Registration is required of all who attend classes. Dates and deadlines for advising and registration are made available in the NDSU Academic Dates and Deadlines pocket calendar and are posted online.
Online Registration. Enrolled students may register online via Campus Connection, NDSU’s student information system. Registration instructions can be found on both the Registration Help Resources and Campus Connection Help pages.
On-site Registration. On-site registration is provided for new students and for those who are unable to or who choose not to register online. For registration purposes, students are grouped into the following three general categories:
Currently enrolled students: Currently enrolled students are assigned registration times according to total credits earned. Registration usually begins during the eleventh week of a prior regular semester. Registration for summer session should be completed during the previous spring at the same time as registration for fall semester. The advising period, known as Advising Week, begins one week prior to registration. The most current listing of classes is available on Campus Connection. An electronic version of the schedule also is available online prior to advising week. Students should see their advisor before they register. Those who do not may have an advisor hold placed on their records thereby preventing registration.
Returning students: Returning students are those who have not been in attendance for at least one full regular semester. Returning students are assigned registration times according to total credits earned after the Reactivation/Readmission Form is received and processed in 110 Ceres.
New students: Detailed information regarding orientation and registration options is sent to new students from the Office of Orientation and Student Success. Transfer students may register early and will be assigned registration times according to the number of credits accepted in transfer to NDSU.
Following are instructions and deadlines for registration for standard-length fall and spring semester courses. Deadlines for variable length and summer session courses are reduced proportionately.
Students may add standard length courses to their schedules via Campus Connection during the first seven class days of a regular semester.
As of the eighth business day of the semester, an authorized “Class Permit” for each course to be added must be acquired from the department offering the course and submitted to the Office of Registration and Records along with a completed "Request for Change of Registration" form.
No-record drops. Through the first 15 business days from the semester start date, students may drop a standard-length course from their schedule without it appearing on their academic record.
Record (W) drops. Students may continue to drop courses after the no-record drop deadline. However, such drops will be recorded on student transcripts with a "W". The last date to drop courses during a regular semester is 10 business days prior to the first day of final examinations. "W" indicators do not affect grade-point averages, but may be counted in attempted credits for financial aid satisfactory academic progress.
An auditor may attend classes only as a listener, without privilege of participation in regular class exercises and may be admitted to classes only with a class permit and official registration as an auditor. No credit is received for audited courses, and “AU” appears on the transcript. A student cannot fail an audit; however, an instructor may assign a “W” (withdrawn) for non-attendance.
A student may drop a regularly registered course and add it as an audit course by submitting a “Class Permit” and processing a "Request for Change of Registration" form no later than the end of the third week from the semester start date. Once the audit registration is processed, the decision cannot be reversed. An audit fee is one-half of the regular tuition rate and is not subject to the tuition cap.
Instructors have the option to drop students who have not attended the first week (and is some cases, the first meeting) of a lecture or laboratory. However, this option is seldom exercised by departments or instructors. Students are responsible for all course registration activity and should drop courses that they do not intend to complete. Failure to drop courses by posted deadlines may result in failing grades at the end of the term. Administrative course drop requests by departments are processed by the Office of Registration and Records.
Students who register and then find it impossible to attend NDSU before the semester start date must cancel their registration by submitting a Cancellation Form or by writing to P.O. Box 5196, NDSU, Fargo, ND 58105, faxing 701-231-8959, or stopping in the Office of Registration and Records, 110 Ceres. Cancellations will not be accepted by telephone. Further, it is not possible to cancel registration or to drop an only or last course online.
Students who have registered and then wish to drop all courses after the semester start date must officially withdraw from the university. Failure to initiate the withdrawal process may result in “F” grades and financial obligations that otherwise might be avoided. Refer to the section on Financial Information for refund deadlines. Procedures to withdraw from all courses include the following:
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