Undergraduate Registration Instructions

About Registration

Please follow the registration procedures below and bring completed registration materials to the Office of the Registrar. Priority Registration for Spring 2010 and Summer 2010 will be held 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. (Monday through Thursday) and 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Friday) during November 9 - November 20, 2009. Students taking evening courses may register during all available hours of registration but are encouraged to register between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. (Monday through Thursday). Open registration continues until classes begin.

Students with financial, library or health record holds will NOT be permitted to register until approval has been given by the appropriate office. Students on a grade hold may register, but will not have access to grades. Students are advised to clear all holds prior to the registration dates.

Priority Registration

Day program students will register in accordance with the total number of credits completed PRIOR TO the Fall 2009 semester. (Students may register on the stated day or any date thereafter during the November 9 - November 20 dates.) The total number of completed credits (including transfer credit) is found by logging into Self-Service and reviewing the online transcript to locate the "total credits" amount for the last graded semester. (Scroll to the bottom to locate the last graded semester; total credits appear in the "total credits" column on the "overall" line.) Questions regarding the accuracy of the total should be raised prior to registration.

* Upper class students may register online through Self-Service: Seniors as of November 9 - 10 and juniors as of November 10 - 11 according to the total credits as noted above.  New for this priority registration period, and intended to facilitate communication between students and their academic advisers as well as streamline the online registration process, academic advisers receive an email when their advisee registers online, and are asked to review requested courses for appropriateness. Only courses approved by the adviser become part of the schedule. The adviser's electronic approval or written approval on a registration form is required to complete registration, but a seat in requested classes is reserved until final approval or disapproval is determined. If a registration form is submitted in person to the Registrar's Office because registration was not completed online, an adviser's signature is still required. A student assumes all responsibility pertaining to course registration and degree completion. Students experiencing any difficulty may come to the Registrar's Office to complete registration according to the dates stated above

• Self-Service Registration Instructions (for current students only)

** First-year day program students (with less than 12 completed credits) will submit registration forms with their preferred courses and time selections. The large number of sections for many of the first year courses make it necessary to collect course selection forms and to complete registration administratively to guarantee appropriate schedules for all students. An attempt will be made to retain as many of the requested sections as possible. Fall semester course schedules will be finalized for first-year day program students by December 11, 2009. Schedules that appear on Self-Service prior to December 11 are subject to change. Please include one or two alternate course selections to help the scheduling process.

Registration Procedures

1. Make an appointment with your adviser to discuss appropriate course selection including review of prerequisites and university requirements. Full-time students who are uncertain of adviser assignment may contact Bruce Keller (215-572-2922); part-time students may contact Clare Quigley (215-572-4045).

2. Complete the Information/Registration Form and obtain adviser's approval prior to registration. In listing course selections, please follow the format used on the printed schedule of classes. Copy the course code exactly, including the specific number of a given lecture or lab (e.g. BI101.3, BI101L.2). The code identifies the course in the computer.

Important Notes

• Day program full-time students are encouraged to identify alternative courses in the event one or more of the desired courses have reached maximum capacity.
• Full-time students for the Fall normally register for 15 or 16 credits; however, full-time enrollment is defined as 12 to 20 credits. Registration for 19 or 20 credits requires a cum GPA of 3.0 or higher or approval (by petition to the Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Education for course overload). Note: 20 credits is the maximum credit load permitted.
• Part-time students (carrying up to 11 credits if matriculated or limited to two courses, 6-8 credits if non-matriculated) may register during the day or up until 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Tuition bills will be mailed from the Business Office (215-572-2981).
• Preference for FA courses will be given to art majors. Non-art majors must obtain FA department approval to register. (Approval will be granted on the basis of completion of appropriate prerequisites and on space availability.)
• Students who schedule an independent study must request the appropriate form from the Office of the Registrar. The completed form with the required signatures must be included with the registration materials.
• Students who desire pass-fail grading for a course should request the appropriate form at registration. The pass-fail option is not available to first-year students and is an option for elective courses only (one course per semester or one course for every 15 credits completed to a maximum of six courses). The instructor is not informed of this choice. Pass-fail selection may also be made during November 9, 2009 - February 8, 2010. Pass-fail requests may be withdrawn on or before March 22, 2010 at the option of the student.
• Course changes after registration may be made during January 19 - February 1, 2010 (changes to Summer courses must be made before the class begins). Drop/Add forms for this purpose may be obtained in the Office of the Registrar. Students may withdraw from a class (with a grade of W) between February 2 - March 22, 2010 with the approval of the adviser and instructor (using Drop/Add form). After March 22, withdrawal from class requires approvals as above and from the Dean of the College (by petition) and the student is graded WP or WF. Withdrawal is not permitted during the last four weeks of the semester, April 20 - May 11, 2010.
• To participate in courses requiring fieldwork in elementary and secondary schools, original and updated PA and FBI clearances must be presented on the first day of class. Go to the Education Department website (www.arcadia.edu/edudept) for guidelines and procedures. Courses that require these clearances include, but may not be limited to CS105, ED110A, ED110B, ED120, ED120L, ED212, ED214, ED216, ED217, ED218, ED220, ED220L, ED221, ED221L, ED313, ED315, ED319, ED320L, ED322, ED324, ED330L, ED375, ED411, ED412A, ED412D, ED416, ED417, ED419, ED423, ED443, ED470, ED471, ED474, ED478, ED501, ED502, ED503, ED505, ED513, ED520A, ED520B, ED521, ED523, ED526A, ED552, ED553, ED556, ED562A, ED562B, ED579, ED580, ED582, ED583A, ED583B, ED584, ED585, ED590, ED591, ED592, ED595, ED597, ED606, ED607 and ED622.
• Registration for full (closed) courses is not currently enabled in Self-Service. Students using Self-Service are advised to register for all open courses and save their schedule. A separate email should then be sent to registrar@arcadia.edu indicating the semester, course and section of the desired full (closed) course. The Registrar's Office will add students to the waitlist queue.
• Students who are not eligible to use Self-Service, and have off-campus obligations during their earliest registration day are encouraged to complete a paper registration form with their adviser and bring it to the Registrar's Office prior to leaving campus. The Registrar's Office will process the registration during the correct day and notify the student of the results.
• Students with disabilities who require accommodations should contact Disabilities Support Services.

How to Register

• New Undergraduate Student Registration Process
  Students who have not attended Arcadia University previously are encouraged to call Clare Quigley in the College of Undergraduate Studies at 215- 272-4045 or e-mail quigleyC@arcadia.edu for information about courses, prerequisites and academic advising.
• Current Student Registration Form 
  Students who register for class in person will use this registration form and should read the instructions above for Undergraduate or Graduate students.
• Self-Service Online Registration Instructions 
  Only current graduate students and undergraduate juniors and seniors are eligible to use Self-Service. 
   
  Please note: Registration for students eligible to use Self-Service begins at the start of Priority Registration and continues until about a week before classes begin. Students assume all responsibility pertaining to course registration and degree completion. 

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Contact Us

Location: 
Taylor Hall, Room 103
(Campus Map)

Mailing Address: 
Arcadia University
Office of the Registrar
450 S. Easton Road
Glenside, PA 19038 

Office Hours: 
Monday - Thursday
8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Phone: 215-572-2100

Fax: 215-572-2126

E-mail: registrar@arcadia.edu