Students are expected to register during the scheduled registration periods designated in the school calendar. New students are encouraged to contact their adviser or the First Year Advising office for assistance with registering for courses. New students are required to participate in the orientation activities.
Late Registration. Permission to register late must be obtained from the Director of Records and Advisement. The course load of a late registrant may be reduced according to the amount of class work missed. A student registering after the first week of classes must obtain permission from the instructor and their adviser before enrolling in a class. No student may register for a sixteen week class after two weeks of the semester have elapsed.
Changes in Registration (Adding or Dropping Classes). To avoid changes in registration, students should carefully consider the program of courses necessary to meet their objectives. To avoid subsequent adjustments, a balance should be maintained between the course load, work program, and extracurricular activities.
To make changes in registration, students must complete the electronic Add/Drop form. This form is located on the Records and Advisement Office home page. Course changes and complete withdrawals from the school become effective as of the date the form was submitted to the Records and Advisement Office. A fee will be charged for each change in program (add or drop) after the first week of instruction for a sixteen week course.
The above procedure must be followed by all students for all course types and course lengths, including both online and face-to-face courses.
Online teacher certification and dual enrollment students must email a request to add/drop a course to the Southern Online Campus academic adviser (online@southern.edu). The email should include: the student's name and student ID#; course prefix, number, section, and title; and instructor's name. The academic adviser will email his or her permission for the student to add/drop to Records and Advisement, copying the instructor and student. That office will notify all the email recipients when the course change is made. Course changes become effective on the date of the student's original email. A fee will be assessed for each change in program after the first week of instruction.
A student may not change from one section to another of the same course without the approval of the professor. Students changing from one course section to another must complete the electronic Add/Drop form.
When a student drops a class during the first week of the semester, the class is deleted from the student's record. Students withdrawing from a sixteen week course after the fist week of the semester will be assigned a grade of "W". A student may withdraw from a class up to the date published in the Academic Calendar/Student Handbook to receive a "W". No withdrawals will be permitted on the tenth week of a sixteen week course or by the published date ("last day to drop a class").
Auditing Courses. With the approval of the department/school, students may register on an audit basis in courses for which they are qualified. Auditors are to be admitted to classes of limited enrollment only if there are places after all students who wish to enroll for credit have been accommodated. Class attendance is expected but examinations and reports may be omitted. With the approval of the professor, a student may change a course registration from audit to credit or from credit to audit only during the first two weeks of instruction for a sixteen week course. For courses of any other length, students may change course registration from credit to audit before the last day to add a class for a 100% refund. No credit is given for courses audited. Students taking nine or more hours of undergraduate credit may audit any additional class(es) for free-as long as the professor approves the audit, the minimum student enrollment in course has been met, and/or there is sufficient room in the class. Students taking eight or less hours for credit will be charged one-half of the regular tuition charge.
Canceled Classes. The Vice President for Academic Administration or a department/school may cancel a class for which fewer than six tuition paying students enroll. This policy applies to ordinary classes but not to directed study courses, private lessons, and other special classes such as special methods of secondary teaching. Students enrolled in canceled classes should confer with their advisers to determine alternate means to complete their schedules.
Withdrawal Procedure for Students Called to Active Military Duty. Southern Adventist University community recognizes the sacrifices that those in the armed forces make while serving our country. We are proud of these individuals and have, therefore, adopted the following policy to deal with currently enrolled Southern Adventist University students who are called to active military duty.