Other Registration Information
Adding Classes
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Consult
the Important Dates Calendar or the Quarterly Class Schedule
for the last day to add classes.
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You may add classes to your schedule through the
third day of the academic quarter. Please use this
online form to add a class between the first and third days
of the quarter.
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Web registration is not available after the
third day of the quarter therefore instructor's signature is
required on the class Add/Drop form
(PDF). Consult
the Important Dates Calendar for specific dates.
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No class adds (or enrollments) are allowed after the third day of
the quarter without an instructor's signature. Exceptions include
the following:
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Continuous enrollment and variable
credit classes
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New classes
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Late-starting classes
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Non-credit classes
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Lab classes for
office skills, reading, tutoring and writing
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To add a class after the published deadline:
Students must submit their instructor signed
Add/Drop form (PDF) and a Late Course Add Fee will be assessed for each class registered
late. Consult
the Important Dates Calendar for specific dates.
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Class adds are not official until they have been processed by
Registration and tuition and fees have been paid.
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Change to audit
requires a signature from the instructor. Consult
the Important Dates Calendar for specific dates.
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Change to Credit in Lieu of Decimal Grade
requires submission of form by the deadline. Consult
the Important Dates Calendar for specific dates.
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VA funded students should consult the Office of Veteran Services
before adding classes.
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Dropping (withdrawing from) Classes
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Consult
the Important Dates Calendar or the Quarterly Class Schedule
for the last day to drop classes.
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You may drop (withdraw from) classes until the
end of the ninth week (except during summer) of the academic
quarter. Consult
the Important Dates Calendar for specific dates.
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Drops may done via
Web
Registration through the tenth
day of the quarter or by completing the drop
portion of the class Add/Drop form
(PDF). Consult
the Important Dates Calendar for specific dates.
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Dropping classes via Web registration is not available after the
tenth day of the quarter. After that date, drops must be done in
person
at the Registration Office by completing the drop portion of the
class Add/Drop form (PDF) or by completing the
online drop form. Consult
the Important Dates Calendar for specific dates.
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Classes dropped during the first fifteen instructional days of the
quarter (except during summer) will not appear on your transcript,
but will still be used to determine financial aid and academic
eligibility. Consult
the Important Dates Calendar for specific dates.
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If you do not officially drop and simply stop attending class(es),
you may be graded as having failed (receive a 0.0 grade.) At the
end of the quarter, instructors are required to issue a grade
and may not issue a W.
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Consult your adviser or the
Educational Planning
& Advising Center
before dropping a class.
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VA funded students should consult the Office of Veteran Services
before adding classes.
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Withdrawal from College
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If it becomes necessary to withdraw from
Highline, drop all of your classes per above
instructions.
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Students receiving veterans benefits must
notify the Veterans Office of their withdrawal to avoid being
indebted to the Veterans Administration.
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If you do not officially withdraw and simply stop attending classes,
you may be graded as having failed (0.0) each course in which you
were registered. At the end of the quarter, instructors are required
to issue a grade and may not issue a W or WI.
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Auditing Classes
If you wish to attend a class but do not want to
receive credits you may audit the course.
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Audit students must
register and pay for the course.
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You may change from credit to audit
or from audit to credit before the fifteenth instructional day of
the quarter. Consult the Important Dates Calendar for specific
dates.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs and other governmental
agencies will not pay for auditing classes.
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Credit in Lieu of Decimal Grade
Students have the option of choosing a grade of
"CR" (Credit) in lieu of a decimal grade.
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"CR" (Credit) in lieu of a decimal grade form must be submitted by
the student to the Registration Office by the 15th academic day of
the quarter. Forms are available at the Registration Office. Consult
the Important Dates Calendar for
specific dates.
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To receive the "CR" grade,
the final decimal grade submitted by the instructor must be a
2.0 or above.
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The instructor will provide a final decimal
grade at the end of the quarter, and
if it is 2.0 or above, it will automatically be converted to a "CR"
grade by the Registrar's Office within one week after grades are
posted. A "CR" grade is NOT figured into your G.P.A.
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If the the decimal grade submitted by the
instructor is 1.9 or below, the decimal grade will remain on the
transcript and will figure into your G.P.A.
Maximum of 15 credits designated as CR may be applied toward an AA
Option A degree.
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Other degrees and programs will designate
the maximum number of applicable CR credits.
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CR credits may or may not be recognized by other
institutions.
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Divisions may designate specific
courses which can only be graded CR/NC.
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Repeating Classes
You may repeat a class taken at Highline in
order to improve your skills or the grade.
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To repeat a class, you
must re-register and pay all necessary fees.
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Each grade received
will remain on your transcript; but only the last grade awarded is
used in computing your GPA.
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The repeat process DOES NOT apply to grade
symbols: I, NC, W, WI or NC.
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You must fill out separate forms for each
quarter.
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Forms will not be accepted until
after the repeated quarter is completed.
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An "R" is placed next to the first grade
received but only the last grade awarded is used in computing your
GPA.
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Such substitutions may or may not be recognized by other
institutions.
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Credit for a class is earned only once. A class may
not be repeated more than twice (taken more than three times total)
unless otherwise specified.
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If you have repeated a class, you must
request the repeat be applied by submitting a "Request Deletion
of Repeated Class From G.P.A. Computation" (PDF) to the
Registration Office.
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Picture ID
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All students enrolled in credit classes are
required to have an official Highline Student Photo ID card. (You must be registered for courses before an ID card will be issued.)
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There is a non-refundable
fee for each card. Free for students
who have paid the application fee or are turning in their old SSN ID
card.
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You must show valid picture ID in the form of a valid driver's
license, state issued ID card, passport or military ID.
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Photo
ID cards may be obtained at the Registration counter (top floor,
building
6) after payment
of the non-refundable fee to the Cashier (bottom floor,
building
6).
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Last updated:
July 02, 2008
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