Early in the semester, the Office of the Registrar sends registration materials to enrolled students regarding registration for the upcoming semester.
Students are issued a registration date based on their cumulative earned and currently enrolled hours. A student is permitted to enroll in classes after consultation with the their Academic Advisor according to the student’s academic requirements. Students may self-register for courses online in Workday on or after their assigned registration date until the last day to add or drop classes according to the Academic Calendar and the change of schedule procedure. The University reserves the right to process and/or restrict a student’s registration. New students must be accepted through the Office of Admissions before meeting with their Academic Advisor regarding registration. Students with a registration hold (e.g., due to an outstanding balance) will not be permitted to register until the hold has been resolved. Students are responsible for reviewing their registered courses to confirm they fulfill their academic requirements.
All registration and appeal forms can be found on our Advising Information page.
Registration Dates
Students can find their registration date and time in their Workday Academics dashboard, under “Upcoming Registration Appointments”.
Class Standing
Class standing is determined by the following qualifications:
- Freshman 0‑27 semester hours credit
- Sophomore 27.01‑57 semester hours credit
- Junior 57.01‑87 semester hours credit
- Senior 87.01 semester hours credit
Change of Schedule
Adjustments (add/drops) to schedules are completed by the student and should be made only after consultation with the student's faculty adviser or a member of the Oiler Success Center when the faculty adviser is unavailable. Adding a course, dropping a course, or switching sections of the same course constitutes a change of schedule. Registration deadlines are as follows:
Standard Semester
The last day to add a course or switch sections through student self-registration is the 5th day of the semester.
After the 5th day of the semester until the Friday of the 3rd week of the semester, written permission from the instructor is required to add a course or switch sections. A student may appeal an instructor's decision to decline late enrollment to the Student Academic Standards Committee.
Requests to add a course after the 3rd week of the semester are made to the Student Academic Standards Committee.
The last day to drop a course (the course will not appear on the student's transcript)is the 6th day of the semester.
Courses withdrawn after the 6th day of the semester until the last day to withdraw (please refer to the Academic Calendar for specific dates) will be shown on the transcript with a grade of “W".
Requests to withdraw from a course after the deadline are made to the Student Academic Standards Committee.
Academic Periods shorter than the Standard 16-week Semester
The last day to add a course or switch sections through student self-registration is the 3rd day of the Academic Period.
After the 3rd day of the Academic Period until the Friday of the 2nd week of the Academic Period, written permission from the instructor is required to add a course or switch sections. A student may appeal an instructor's decision to decline late enrollment to the Student Academic Standards Committee.
Requests to add a course after the 2nd week of the Academic Period are made to the Student Academic Standards Committee.
For Academic Periods 11 weeks or longer: the last day to drop a course (the course will not appear on the student's transcript) is the 6th day of the Academic Period.
For Academic Periods 10 weeks or shorter: the last day to drop a course (the course will not appear on the student's transcript) is the 3rd day of the Academic Period.
Courses withdrawn after the drop deadline until the last day to withdraw (please refer to the Academic Calendar for specific dates) will be shown on the transcript with a grade of “W".
Requests to withdraw from a course after the deadline are made to the Student Academic Standards Committee.
If schedule changes are not handled within the stated time limits, students are subject to receive a failing grade in the courses for which they are officially enrolled. Students will not receive credit for courses attended without official registration.
Withdrawal from Selected Courses
Course withdrawals made after the last day to drop (without record) and before the last day to Withdraw (see the Academic Calendar for specific dates) are recorded as a non‑punitive "W" on a transcript. Students may appeal to withdraw after the deadline to the Student Academic Standards Committee. If the petition is denied and the student fails to complete the semester, they will receive an "F" grade for the unfinished course(s). If a student leaves a course without following withdrawal procedures, they will automatically receive an "F" grade.
When a student has violated University rules, regulations, or policies of an academic nature the student will not be permitted to withdraw from the course.
Withdrawal from the University
Students wishing to withdraw from the University must follow current withdrawal procedures; failure to attend class(es) does not constitute an official drop or withdrawal. When a student withdraws from all classes during a semester, the University will assign an official withdrawal date. Students will not be able to drop the final course on their schedule with the normal course drop/withdraw procedure; they must complete the Withdrawal process in Workday. For a student withdrawing while regularly attending classes, the withdrawal date is the date that the student notifies the Oiler Success Center of their intent to withdraw and/or begins the withdrawal process in Workday. If a student ceases attending classes without notice, the withdrawal date will be the student’s last date of attendance or participation in a course-related activity, as documented by their University instructors. For assistance with the Withdrawal process, please contact the Oiler Success Center.
Auditing Courses
Students may request to audit a course(s) any time during regular registration periods, as long as all prerequisites have been met and space allows. Students wishing to change from regular enrollment for credit to audit status may do so only with the permission of the instructor and only during the first eight weeks (two Weekend College sessions) of the semester. A change to audit status may affect University billing, financial aid, or company reimbursement programs.
Repeat Policy
If a student registers for a course that is not intended to be repeated, they will receive only the credit and quality points earned in the most recent registration. The credit and grade earned previously will remain on the student's record but will not be counted in the grade point average. A course will count only once toward cumulative hours earned. For example, repeating a three-hour course means the student will receive only three hours for that course rather than three hours for each time they take the course.
A course is considered a repeat when a student is registered for the course after the last day to drop a class. Therefore, a course that is withdrawn will be subject to the repeat policy.
The following will apply to students who choose to repeat a course more than once:
Students who choose to repeat a course more than once will be required to have an academic learning contract with the Oiler Success Center and participate in academic assistance for the course. Students who are taking a course for the fourth time will placed on a reduced course load at the discretion of the Oiler Success Center and their Academic Advisor, in addition to the Academic Learning Contract and academic assistance. Students who are taking a course for at least the fifth time must appeal to the Student Academic Standards Committee for approval to register for the course. If approved to register, the student will be required to have an Academic Learning Contract with the Oiler Success Center, participate in academic assistance for the course, and be placed on a reduced course load at the discretion of the Oiler Success Center and their Academic Advisor.
Students have the right to appeal the repeat policy to the Student Academic Standards Committee.
Please refer to the Academic Catalog for complete and official details of University of Findlay policy.