All students must be formally accepted for admission and properly registered each term with all appropriate fees paid before being admitted to classes. Procedures for registration, class offerings, and information concerning academic advisement can be viewed at http://www.una.edu/registrar/schedule.html.

Student Advisement

The University Success Center coordinates advising for new students at all orientations. During the initial semester of attendance, new students are assigned to an academic support specialist or faculty advisor within the academic department of their college. Students who are exploring major options (i.e. exploratory majors) will be assisted in the University Success Center.

Prior to registration each semester, students must meet with their assigned academic advisor. Students receive academic coaching in addition to discussions regarding their academic progress. During the advising session, students are given a pin (registration code) to register themselves. 

Class Schedules

The student is responsible for the correctness of the schedule and for meeting the classes as scheduled. Once approved no changes may be made in the schedule except as provided for below.

Class Load

The normal or average class load for a regular semester is 16 semester hours. Students may take a maximum of 14 hours distributed over the summer (Session I, Session II and/or the regular summer term). A maximum of seven hours may be taken per four-week session (Session I or Session II). Students who earned a grade point average of 2.6 or higher in their last term of full-time study at this institution may register for a maximum of 20 semester hours in a regular semester or 14 semester hours in a full summer term. Students who have a grade point average of less than 2.6 and who are not on academic warning and academic probation may register for a maximum of 18 semester hours while students on academic warning and academic probation may not register for more than 13 semester hours during a regular semester. During a full summer term, students on academic warning and academic probation will be allowed to register for no more than six semester hours per four-week session (Session I and Session II) or 12 semester hours for the entire summer. Interim courses are to be included in these hour load calculations if they occur in any part during a regular academic year or summer term semester. Graduating seniors, with the written approval of the dean of the college in which enrolled, may take up to a maximum of 21 semester hours provided their academic record and other considerations justify the overload. In computing the class load, noncredit and audit courses count as equivalent hours.

Full-Time and Part-Time Students

To be classified as full-time, a student must schedule no fewer than 12 semester hours in a semester and no fewer than six semester hours in a summer term. Students scheduling fewer than these minimum hours are classified as part-time students and are not eligible for athletics, honors, offices, or benefits requiring full-time status.

Audit

A student who wishes to enroll in a course as an auditor must obtain permission of the dean of the college in which enrolled. Students enrolling as auditors follow regular admission and registration procedures, and are governed by the same regulations applied to regular students. An auditor pays the regular course fees, but does not take examinations or receive a grade. Audit counts as equivalent credit in determining total schedule load. Courses which are audited do not count toward the minimum load required for eligibility for financial aid, athletics, and veterans’ benefits. A course may be audited and then repeated for credit.

Course Changes

After initial registration any changes in the student’s class schedule must first be officially approved, recorded, and the appropriate fees paid. Approval for change must be secured from the instructor, the department chair, or the dean of the college in which enrolled. No course changes are permitted after the close of the registration period except in the event of approved withdrawals, as provided for under “General Regulations” in this section.

Late Registration

After the initial registration, the time in which a student may enroll extends to the date designated in the University Calendar. Enrollment during this period is considered as late enrollment for which an additional charge is made. Students should also recognize that late enrollment may result in a limited selection of courses or a reduced load, and that initial absences from classes may prejudice the student’s academic standing. No student may register after the close of registration.