Registration
All undergraduate students, including those students not declaring a
major, must enroll in one of the six academic units: Fulbright College
of Arts and Sciences; the Colleges of Agricultural, Food and Life
Sciences, Business Administration, Education, and Engineering; or the
School of Architecture. Information regarding registration periods and
procedures is included in the schedule of classes published for
each term.
Registration Periods
Students must register during one of the formal registration periods.
Currently enrolled students are expected to register during the
priority registration held each semester for the following semester.
New students (freshmen and transfers) are expected to register during
the registration held in conjunction with orientation. Students, new or
returning, who have not already registered should register during the
two day registration session which immediately precedes the beginning
of classes each semester. There is a late registration period of five
days at the beginning of fall and spring semesters and one- or two-day
late registration period at the beginning of summer sessions, but students
must pay a late fee to register during these late registration periods
and may also find that many classes are filled.
Proper Address of Students
It is the responsibility of all students to maintain and correct their
addresses with the University and to report any change of address
promptly to the Office of the Registrar. Failure to do so may result in
undelivered grades, registration notices, invoices, invitations,
and other official correspondence and announcements.
Identification Cards
Identification cards are made by the Division of Student Services during
each registration period and at scheduled times and places during the year.
Consult the schedule of classes for the times and locations. Several
privileges on campus require an I.D. card and it can be used as a debit
card for purchases at the Bookstore or the Servery. Part-time students
are also eligible for a card.
Academic Development Office
The University is committed to developing each student to his or her
fullest potential. And, further, it believes in the pursuit of
excellence, and that all students can achieve the levels of performance
required for collegiate success if they are afforded appropriate and
timely academic support. To this end, the Academic Development
Office (ADO) was established to improve the academic achievement and
persistence of students on academic probation, and other students in need
of academic assistance.
The ADO provides such assistance through a variety of instructional and information services. Instructional services include developmental studies courses, study skills workshops, learning laboratory instruction in basic skills, and supplemental instruction to selected courses. Information for students on academic probation is offered through special orientation sessions.
Academic Advising registration and at any time when decisions concerning registration (such as withdrawing from class) are made. Special college advisers will supervise the registration of students who were admitted in a transitional status, or with Arkansas State Requirements for Development Course Placement (Act 1052/467). Advisers are members of the faculty or staff of the college in which students are enrolled. They provide assistance in planning students' academic programs and help them to become familiar with the academic offerings and regulations of the University and with academic support services. Each department or program assumes responsibility for advising those students who have declared majors in that area. Students whose advising needs are not being met should bring the matter to the attention of their department head or the dean of their college.
Arkansas State Requirements for Developmental Course
Placement
Arkansas law specifies that all first-time entering freshmen who are
enrolled in a bachelor's degree program will be placed in either
college-level credit courses in English and mathematics or remedial
courses in English composition, reading, and mathematics on the basis of
their scores on specified tests. Students who score below 19 on the
English section of the Enhanced ACT, below 40 on the TSWE section of the
SAT, or below 400 on the SAT II: Subject Test in Writing must enroll in
Remedial English 0003, which does not carry degree credit. Students
who score below 19 on the reading section of the Enhanced ACT or below
340 on the verbal score of the SAT must enroll in Developmental Reading
0003, which does not carry degree credit. Students who score below 19
on the mathematics section of the Enhanced ACT or below 390 on the
quantitative portion of the SAT must enroll in Remedial Math 0003, which
does not carry degree credit. However, students whose Mathematics
Placement Test (MPT) scores qualify them for placement in a higher-level
mathematics course, such as MATH 1203, may enroll in that course.
Students will be required to register for these courses
during their first term at the University and, if necessary, in
subsequent terms until passing grades have been earned in all required
courses. Students must successfully complete any required developmental
course in English before degree credit for freshman English can be
awarded; students must successfully complete any required developmental
course in mathematics before enrolling in a college-level mathematics
course. Students who need further information or clarification
regarding this law should consult with their academic adviser or
academic dean.
Courses Which Do Not Count Toward Degrees
ANTH 0003, PHSC 0003, PHSC 0011, ENGL 0003, MATH 0003, and RDNG 0003 do
not count toward degree credit in any college or school.
Student Developmental Studies courses, DVST 0012 (Learning Skills), 003V (Special Topics), 0041 (Achieving Academic Goals), 0051 (Student Career Development), and 007V (Student Development Studies) do not count for degree credit in any college or school.
RDNG 1043 counts toward degrees only in Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences, Business Administration, and Education.
MATH 1203 (College Algebra), 1213 (Plane Trigonometry), 1285 (Pre-calculus Mathematics), and ENGL 3003 (Intermediate Composition) do not count toward degrees in the College of Engineering. Students in these programs may register to take certain courses on a pass-fail basis. In such cases, a mark of "CR" or a grade of "F" will be recorded rather than a letter grade.
Students in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Architecture, and the College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences are eligible to enroll for certain courses on a pass-fail basis under the following conditions:
College of Education students may enroll in courses on a pass-fail basis under the same conditions but only in courses offered in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and in the College of Education. Business Administration and Engineering students may not take courses on a pass-fail basis.
Undeclared Major
Degree-seeking students who are undecided about their choice of a major
field of study will be considered to have an undeclared major. However, all
undergraduate students must still enroll in one of the colleges or
schools. Each of these academic units makes provisions for undeclared
majors and each has its own rules concerning the point at which a student
must declare a major.
College of Business Administration students have the pre-business administration classification with an intended major until they complete specific lower-division courses, a process which normally takes about four semesters.
Students entering the College of Engineering must declare an intended major. All engineering students are classified pre-engineering students until they have satisfied the pre-professional program, which is normally completed during the freshman year.
Registration for Audit
When a student audits a course, that student must register for audit, pay the
appropriate fees, and be admitted to class on a space-available basis.
The instructor shall notify the student of the requirements for receiving
the mark of "AU" for the course being audited. The instructor and the
student's dean may drop a student from a course being audited if the
student is not satisfying the requirements specified by
the instructor. The student is to be notified if this action is
taken. The only grade or mark which can be given is "AU". A student who
has registered during the advance registration period should make any
necessary or desired schedule adjustments such as adding or dropping
courses or changing course sections during the schedule-adjustment period
scheduled for the same semester. Students may also add or drop courses
during the first five class days of a semester.
Adding and Dropping Courses
A student may drop a course during the first 10 class days of the
semester without having the withdrawal shown on the official academic
record. After the first 10 class days, and before the drop deadline of
the semester, a student may drop a course, but a mark of "W" indicating
withdrawal, will be recorded. A student may not drop a full-semester
course after the Friday of the tenth week of classes in a semester.
Drop-add deadlines for partial semester courses are published in the
schedule of classes. Drop-add deadlines for summer sessions are published
in the summer sessions schedule of classes.
Withdrawl From Registration
Withdrawing from the University means withdrawing from all classes that
have not been completed up to that time.
A student who leaves the University voluntarily before the end of the
semester or summer term must drop all classes by telephone registration
or must file and have accepted by his or her academic dean and the
Registrar a Petition for Withdrawal from Registration. Withdrawal may
occur anytime during the semester through the last day of classes.
Withdrawal deadlines for summer sessions are published in the
summer schedule of classes. Students who do not withdraw officially
from a class which they fail to complete will receive an "F" in that
class.
Student Standing
Definitions of undergraduate student classification are as follows:
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