
Administrative Withdrawal	Withdraw from one or more classes past College Assistants	May be canonical past College Administration at any time for mitigating circumstances	W Grade	No Refund