This section provides an overview of UWP registration policies. More details and specific dates for registration and fee payment are available in each semester's class schedule, available at the Registrar's Office. Specific courses offered each term are also listed on the class schedule. Students not on campus may view the list of upcoming course offerings on the UWP home page (www.uwplatt.edu).

Registration for new freshmen takes place on the UW-Platteville campus during the summer. Parents are strongly encouraged to become involved also. We recognize that the usual procedure of throwing a new student into a hectic fall registration can be unsettling and a bit bewildering.

We at UW-Platteville want you to be a success as a student. For this very basic reason, we have established a special registration program for you and your parents. Each registration session is specifically designed to provide you with a solid foundation concerning the needs of students and parents. Remember, the more you know, the better chance of success you will have in making a smooth transition from your current setting to student life at UW-Platteville. The bottom line is that we want you and your parents to take full advantage of these registration events.

We strongly urge incoming freshmen to take part in the new student orientations which take place every semester just before the beginning of classes. These special activities provide all new students with an opportunity to become acquainted with and to feel part of UW-Platteville's campus and the local community. The activities are both social and informational. They include tours of the campus, assistance with class scheduling and picking up textbooks, visits with college deans and faculty, small group discussions, and at least one all-student social event which brings together newcomers and returning students.

Continuing and transfer students should check with the Registrar's Office or look in the upcoming semester's class schedule to determine registration and academic advising dates.

Each student must meet with an assigned academic advisor before registering. Students may also wish to look at a copy of their Degree Audit Report (DARS), available from their advisor or from the Registrar's Office, to see what general education, major, or minor requirements they have left to meet. DARS reports will be distributed to advisors before advance registration begins. Students must fill out a worksheet listing their desired course schedule and have that schedule signed by their advisors.

Students are assigned an advance registration appointment based upon number of credits earned: those with the most credits earned (seniors) register first, followed by juniors, sophomores, and freshmen. Courses fill on a first-come basis; therefore, students are encouraged to take advantage of advance registration. After registration begins, the Registrar's Office posts a daily list of closed classes on the UWP home page (www.uwplatt.edu), on TV Channel 5, and on the monitor in the registration area.

Students who miss advance registration may still register during regular or late registration. Dates for these registration periods are also listed in each semester's class bulletin.

Students should look at a course's number to determine the general difficulty level of the course, and whether it will count towards their degree:

• 000-099 No credit toward graduation
• 100-299 Creditlower level undergraduate
• 300-499 Creditupper level undergraduate
• 500-799 Graduate level

Students who enroll for 12 or more credits during a semester are classified as full-time students; students who enroll for 11 or fewer credits are classified as part-time students. The normal load for full-time students is 16 credits per semester, but students on academic probation may carry no more than 14 credits without special permission. To remain eligible for scholarships and financial aid, students must remain classified "full-time."

Students in good standing except those with less than a 2.00 GPA, who wish to enroll for an overload of more than 18 credits or students on academic probation who wish to enroll for more than 14 credits, must obtain permission from their advisor. A student carrying credit in extension or by correspondence, either with this or another university, must include these credits in computing total load. The registrar as an ex-officio member of the Admission and Academic Appeals Committee, has been delegated the responsibility for granting permission for overloads and exception to established standards. Appeals may be made to the committee or the vice chancellor. In granting permission for overloads, the committee usually follows these guidelines:

No credit will be given for unapproved overloads. Students who enroll for an overload without the permission of the registrar will be required to drop sufficient courses and/or credits to comply with the prescribed load limit. If a student refuses to drop courses as prescribed, the registrar and the vice chancellor will select the courses to be removed from the record.

Students who desire to take courses on a pass-fail basis must apply at a time and place specified by the registrar at the beginning of each semester. Some courses are offered only on a pass-fail basis. Courses taken on a pass-fail basis cannot be used to fulfill general requirements or major requirements. Students may enroll for only one course per semester on a pass-fail basis.

All course changes must be cleared officially with the registrar; otherwise, grades of "F" will be recorded. Normally students are not permitted to enter courses after the fifth day of classes of any term.

A grade of "satisfactory" must be earned in any course audited in order to have such audit appear on the student's transcript. If the grade is "unsatisfactory," the audited course shall not appear on the transcript.

Students must pay for the courses they register for by the date listed in the current semester's class schedule. The act of registering for courses at UW-Platteville creates a financial obligation to pay the tuition and fees associated with those courses, according to the tuition and fee schedule established annually by the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. Students who fail to cancel their registration or withdraw from courses in compliance with university policies and procedures will be charged even if they do not attend class. Nonattendance does not constitute withdrawal.

UW­Platteville bills all students for each semester approximately 4 weeks prior to the beginning of the semester. An Installment Credit Agreement is available to all students. The Installment Credit Agreement consists of an initial payment of 25% of tuition and fees, housing, meal plans and any miscellaneous charges. The first installment is due approximately 10 days before the beginning of each semester. Three additional installments of 25% each are due approximately the fourth, eighth and twelfth week of each semester. Exact due dates are provided with each initial billing statement.

Payment in full of all tuition and fees prior to the 2nd billing will avoid finance charges. (This date is also provided with each initial billing statement.) Unpaid balances incur finance charges as detailed in the Installment credit Agreement, a copy of which is included with the initial billing and is available by calling the Cashier's Office (608-342-1211).

Additional fees may apply based on options selected by the student or by actions committed or omitted by the student. Late payments may result in additional administrative charges. For additional details regarding all aspects of the billing and payment process, please refer to the information sent with each initial billing.

The University of Wisconsin­Platteville does not accept credit cards for payment of tuition and fees.

Late payment with cause may be allowed through the first week of classes. Students registering after the close of the first week of classes will be assessed an additional fee. A check returned because of insufficient funds will also result in penalty.

Tuition and fees are refunded upon official withdrawal from the university according to the following schedule which is subject to change:

• 100 percent during the first two weeks of classes
• 50 percent during the third and fourth weeks of classes
• 0 percent thereafter

Students who voluntarily withdraw from the university shall be refunded a percentage of the room and board fee. In all cases, the refund is prorated on a weekly basis, beginning with the Monday of the week following withdrawal. Students voluntarily withdrawing from the university shall forfeit the $100 room deposit. If costs are paid by nonfamily sources, those sources will be reimbursed on a prorated basis. Further information about refunds can be obtained from the Cashier's Office.

Rates are established each year as part of the annual budget process. New rates are usually available by late July for the fall/spring semesters and are subject to change without notice. Summer fees vary slightly from those listed above. The current fee rates are available from the Cashier's Office. Room and board rates are also established for the following academic year by late July. These rates are available from the Student Housing Office (608-342-1845) or the Food Service Office (608-342-1778), respectively.

Students may drop a course prior to its beginning or at the drop-add session at the start of each semester without the instructor's signature.

Students who drop a course during the period from after the tenth instructional day of the term through the end of the eighth week of that term will be charged a drop fee.

If a student registered in a course withdraws from that course in the first two weeks of class in that semester, that course shall not appear on the student's grade printout for that semester and hence will not be recorded on the student's transcript.

If a student registered in a course withdraws from that course any time after the second week of class, but prior to the end of the eighth week of classes, a notation of "withdrawn" will appear on the student's grade printout and hence on the student's transcript.

Students may withdraw from the university or drop a course through the eighth week of the term. Students withdrawing at a later date are given the grade "F" in all courses; only in extraordinary circumstances and with the consent of the instructor and the dean of the college may students withdraw at a later date and receive a grade other than "F." Students receiving educational entitlement from the Veterans Administration must report to the VA if they fail or withdraw from all courses after mid-term when enrolled in two or more unit subjects.

Seniors are eligible to take graduate courses numbered 500-699 for graduate credit, if:

1. they are in their last semester as an undergraduate;
2. they are eligible for admission to the graduate program in full standing;
3. their undergraduate grade point average is 2.75 or higher;
4. they limit their total credit loads to a maximum of 15 credits including graduate courses; and
5. they secure the approval of the dean of the School of Graduate Studies.

Courses taken for graduate credit will not be used to fulfill requirements for the baccalaureate degree.