Graduate students are preregistered each semester in their required courses in the Art of Teaching, Child Development, Dance Movement Therapy, Health Advocacy, Human Genetics, and Women’s History; students are registered directly into courses by their programs. For those programs (Child Development, Dance, Theatre, and Women’s History) which have electives and components, the registration process is as follows:
During the week of registration, students study the curriculum and discuss proposed programs with their program directors. They arrange interviews with faculty to discuss their courses and to explore the appropriateness of their choices. When the student and the program director have talked about the courses, the registration form is signed by the director and is filed by the student with the Office of the Registrar. Because class size is limited to 15 students in many cases, some students will not be admitted to one of their choices.
On the last day of the initial registration period, the registrar posts a list of all students not admitted to one of their choices and a list of all courses that still have openings. Students are asked to spend that day interviewing teachers to enable them to select an alternate course. At the end of the day, students hand in a list of three possible alternate courses; final course assignments are posted by the first day of class.
Students in Human Genetics and Writing make elective selections directly with their programs prior to the beginning of each semester.
Late Registration
All students must complete registration by the end of the Add/Drop period. This includes registration for conference courses and independent study. In exceptional circumstances, the dean of graduate and professional studies may give permission for a course change or addition after the third week. No changes will be accepted after the fifth week of classes.
Add/Drop Period
For all programs except for the Health Advocacy Program:
The Add/Drop period runs for the first two weeks after the first day of classes. During this time, students who want to change their programs should get course change forms from MySLC or the Office of the Registrar and obtain faculty signatures for the courses they are dropping as well as for the courses they plan to enter. Students should discuss their plans with their program directors and obtain their permission for any changes.
Students seeking to enter a course in the third week of classes may do so only with the teacher’s written permission on a form specially designed for registrations during the third week. In order to earn full credit in the course, the student must make up all of the work missed up to the date the teacher has specified on the registration form. The teacher has the discretion not to admit a student to a course in the third week.
Students may not change their registration after the fifth week.
Add/Drop Period For the Health Advocacy Program
The Add/Drop period runs for the first week of classes. During this time, students who want to drop a course in which they have been registered should get course change forms from MySLC or the Office of the Registrar and obtain faculty signatures for the courses they are dropping. Students should discuss their plans with their program director and obtain their permission for any changes.
Second Semester Registration
Students who complete a semester course or who plan to leave a yearlong course at the end of the first semester must register again in January. When students would like to leave a yearlong course at midyear, they must receive permission from both their teacher and their program director. They should discuss this option with their teacher and with their program director at least two weeks before the end of the first term so the teacher can submit a final grade and report credit to the Office of the Registrar. Students must complete all work required by their teacher in order to obtain full credit for the first semester of the course.