POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY 2005-2007

REGISTRATION
Registration is the process of obtaining
academic advisement and approval of
courses from a faculty adviser, recording
courses with the Office of the Registrar
and paying tuition and fees to the Office of
Student Accounts, according to published
deadlines. To receive academic credit, registration
is required each semester for every
course, including theses, projects and
guided studies. Class attendance without
registration is not permitted.
ADVISEMENT FOR
REGISTRATION
Polytechnic University encourages close
faculty-student relationships. The faculty
advising system is the basis for selection of
courses and registration. Each academic
department identifies faculty who will serve
as student advisers. Before registration,
students must meet with their adviser and
receive approval for their anticipated program
of study. A list of advisers and their
office numbers may be obtained from each
respective departmental office and is available
from the Office of the Registrar prior
to each registration.
Approval to register for a course does
not necessarily constitute approval to use
that course as a substitution for another
course in order to satisfy a specific degree
requirement. If the course is not normally
used for that purpose, such approval should
be explicitly requested from the adviser
and must be formally granted on the form
used for this purpose, the Request for
Adjustment of Degree Requirements, and
filed with the Office of the Registrar. For
example, approval to register for a guided
readings course is not necessarily approval
to substitute that course for another, similar
course prescribed in the curriculum.
Incoming freshmen are required to take
Polytechnic placement exams in mathematics
and English. These exams are free
and used solely for advisement and course
placement; they do not affect admission
to Polytechnic.
REGISTERING FOR CLASSES
Polytechnic offers three registration periods
for each semester and mini-session
and two for the summer terms. In addition,
new freshmen entering in the fall
semester are registered during the summer
preceding their admission.
Regular Registration: all continuing
degree-seeking students (graduate and
undergraduate) are expected to register for
the next semester during the latter part of
each ongoing semester. All students are
encouraged to take advantage of regular
registration using PS Data, the student online
registration system. Payment of tuition
and fees, or arrangement for payment, is due
to the Office of Student Accounts no later
than the deadline date announced.
Late Registration: this usually takes place
during the week preceding the start of
classes. A late fee is assessed to all continuing
students. New students and special
students receive information from the
Office of Admissions. Payment of tuition
and fees is due on the day of registration.
Final Registration: students are expected
to complete registration by the end of the
fifth day of the semester. This final period,
during the first five days of classes, provides
the last opportunity to register for the semester.
Students who do not complete registration
by the end of the late registration
period will not be registered for that semester,
except by special permission of the
Registrar and the course instructor(s).
Although permitted, late registration is not
desirable as classes may be filled and early
meetings of classes missed. A late fee is
assessed to all continuing and readmitted
students. Payment of tuition and fees is
due on the day of late registration.
PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS
(ADD/DROP)
Additions or deletions to a student program
or course schedule may be made during
the first five class days of the fall and
spring semesters or summer sessions.
Written approval from the faculty adviser,
on the Program Adjustment form, is
required for each course added or dropped.
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