MiraCosta College

Enrolling in Classes (Continued)
ENROLLMENT
General Enrollment
Information
Adding/Dropping Classes
Changes to your class schedule may be
made online using SURF. If you are adding
more units to your schedule, or are subject
to new fees such as course fees or the
student center fee, pay at the time you
add the units.
Students are responsible for officially
dropping a course. If a course is not officially
dropped, either on SURF or in person, the
student will receive a grade for the class.
Late Enrollment
Students may enroll in open unrestricted
classes until the day prior to the first class
meeting. To enroll on or after the course
start date, students must use a permission
code obtained from the instructor.
Permission codes may be used through
the second week of class for full-term and
15-week courses and within five working
days from the start date of any shortterm
class. For online classes, students
may enroll for any open online class until
midnight the day before the start date of
the term. See the chart on page 11.
Late Add Policy
Add and drop deadlines are strictly
enforced. Adds after class deadlines
are generally not accepted; however, a
petition process exists for students with
extenuating circumstances. The Late Add
Petition is available in the Admissions and
Records Office and must be signed by both
the instructor and the department dean.
Missing the add deadline due to inability to
pay fees, misunderstanding of deadlines,
confusion about enrollment expectations,
transfer or graduation requirements, holds
or online enrollment mistakes are not
acceptable reasons for petitioning.
Wait Lists
While enrolling in SURF, students may select
the wait list option for a closed class. The
last day students can add themselves to
a wait list is the Saturday before the start
of the class. Students will be auto-enrolled
daily until the Sunday before the first day
of classes. Information regarding success,
payment required and problems will be
communicated to students via email.
Beginning on the first day of classes, student
enrollment into closed classes will be at
the discretion of the instructor. If a student
was not automatically enrolled and is still
interested in adding classes for which he or
she is wait-listed, the student must attend
the class on the first day and obtain a
permission number or have an add card
signed by the instructor.
If you are waitlisting an online class, in
addition to choosing wait list on SURF,
contact the class instructor via email once
class begins to ask for permission to enroll.
Classes for which a student is waitlisted do not
count as official enrollment and may not be
used to fulfill enrollment requirements toward
financial aid or verifications of enrollment.
Check for complete wait list information
at miracosta.edu/waitlist.
Attendance at First Class Meeting
To insure your place in a class, attend the
first class meeting on time. Instructors may
drop absent students to make room for
students wishing to add the class. If you
decide not to continue in a class for which
you have enrolled, it is your responsibility
to drop the class officially by using SURF or
by submitting a Drop Card directly to the
Admissions and Records Office.
Permission Numbers
A permission number allows you to enroll
in/add classes that require instructor
permission, such as classes that have
begun, full classes that you have waitlisted
or classes that require an audition. A
permission number allows you to add the
class using SURF online, avoiding a long
wait at the Admissions and Records Office.
Full payment is required at the time of
enrollment. Add Cards may be used to add
a class in person but will require either the
permission number issued by the instructor
or the instructor’s signature.
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Permission numbers do not override
prerequisites, holds, debts, class
conflicts, repeats, add deadlines or
other enrollment restrictions.
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Use your permission number by the
add deadline for the class—your
permission number will expire on the
add deadline.
FEES
Enrollment Fee
$46/unit for California residents*
High school students exempt.
Health Services Fee
$19
Student Center Fee
$1/unit up to $10 per year
Optional Fees:
Student ID Card
$6
Parking Permit
$35 car / $17.50 motorcycle
*Persons determined to be nonresidents
of California pay an additional per-unit
fee of $200. Some exemptions to residency
requirements exist. FEES SUBJECT TO
CHANGE. See page 15 for information
on residency and non-resident fees.
For a detailed explanation of required and
optional fees, see page 15.
Fees are due at the time of enrollment.
When enrolling online, you may use Visa,
MasterCard or Discover to pay your fees.
If you choose not to pay online with a
credit card, you must pay immediately
after enrolling, whether you enroll online
or in person, to ensure your enrollment in
the classes you have selected. In-person
payment is made at the Student Accounts
Office. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, cash and
checks are accepted for payment. Unpaid
course fees or other debts may result in
being dropped from classes and a “hold”
placed on your account. This will prevent
you from adding classes and accessing
other services, such as requesting a
transcript or enrollment verification.
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Make payment on the same day
you enroll, either on SURF with Visa,
MasterCard, Discover or at the
Student Accounts Office.
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x Permission numbers may be used only
once and only by the student to whom
they are issued.
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