II. Registration
A. Preregistration - Students are requested to preregister for the fall, spring and summer terms during the designated periods. Complete rules and dates for preregistration are printed in the Academic Dates and Deadlines for that semester. Missouri S&T utilizes an on-line registration system called Joe’SS for preregistration. Priority access to Joe’SS is based on the level of the student and the total number of hours completed at that level in the following order:
a. Students registered with Student Accessibility and Testing, Athletes, and ROTC
b. Graduate
c. Senior
d. Junior
e. Sophomore
f. Freshman
B. Provisional Registration - The Director of Admissions may allow a student to register provisionally while awaiting receipt of credits from another school. Such registration shall be for a limited time and shall be canceled if credits from other schools do not substantiate statements made by the student.
C. Admission to Classes - A student is not considered enrolled until their fees for the semester have been paid. No student will be admitted to any class until the instructor in charge of the class has validation of enrollment on the class roster in Joe'SS.
D. Late Registration - If a student registers later than the day designated for that purpose, they will be charged a late registration fee equal to one credit hour of undergraduate educational fees. Absences from classes because of late registration may be charged against the student by the faculty. The student has the right to appeal the Fee Appeal Committee’s decision on late registration fees by written petition to the Academic Freedom and Standards Committee. Late registrants must follow the procedures for adding course work as specified in Section IV.A, Procedure for Adding or Dropping a Course.
E. Registration as a Hearer - If a student wishes to attend any class as a hearer, they must obtain the permission of the instructor in charge of the course, permission from their advisor and must register as a hearer through the Office of the Registrar. The only requirement is that the student must attend class. Failure to attend class may result in a “WD” grade recorded on the student’s transcript. A hearer student is not entitled to credit for the course and none of the work will be graded. The regular credit for which the course is taught is used in determining the appropriate fees and in determining whether the student has met or exceeded their maximum semester hour load. If a student registers a course for credit and later wishes to change it to hearer status, the student must submit a completed grading option change form to the Office of the Registrar prior to the end of six weeks of classes for a regular semester (three weeks for an eight-week summer session). See Section IV.B, Effect on Grade of Dropping Courses.
F. Registration in 6000-Level Courses - In general, undergraduates are not permitted to enroll for 6000-level courses. However, an undergraduate may earn credit toward the bachelor's degree for courses normally taken by first-year graduate students (6000-level courses). Students are eligible to enroll if they are enrolled in an honors program or have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better and has the necessary prerequisites for the course to be taken.
G. Registration Under Pass/Fail Grading Option - The following rules concerning the Pass/Fail grading option are:
1. No student shall apply the Pass/Fail Grading option to more than one course in any one semester nor to more than 20 percent of the credit hours toward graduation.
2. The term Pass/Fail Elective refers to any course to be used toward graduation which a student's department specified by an hourly requirement only and is not specified to come from a specific discipline. For example, requirements such as "4 hours of a modern language," or "3 hours of social sciences" would both be Pass/Fail electives. Requirements such as "3 hours of mathematics" or "6 hours of English" would not be Pass/Fail electives. Any block of Pass/Fail electives falling under the above definition may be declared by the department granting the degree unacceptable for credit toward graduation. However, any student who has used the Pass/Fail option on such a course prior to their department's declaration may not be denied use of that course toward graduation unless they took it when enrolled in a different department.
3. All Pass/Fail electives may be taken pass/fail when not in conflict with Sections 1 and 2 above.
4. Any course may be declared as acceptable for credit toward graduation when taken Pass/Fail with the consent of all departments in which a student may claim to have depth (i.e. minor, option program, emphasis, etc.).
5. Any course not used for credit toward graduation may be taken Pass/Fail.
6. No student shall be required to take any course Pass/Fail.
7. At least five school days before preregistration for a semester begins, each department shall post its Pass/Fail policies. Pass/Fail policy should be in syllabus.
8. After the policy is posted, any changes in the department's policy shall apply only to those semesters that follow the semester for which those regulations were posted.
9. A student may register a course as Pass/Fail by first registering the course for credit through Joe’SS registration. Then the student must submit the appropriate Pass/Fail approval form available on the web to the Office of the Registrar prior to the end of two weeks of classes.
10. When a course is taken pass/fail, a grade of “A,” “B,” “C” or “D” shall be recorded as an “S” by the instructor. An “F” grade shall be recorded as a “U” by the instructor.
11. After the end of the second week of a semester (one week during an eight-week summer session) no student shall change the grading option of any course.
12. Credit for courses taken under the Pass/Fail option will not be used in calculating grade point averages.
H. Registration Schedule is Official. Grades will be recorded only for subjects appearing on this schedule or passed by special examination. The student will be held responsible for all courses appearing on their schedule and grades will be reported for all such courses except those attended as a hearer.
I. Changes in Official Schedule. Any change in the official schedule must be made through the Office of the Registrar or Joe'SS (see Section IV, Changes in Schedule).
J. Change of Major Department
1. If a student wishes to change majors, they must make a written application to the receiving department. The receiving department may place reasonable academic conditions upon the application and also may require that the student work closely with a departmental advisor. Any such conditions negotiated by the department and the student must be explicitly noted on the student's application for a change in major and will be regarded as binding.
2. Transferring students, whether from within or outside the University system, shall have their transcripts evaluated by the receiving department. All courses with their grades will be shown on the transcript. The receiving department will determine which courses will satisfy its degree requirements.
K. The Advisors.
1. Missouri S&T has several different advising methods for students including departmental advisors, career advisors and the S&T Advising Office. Please check Joe'SS to know who is your academic advisor.
2. The student’s schedule must be approved by their advisor before it becomes official. After which it may be changed only as provided in this document.
3. The student is required to consult with their advisor and complete an Advising Agreement form prior to gaining access to Joe’SS registration. An Advising Hold must be removed by the advisor prior to accessing Joe’SS for registration. The advisor will guide the student in scheduling back work and required work in preference to electives and will offer advice in regard to irregularities such as conflicts.
L. Cancellation of Registration for Students who are Scholastically Deficient. If a student is denied readmission as a result of scholastic deficiency, their registration will be canceled prior to the first day of class, and fees paid for canceled courses will be refunded in full.
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