OUS: Step 2

Step 2: Registration

Selecting Courses

Only students who have been admitted and assigned a GW ID number may register for courses. Most courses are open to non-degree students except those in the Medical School and the Law School . Note that graduate courses are numbered 200 or above, while undergraduate courses are numbered between 1-199. Some of these courses may have prerequisites or require special permission to register; others may be closed because the course is full. All students are expected to meet the course prerequisites and be free of any registration holds.

For a list of courses offered during the semester you will want to enroll, view the Schedule of Classes.

For course descriptions and prerequisites consult the University Bulletin and the Schedule of Classes.

For information on registration dates and how to register online, consult the Office of the Registrar. For information on tuition and fees, consult the Student Accounts Office.

If you have problems with the online registration, do not have internet access, or need required signatures and departmental approval for courses, you must register the old-fashioned way -on paper -by completing the Registration Transaction Form (RTF). The form can be obtained at many academic offices including the Registrar's and OUS and can be downloaded here. Make sure you write clearly and obtain all relevant signatures. Sloppy penmanship or blank fields may delay your registration. The completed form should be mailed, delivered, or faxed to the relevant administrative office:

• Main campus non-degree students: the Office of University Students

• Off campus/contract program non-degree students: Jack Chatman (2020 K Street NW, Lower Level; Washington , DC 20052 ~ (202) 496-6293 ~ jchatman@gwu.edu)

Fall 2008 Registration Dates (Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon):

General Registration Dates	Days	Category Eligible to Begin Registration
April 11 - August 31	*****	All Degree-Seeking Candidates
August 4 - August 31	*****	Non-Degree students may register
September 2	Tuesday	First Day of Classes

Late Registration Dates	Days	Category Eligible to Begin Registration
September 2 - September 13	*****	Late Registration Begins for All Students (Degree and Non-Degree) - All initial registrations will incue an $80 Late Fee
September 13	Saturday	Last day for Add/Drop, Late Registration, and Consortium Registration

Late Registration/Program Adjustment

Late registration takes place from September 2, 2008, through September 13, 2008, during the same hours of operation as noted here. During the late registration period, an $80 Late Fee is assessed for any initial registration. Registration ends at 8:00pm on September 13, 2008.

Beginning with the first week of classes, students who wish to add a course(s) and drop a course(s) as an even exchange may do so without financial loss if these transaction requests are made during the same calendar week for an equal number of credit hours. Please be advised that individual program adjustments may incur tuition charges and/or fees if they are not even exchanges, or involve courses other than those at the Foggy Bottom or Mount Vernon campuses.

Progarm Adjustments after the Second Week of Classes

Students who wish to drop, add, or withdraw from a course must complete a Registration Transaction Form, obtain approval from the instructor or department (only to ADD courses), and submit the completed form to the Dean's Office of the school in which the student is enrolled. A note from an instructor is not an acceptable form of dropping or withdrawing. Registration Transaction Forms are available at all Deans' Offices and the Office of the Registrar. The deadline for dropping a course without academic penalty is the end of the fourth week during the Fall and Spring semesters. A course dropped during the first four weeks of classes will not appear on a student's transcript. A course dropped after the fourth week but before the end of the eighth week will be assigned a grade of W (Authorized Withdrawal). Any withdrawals after the eighth week of classes require a petition to your academic Dean's Office.

Withdrawals and Refunds (except Law School Students)

Courses dropped NO LATER THAN August 31, 2008, will have 100% of the tuition charges canceled. Courses dropped AFTER August 31, 2008, are subject to the refund schedule, which governs the prorated cancellation of semester tuition charges in cases of program adjustment (see below) or withdrawal:

On or before the end of the first week of classes (by September 6, 2008)	90%
On or before the end of the second week of classes (by September 13, 2008)	60%
On or before the end of the third week of classes (by September 20, 2008)	40%
On or before the end of the fourth week of classes (by September 27, 2008)	25%
After the fourth week of classes	None

Students whose accounts reflect overpayments may complete a "Request for Refund" at Colonial Central beginning the first day of classes.

Additional Fees Assessed during the Late Registration/Program Adjustment Period

Beginning with the first week of classes, students who wish to drop a course(s) will incur financial loss unless an even exchange of credits (adding the same number of credits that are dropped) is made during the same calendar week. Please be advised that individual programs may incur tuition charges and/or fees if they are not even exchanges, or involve courses other than those at the Foggy Bottom or Mount Vernon Campuses.

In addition, an initial registration during the late registration period will have an $80 charge.