Undergraduate Class Standing Students are classified academically at the beginning of each year. Membership in the sophomore, junior, or senior classes is granted to students who have earned a minimum of 28, 56, or 84 credit hours respectively.
Course Registration Students are required to register for courses on designated days of each term. Priority is given to degree or certificate-seeking students. Undergraduate registration occurs in order of class standing to ensure enrollment in courses required to satisfy graduation requirements.
CHANGE OF REGISTRATION Change of registration, including pass/fail elections, changes of course credit hours, changes from credit to audit and vice versa, must be approved by the advisor. In most instances, registration for a course shall not be permitted after the Add/Drop Period. For a 15-week semester, the first week of classes constitutes the Add/Drop Period. For accelerated courses (those meeting fewer than 15 weeks), students may only add a course after its first meeting (face-to-face meeting or the start date of an online or hybrid course) with permission of the instructor and the registrar. Students may drop an accelerated course by the end of the day before the second class meeting or, for accelerated online or hybrid courses, within seven calendar days of the course start date. For highly accelerated courses (fewer than six weeks), students may not drop any later than after 20 percent of the courses has elapsed from its start date. With the permission of the advisor, a student may withdraw from a course during the first 10 weeks of a 15-week semester or, for other course lengths, during the first two-thirds of the course. However, students in their first semester at LVC (or, for accelerated courses, in their first session) may withdraw from a course at any time through the last day of a class with permission of the advisor. A fee is charged for every course added at the student’s request after the publicized Add/Drop Period. A grade of “W” is recorded when withdrawing from a course. Failure to give notice of withdrawal to the Registrar’s Office (for undergraduates) or the graduate program office (graduate students) will result in a grade of “F.” Notifying the instructor does not constitute official withdrawal. Students who drop below full-time status (below 12 credits) during the Add/ Drop Period will be re-billed as part-time students. Resident students who drop to part-time must have the permission of the associate dean of student affairs. Other considerations regarding financial aid, academic progress, and health insurance must be made before dropping to part-time status. Full-time students who drop courses after the publicized Add/Drop Period in a 15week semester will not have their status changed to part-time. However, consideration must be given to academic progress and future eligibility for financial aid.
AUDITING COURSES Students may register to audit courses with the approval of their academic advisor and the instructor. Courses may be audited on a space-available basis. Audited
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