Office of the Registrar
Registration Procedures- Spring and May Term 2010

All currently enrolled students who expect to return to Illinois Wesleyan University this Spring must complete advance registration by November 11.  If you are studying off-campus this term, information specific to your registration can be found at the end of this document.

Do not wait until the last days to begin the registration process. The faculty has determined that all students must consult with their academic advisor regarding course selection prior to registration. Your advisor’s unavailability on one day, even though that day may be the last day for advance registration, is not sufficient reason to waive that requirement.

• Step I- The Program of Classes will be available on the web beginning October 19th.

• Step II- Please see your academic advisor between October 21st and October 30th.  You must obtain a registration PIN from your advisor – you will not be able to register until you do. The Registrar’s Office can not give you your PIN unless we have evidence that you have met with your advisor.  Please keep a signed copy of your Course Selection Form.  Before meeting with your advisor, check your degree evaluation on the web to see what courses you need to complete for your general education or major requirements.  Draw up a proposed schedule and bring it with you to your appointment.  Make sure you are covering unmet needs in your degree program and that the class times of the courses you wish to take are not in conflict.

• Step III- You must enter your class selections via the IWU registration web site. You may use any computer connected to the internet.  Information on how to use the web registration system is available in the program of classes or at the Registrar’s Office.

Someone from the Registrar’s Office will be in Buck and Ames Labs from 7:30-8:00 AM each morning of registration for the spring term and from 6:00 – 7:00 pm for May term registration.

You may check your personal data on the web site for your registration time.

Spring 2010 registration is: (units earned as of the end of summer 2009)

This does not include currently enrolled units.

23 units and above         Monday, November 2nd

15 units to 22.99              Wednesday, November 4th

7 units to 14.99                Monday, November 9th

0 to 6.99                             Wednesday, November 11th.

Registration will begin at 7:30 AM each morning.

For May term 2010 the schedule is: (based on previous MT experiences; includes courses that were dropped)

No previous MT 6:00 pm on Monday, November 16th

1 previous MT 6:30 pm on Monday, November 16th

2 previous MT 6:45 pm on Monday, November 16th

3 or above previous MT 7:00 pm on Monday, November 16th

It is your responsibility to complete the registration process and to inform your advisor of any changes not discussed during your advising appointment.

IMPORTANT:  Wait List Procedures

Wait Lists are maintained in the Registrar’s Office.  This cannot be done online.  If you wish to be placed on the wait list for a spring or May term course please fill out the appropriate form at the Registrar’s Office. 

If you experience difficulty with registering on the web you may come to the Registrar’s Office for assistance. However, your registration can only be processed after the beginning of your assigned registration time.

You may complete your registration, and add or drop classes at any time after the start of your assigned registration time.

All classes are subject to cancellation or change of meeting time and/or instructor.  Changes will be updated to the Web registration system.  Students may wish to check that regularly for any such changes.

Courses requiring consent or permission – Course that list ‘consent or permission of instructor or department chair’ have to be pre-approved.  Obtain written permission from the appropriate faculty member and bring it to the Registrar’s Office before Web registration.

Cr/NCr (pass/fail) – To elect this grading option you must come into the Registrar’s Office and complete the proper form to declare one course CR/NCr prior to the end of the first week of classes.

• First year students may not take any course Cr/NCr.
• Major, minor and general education courses CANNOT be taken Cr/NCr.
• May Term classes CANNOT be taken Cr/NCr.
• Limited to one course per term and six courses total.

In general, when in doubt about a course, the better strategy is to elect the Cr/NCr option initially because one has only the first week of classes to make that declaration. On the other hand, one has until the drop date to DELETE that designation and take the course for a grade.

AUDITS – To elect to take a course as an audit one must have the instructor’s permission and complete the declaration form in the Registrar’s Office prior to the start of the term.

OVERLOADS – Advance approval may be granted by filling out the proper form in the Registrar’s Office.

Important information for students receiving financial aid:  If a student receives a grant from the State of Illinois they MUST be enrolled for no less than 4 course units.  Enrolling in 3 would reduce the grant 25% - but tuition would NOT be reduced.   If they receive a federally subsidized loan, Pell or SEOG grant, they must be enrolled for at least 3 course units for the term none of which may be repeats of previously passed courses (grade D or better) otherwise they may not be considered to be a full-time student for federal financial aid purposes. Please see the Financial Aid Office if you have any questions.

For those students studying off-campus:

You must contact your advisor to obtain your registration PIN.  After conferring with your advisor about your course choices, you should send an e-mail to them with your course selections and ask them to send the e-mail on to our office (iwureg@iwu.edu) so we can register you for your courses.  Please be sure to include the CRN, Department, course number, section of each course.  Also, please include alternates in the event any of your selections are closed.  Depending upon your ability to register from off-campus, you can always choose to register yourself on your appropriate registration day and time.