2010-11 Course Catalog - Century College

2 Admissions & RegistrationDepartment and make a two-hourappointment for an interview and anevaluation of reading and textbookprocessing skills. The results of theevaluation and the interview will be usedby the Reading/Student SuccessDepartment for placement.• For English, the student must bring theappeal form to the English Departmentand make a two-hour appointment toprovide a monitored writing sample on anassigned topic. This essay will be used bythe English Department for placement.• For mathematics, the student must bring theappeal form to the Mathematics Departmentand make a two-hour appointment tocomplete an exam in the appropriatecourse. The results of this test will be usedby the Mathematics Department forplacement.• For ESOL, students must see the ESOLAdvocate.Judgments concerning the appeal shall restsolely with the Reading, English, Mathematics,or ESOL Department faculty, respectively. Eachdepartment shall keep a record of appeals andtheir results for year-end reporting purposes.The appeal process itself may take place byappointment before or during the semester.However, if an appeal results in a coursechange, the student may add or change coursesonly within the drop-add period during the firstweek of each semester. In the event that anappeal is granted after the drop-add period,the student must wait until the next semesterto register for the course in question.OrientationOrientation provides new students with anopportunity to get acquainted with CenturyCollege. Representatives will give informationabout the college, its policies, financialassistance, various services, organizations,and activities. Students will receiveinformation and advising to help them plantheir class schedules. Orientation is requiredfor all new students and lasts approximatelythree hours.RegistrationStudents should register carefully. Studentsare liable for tuition/fees for any registeredcourses. Students must cancel/drop theirregistration at the Records Office, online or inperson if they do not plan to attend.For registration information regarding auditing,repeating courses and credit loads, please seeChapter 4, Academic Policies and Information.For specific course descriptions, courseprerequisites and course restrictions, seeChapter 7, Course Descriptions.Online and On-Campus RegistrationCentury College offers interactive onlineregistration for returning students only. Ifyou are a new student, you will register atorientation. Students can register for classes,check for holds on their records, look up openclass sections, look up and print their classschedules, look up their grades, add and dropclasses, and withdraw online. Please checkCentury’s website for instructions and detailsat century.edu.Returning students register in order of thenumber of credits earned. The returningstudents’ priority registration schedule ispublished prior to each semester online atcentury.edu Counselors or program advisors areavailable by appointment and walk-in to helpstudents plan a program prior to registrationand on a walk-in basis during registration. Callthe Counseling Center or contact the programadvisor for more information.Registration will not be permitted for returningstudents with financial, library, or academicholds on their records. It is the students’responsibility to satisfy any obligation to thecollege before registering and/or requesting atranscript.New students register by attending anOrientation session (see also Orientation).Attending orientation allows students toregister prior to open registration when classselection is more limited. Counselors and/orprogram advisors work with students to helpthem plan their schedules. Each semester aspecial session of orientation is set aside forstudents transferring into Century. Completionof the college assessment is required prior toattending orientation.Students who attended one of these sessionswithin the past year, but did not register, mayregister anytime during orientation and do nothave to attend again.Registration is also permitted during lateregistration, the week prior to the first dayof the semester. For specific policies, seenext section: Change of Registration, AddingCourses.Change of RegistrationAdding CoursesCourses may be added during the first fivedays of the semester (three days for summerterm). Students should register carefully.Students are liable for tuition/fees for anyregistered courses. Students must cancel/drop their registration at the Records Officeor online if they do not plan to attend. Addingcourses must be done before the beginningof the sixth day of the semester. Late addswill be processed only with the approval ofthe instructor and the appropriate academicDean.*Students must be on the grade sheet at theend of the term in order to receive a grade,regardless of attendance.Instructors’ signatures are not required to addday courses before the semester begins orduring the first three days of the semester,unless consent of instructor is normallyrequired. Instructors’ signatures are requiredbeginning the fourth day of the semesterfor day courses. Instructors’ signatures arerequired to add evening, Saturday, andalternative start courses after the first classmeeting.Dropping CoursesCourses may be dropped through the first fivedays of the semester without the instructor’spermission and dropped courses will not berecorded on students’ transcripts.**Note: Summer term follows differentdeadlines.651.779.3300 11