Registration for new freshmen takes place on the UW-Platteville campus during the summer. Parents are strongly encouraged to become involved also. Because we recognize that the usual procedure of throwing a new student into a hectic fall registration can be unsettling and a bit bewildering, we offer our freshmen a slower-paced summer registration.
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 informative. 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.
Registration for Continuing and Transfer StudentsContinuing 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 visit the Registrar's Office, to see what general education, major, or minor requirements they have left to meet. Advising 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.
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.
Policies Affecting Student RegistrationStudents should look at a course's number to determine the general difficulty level of the course, and whether it will count towards their degree:
| 0000-0990 | No credit toward graduation |
| 1000-2990 | Credit - lower level undergraduate |
| 3000-4990 | Credit - upper level undergraduate |
| 5000-7990 | 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 15-16 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 normally follows these guidelines:| Cumulative GPA | Credits |
| Less than 2.00 (on academic probation) | 14 |
| Less than 2.00 (in good standing) | 15 |
| 2.00-2.74 | 18 |
| 2.75-3.24 | 19 |
| 3.25-3.74 | 20 |
| 3.75-4.00 | 22 |
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.
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 fees schedule established annually by the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.The payment due dates are provided with the initial billing. Payment of all charges is the responsibility of the student. It is the responsibility of the student to pursue money from financial aid, scholarships, loans, or other non-personal sources. These are not considered payments until the money is received and posted to the student's account. 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.
UW-Platteville bills all students for each semester approximately 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the semester. Financial aid, scholarships and educational loans will not be reflected on the bill. The initial payment is due approximately 14 days after the beginning of each semester. To avoid finance charges, accounts must be paid in full by the due date on the initial bill.
A partial payment is available to students with a good credit history. In order to qualify for the partial payment plan a copy of the Installment Credit Agreement form must be on file in the Cashier's Office. A new Installment Credit Agreement form is required for each semester. Students with a demonstrated poor payment history may be denied access to the partial payment plan. The partial payment plan consists of an initial payment of 25% of all charges billed on the initial bill, due approximately 14 days after the beginning of each semester and three additional installments of 25% each, due approximately the sixth, tenth, and fourteenth week of each semester. Exact due dates are provided with each initial billing statement. A finance charge of 1% per month on the unpaid balance (annual percentage rate of 12%) will be assessed on any balance remaining after the initial billing due date.
Payment in full of all tuition and fees prior to the initial billing due date 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. Failure to pay according to the Installment Credit Agreement form will result in the holding of transcripts and denial of registration for subsequent terms while the account is delinquent or in default. Accounts in default will be forwarded for private collection action. Students will be responsible for all collection costs.
If the bill will be paid by a third party (i.e. VA, DVR, Youth Options) a written authorization from the third party must be provided to the Cashier's Office before the initial billing due date or the account will be considered delinquent. The authorization must include who will be paying, the amount they will be paying, the name and ID number of the student they are paying for and when the payment will be made.
Payments are posted to the student's account as of the date of receipt. Post-dated checks will be returned to the sender and do not qualify as payment. All checks should be made payable to UW-Platteville and should include the student's ID number. The payment must be in the Cashier's Office by 3:00 p.m. on the due date to avoid service charges. UW-Platteville charges $20.00 for all checks returned by the bank for insufficient funds (NSF).
Students who do not sign the Installment Credit Agreement Form and have not paid at least 25% of their total initial bill by the initial billing due date will be assessed a $30.00 late fee (Administrative Assessment Fee).
All initial bills go to the student's home address. All other bills go to the student's local address. If the student wants the bill to go to another address, a Change of Billing Address form must be submitted to the Cashier's Office.
Tuition and fees may be refunded upon official withdrawl from the university according to the current refund schedule provided all official withdrawl forms are completed. The current refund schedule is:
Room and board charges for students who voluntarily withdraw from the university may be adjusted in accordance with the meal and board contracts. Further information about these contracts is available from the Meal Access Office 608-342-1404 or the Housing Office 608-342-1845.
If a student receives any type of federal financial aid (including Stafford loans and/or PLUS loans) and they withdraw from the university or reduce their credit load, their financial aid eligibility will be re-calculated and a percentage of the aid may be considered unearned and may have to be returned to the funding source. Please contact the Financial Aid Office if you have any questions about this policy 608-342-1836.
For any other billing questions visit the Cashier's Office web site or call 608-342-1211 or e-mail cashieroff@uwplatt.edu
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 Enrolled in Graduate CoursesCourses taken for graduate credit will not be used to fulfill requirements for the baccalaureate degree.