Registration for Courses of InstructionDates for Registration
Dates of registration for each session are listed in the Bulletin and in the Class Schedule. Classes are subject to change or cancellation due to lack of enrollment or other extenuating circumstances. Questions concerning registration, including repeat registration for the same course, should be directed to the Office of the Registrar. ^ top Preregistration
Students register for classes for the next semester during the preregistration and the open registration periods. This reserves space until the first day of class provided that the student validates the registration with the Student Financial Services Office by their designated date. If a student fails to attend the first class session or notify the instructor in advance of a first-day absence, the instructor may ask the registrar to drop the student from the course, thereby freeing up space for someone else. ^ top Wait-Listing Classes
During the preregistration and open registration periods, students may wait-list one or two closed classes. As spaces become available in closed classes, wait-listed students will be registered into them. Students will be notified when they are entered into a class via the wait-list. However, students should feel free to check periodically with the Office of the Registrar to determine their current wait-list status. Once the semester begins, the Wait-List is no longer in effect; students must then go through the regular add/drop procedure in order to add courses to their schedules. ^ top Gateway Policy
Courses may be designed for students with a specified characteristic (such as class standing, major, or program participation) that is fundamental to the academic objectives of the course. Some 100 level courses are designed primarily for freshmen, and all 100 and 200 level courses are normally constructed for lower-division students. Faculty may design such courses with an expectation that freshman and sophomores need different levels of guidance and different forms of challenge than juniors or seniors who are moving toward greater intellectual independence. However, certain of these courses may consistently be substantially filled with more advanced students because of the units-earned registration priority criterion. When such courses serve in part as gateway courses for a major or minor, lack of access for lower-division students may create obstacles to their beginning to meet major requirements in a timely way. This Gateway Policy is designed to provide access to appropriate curricular opportunities for all students. Academic department chairs, program directors, and the Registrar will work together each semester to identify courses where student access to 100 level and gateway courses may be difficult, and they will allocate seats as necessary. This collaboration will occur early enough in the semester to allow sufficient time for the Registrar to publicize allocations in the schedule of classes. To help monitor this policy, the Academic Standards Committee will consult at least annually with the Registrar and with the Director of Academic Advising to identify 100 and 200 level courses that appear not to be available to their intended freshman and sophomore student populations. The committee will ask that department chairs, program directors, and the Registrar work together to manage better the allocation of seats for these courses. Likewise, the Academic Standards Committee shall consider whether there has been any negative impact of specified allocations on the academic progress of juniors and seniors in meeting core, major, or program requirements. The committee shall ask that department chairs, school directors, and the Registrar work together to accommodate the curricular needs of all students. ^ top Registration and Attendance/Participation
All students regularly attending a course must be admitted by the Office of Admission and registered for either credit or audit. It is the student’s responsibility to be properly registered. It is the instructor’s responsibility to restrict attendance and participation in the class to those students properly registered. Visitors to classes are expected to conform to visitor regulations. Infants and/or small children may not attend classes. (See Course Requirements.) As described in the “Preregistration” section above, if a student fails to attend the first class session or notify the instructor in advance of a first-day absence, the instructor may ask the registrar to drop the student from the course, thereby freeing up space for someone else. Regular class attendance is expected of all students. Absence from class for any reason does not excuse the student from completing all course assignments. An instructor who notes a significant pattern of absence on the part of a student should submit a Student Alert to the Academic Advising Office, which will contact and inform the student of the instructor’s concerns. When non-attendance is in the instructor’s judgment excessive, the instructor may levy a grade penalty or may direct the registrar to drop the student from the course. Moreover, when non-attendance is excessive, as described in the preceding paragraph, in all of a student’s academic courses, the student is considered to have voluntarily withdrawn from the university. The Registrar will then officially drop the student from all registered courses and will so inform the student. Once dropped from all courses, the student is required to leave campus. Students who are so disenrolled will normally receive “WF” grades. (See Withdrawal From a Course/From the University, Withdrawal Grades). Disruptive class behavior is unacceptable. Disruptive class behavior is behavior which, in the judgment of the instructor, impedes other students’ opportunity to learn and which directly and significantly interferes with class objectives. Should such behavior occur, the instructor will request the student to leave class and will refer the matter to the director of Academic Advising. Permission to return to class will be granted only after the student meets with the director of Academic Advising and signs a contract agreeing to appropriate ameliorative action. If the disruptive behavior continues, the instructor may direct the registrar to drop the student from the course. Students wishing to appeal an administrative drop for class disruption may do so by petition to the Academic Standards Committee. In such cases, students will continue to be barred from class until the committee renders its decision. ^ top Late Registration
Late registration is possible through the last day to enter a class published in the calendar. The student is responsible for contacting his or her advisor during office hours and for completing the registration process during regular hours in the respective university offices. A late registration fee is charged on and after the first day of classes. ^ top Liability Release
Courses which entail an unusual danger factor require a properly signed and notarized Liability Release form which may be obtained in the Office of Security Services. Study Abroad also requires this form. Failure to complete the form for study abroad, available in the Office of International Programs, will result in dismissal from the study abroad program. ^ top Change of Registration
The student is responsible for each course for which he or she registers. Once registered, a student may change his or her class schedule through Cascade Web or by reporting to the Office of the Registrar and executing an official Add/Drop Form. After the last published day to add or enter a course, courses may be dropped but none added. If an instructor is not available and a deadline must be met, the department chair, the academic dean or the registrar may approve the change. ^ top Cancellation of Registration
The Academic Standards Committee has jurisdiction over forgery of faculty signatures on registration, add/drop, and petition forms or misuse of advisor or instructor permission codes on Cascade Web. Taking another person’s signature as one’s own is a serious offense. Not only does forgery violate the spirit of trust necessary for the academic community to function effectively, but also this frequently carries with it severe penalties in other societal contexts. Faculty members forward evidence of forgeries or misuse of Cascade Web codes to the Office of the Registrar. Upon being notified that a forged signature exists on any document or that a Cascade Web code has been misused, the registrar informs the Academic Standards Committee. The registrar will consider these forms invalid, and any action which would have been taken on the basis of these documents or Cascade Web transactions will be canceled. For example, should the forged signature appear on a registration form, the student’s registration will be canceled. Should the forged signature appear on an add/drop form, the add or drop action will be canceled. Petitions containing invalid signatures will be rejected regardless of the request. Letters notifying students of the action taken in these cases will be placed in the official academic record of the student. Additional sanctions may also result (see the section on Academic Honesty). ^ top Activity Credit Limit
When the 1.5 unit limit on activity credit has been reached, additional activity courses may be taken and listed on the transcript. Such courses do not accumulate credit toward the degree, points toward the term or cumulative grade-point averages or units toward work completed successfully. ^ top Re-registration for the Same Course
A student may repeat a course one time (see paragraph below for repeating a First-Year Seminar). This policy allows students to take a course again to improve a grade or to complete a course for which the student previously received a W or WF grade. Both courses and grades remain on the student's permanent academic record. The course with the higher grade is included in unit and grade point average calculations. If one of the assigned grades is a W, then the other assigned grade is used in unit and grade point average calculations. If a student attempting to improve a grade earns the same grade again, then the more recent grade is included in the appropriate calculations. A student who receives an F or WF grade for a Writing and Rhetoric Seminar may repeat that course by taking any other Writing and Rhetoric Seminar for which the student is eligible to enroll. Similarly, a student who receives an F or WF grade for a Scholarly and Creative Inquiry Seminar may repeat that course by taking another Scholarly and Creative Inquiry Seminar for which the student is eligible to enroll. An attempt of a course occurs when a student enrolls for a course and withdraws after the date for withdrawal without record. Exceptions to this policy are independent study, cooperative education, physical education activity, and varsity sports courses, COMM 292, music performing groups, and other courses that the catalog states may be repeated for credit. A student may ask to repeat a course at another institution by submitting a Transfer Evaluation Request to the Office of the Registrar (Jones 013) listing the Puget Sound course to be repeated and the proposed course at the other institution. Permission may be granted subject to the student’s status and with the specific approval of the appropriate academic department. (Some departments do not allow Puget Sound courses in which the student earned a low grade to be repeated at another institution). If a Puget Sound course is then repeated at another institution, and if the grade earned elsewhere is the higher of the two, the Puget Sound grade will be removed from the grade average, but the transfer grade will not be computed in the grade average. Credit for the Puget Sound course will be removed and replaced by the transfer credit, even if there is a difference between the two. (See section on Transfer Information for other policies governing transfer credit.) ^ top Regression Rule
Students who complete coursework at an intermediate or advanced level without first completing the lower level introductory courses may not then go back and take the lower level courses for credit. This rule applies primarily to coursework in mathematics, the sciences, and foreign language. It may also apply in other departments in which there is a clear content sequence between courses. ^ top Redundancy Rule - Policy
Students are encouraged to seek diversity and breadth in their coursework. Diversity and breadth are possible only when courses are reasonably free of redundancy of content. Redundancy occurs when a student takes a course that covers topics substantially similar to topics covered in another course. Credit for redundant courses is not allowed. Redundancy is determined by the appropriate academic department and the registrar.
If a student is in a course which appears to have content similar to the content of a course already taken, whether at Puget Sound or elsewhere, the student should come to the Office of the Registrar (Evaluator’s Office, Jones 009) to make sure the redundancy rule is not being violated. Student records are periodically audited for compliance with university policy. When a student is found to have redundant credit, the student’s record is adjusted to remove the duplication. The grade entering the grade average is the grade earned in the course for which credit is allowed.
- Examples of Redundant Course Content
Students and advisors should be aware of the following restrictions designed to prevent students from duplicating credit. While it is not possible to identify all combinations of courses in the university’s curriculum that involve redundancy, the following courses have been identified as duplicates:
ART 101 and ART 109
ART 287 and ART 387
ART 210 and ART 350
ART 350 and ART 351
BIOL 101 and BIOL 111
BIOL 101 and BIOL 121
BIOL 111 and BIOL 121
BIOL 361 and CHEM 461
BUS 305 and BUS 320
BUS 310 and BUS 335
BUS 440 and BUS 493 Entrepreneurship
CHEM 461 and BIOL 361
CONN 312 and STS 388
CSCI 232 and PHYS 232
CSCI 310 and MATH 310
CSCI 335 and MATH 335
CSCI 471 and MATH 471
ENGL 304 and ENGL 345
ENGL 306 and THTR 306
ENGL 346 and ENGL 492
ENGL 353 and THTR 353
ENGL 388 and ENGL 406
ENGL 470 (Indian Fiction) and ENGL 484
ENGL 470 (Jane Eyre) and ENGL 478
ENGL 476 and THTR 476
FL 393 and HUM 302
GEOL 101 and GEOL 104
HIST 218 and HIST 310
HIST 230 and HIST 233
HON 212 and PHYS 106
HON 212 and PHYS 106
HON 213 and MATH 300
HUM 302 and FL 393
MATH 103 and MATH 257
MATH 103 and MATH 150
MATH 103 and MATH 160
MATH 103 and MATH 271
MATH 121, MATH 122 or MATH 221 and then MATH 258
MATH 180, MATH 181 or MATH 280 and then MATH 170
MATH 300 and HON 213
MATH 310 and CSCI 310
MATH 335 and CSCI 335
MATH 471 and CSCI 471
PHIL 102 and STS 388
PHYS 105 and HON 212
PHYS 106 and HON 212
PHYS 111 and PHYS 121
PHYS 112 and PHYS 122
PHYS 232 and CSCI 232
PG 321 and PG 330
PSYC 231 and PSYC 331
PSYC 295 and PSYC 345
PSYC 371 and PSYC 401
PSYC 370 (Pediatric Psychopathology) and PSYC 395
REL 103 and REL 265
REL 205 and REL 365
REL 331 and REL 334
STS 388 and CONN 312
STS 388 and PHIL 102
THTR 306 and ENGL 306
THTR 353 and ENGL 353
THTR 476 and ENGL 476
- Advanced Placement Credit and the Redundancy Policy
The university has identified AP Examinations that correspond to specific courses in the university’s curriculum. When a student is awarded credit for an AP Exam that corresponds to a Puget Sound course, that student is granted an exemption from that course and it is so noted on the AP Grade Report under the “Specific Courses Exempted” heading. A student with a course exemption is subject to re-registration, regression, and redundancy rules for that course, as well as any regulations of the corresponding academic department. This means a student may not receive credit for a course for which an exemption was granted; nor may a student receive credit for a course covering material that is prerequisite to, or at a lower level than, the exempted course; nor may a student receive credit for a course covering similar material; and a student must observe all regulations of the corresponding academic department outlining the credit restrictions and the proper sequence of courses.
When a student is awarded credit for an AP Exam that does not correspond to a Puget Sound course, that student is granted elective credit. Students wishing to continue their study in a discipline in which they have received this elective credit should first consult with an academic evaluator in the Office of the Registrar (Jones 013). If appropriate, the evaluator will assist the student in making arrangements with the proper academic department for an examination or interview in order to determine proper placement in an academic program. Additionally, the evaluator will record the department’s evaluation in the student’s academic record.
^ top Tuition and Fee Payment
The registration process is complete only when payment arrangements are confirmed by Student Financial Services. The Bulletin currently in effect is a standard reference for official university policies and regulations governing student financial obligations, and all students are expected and presumed to be familiar with the policies, regulations, and procedures as published. ^ top Concurrent Enrollment in Another Institution
If a degree-seeking student wishes to take a course in another institution concurrently with Puget Sound enrollment, such enrollment must be approved by petition to the Academic Standards Committee prior to beginning such study. Failure to receive prior permission to earn concurrent credit at another institution will result in the denial of the use of the credit toward meeting University of Puget Sound degree requirements. (See Transfer Information for other limitations.) ^ top Withdrawal From a Course/From the University
A student who finds it necessary may terminate his or her responsibility for a course or for the entire program by completing a withdrawal form obtained from the Office of the Registrar. If the withdrawal procedure is not followed, appropriate grades in all courses will be assigned. Students who withdraw will receive “W” or “WF” grades, depending on the date of withdrawal and other circumstances (see Withdrawal Grades). Failure to complete the term does not cancel the student’s obligation to pay tuition and all other charges in full. For specific details regarding tuition refund policies contact the Student Accounts Office. ^ top | 
