All students register with their academic advisors. The advisor's signature is required on all registration forms. There are several registration periods available for students to register for classes and make changes to their schedules.

9.1 Pre-registration
Current students are notified by their advisors regarding registration activities for the following semester. During pre-registration, students are scheduled according to the total number of credits they have earned. This is the most desirable period for registration, as few classes are closed, and payment is not due until a later date, when bills are mailed to the student's permanent address.

9.2 Final Registration
This occurs just before the new term begins. The student will find that sections of some classes are already closed, and arrangements for financial payment are expected to be complete at the time of registration. Students are seen on a walk-in basis only.

9.3 Late Registration
Students registering during this time will find that classes have already begun and that a monetary penalty, a "late" fee, is attached to the normal registration fees. The latest date to register or process a change of schedule is published each semester in the Schedule of Classes booklet.
NOTE: In order to register for classes, students must fulfill all financial obligations to the University for the previous semester. In addition, students are responsible for being aware of any immunization or academic holds on their registration.

9.4 Summer School Registration
The College offers summer courses of different lengths throughout a twelve-week period. Times and dates are listed in the Summer Schedule of Classes booklet.
Students may pre-register for the Summer Term at the same time they register for Fall. Final registration procedures and dates are detailed in the Summer Schedule of Classes booklet.

9.5 Pass/Fail Electives
Juniors and seniors may take one course a semester, if approved by their academic advisor, on a pass/fail (S/U) basis. If passed, the credits count toward graduation, but neither grade nor credits are calculated in the grade point average. No required course may be taken on this elective pass/fail basis.
The decision to elect the pass/fail option must be made no later than the close of late registration.
An F in a graded course cannot be removed by repeating the course on a pass/fail basis.

9.6 Auditing Courses
To audit a class means to take the class for no grade and no credit. Regular tuition is charged. Registration in a course as an auditor must be declared at registration and cannot be changed after the last date for change of schedule as published in the Schedule of Classes booklet. Records will show Audit in the grade space on the transcript of a regularly matriculated student. Students enrolling for audit may attend lectures, complete course readings and, at the discretion of the professor in charge of the course, may participate in classroom discussion and examinations.

Permission to audit any course must be obtained from the instructor of the course and the advisor. This is accomplished by obtaining the signatures of these individuals on a Request to Audit form, and by processing the form along with the registration form during the registration period. The Request to Audit form may be obtained in the College Office.

Audited courses are not eligible to be converted to matriculated credits. Courses audited may not be challenged later or completed via CLEP or other advanced standing tests.

9.7 Cross-Registration
Full-time (minimum of 12 credits per semester) students are eligible to cross-register at one of the following PCHE (Pittsburgh Council of Higher Education) institutions in the fall and spring semesters:
* Community College of Allegheny County (for students with less than 60 credits)

* Carlow College
* Carnegie Mellon University
* Chatham College
* LaRoche College
* Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
* Point Park College
* Robert Morris College
* University of Pittsburgh

Guidelines:
* Each qualified student may normally cross-register in no more than one course in any one term or semester under this program.
* Each college or university accepts registration from the other institutions; however, first priority in registration is given to students of the host college, and not all departments or schools in all institutions are able to participate in this program.
* In each case of a student's cross-registration, the approval of the dean or a designated individual from the home college or university must be obtained prior to registration.
* Full credit and grade will be transferred; the academic regulations of the host institution will prevail.
* The academic honesty code and other rules of conduct of the host institution apply with respect to its courses and behavior on its campus. That institution also determines whether its rules have or have not been violated. The student's own institution will impose such penalties as it considers proper when violations are reported to it.
* Cross-registrants do not thereby acquire the status of students in the institutions in which they are receiving instruction (e.g., for purposes of participation in student activities, insurance programs, etc.). They do receive library privileges at the host institution and may purchase course texts at the host bookstores.
* Duquesne University students who are participating in this program are charged tuition and university fees in accordance with the current rates of Duquesne University; however, the student who cross-registers is responsible for paying any course or laboratory fees to the host institution.
* This cross-registration program does not apply to summer sessions at any of the institutions, including the spring term at the University of Pittsburgh. However, taking courses at other institutions during those terms may be possible by "temporary transfer student" procedures separately agreed to by the PCHE colleges and universities. See an advisor for procedures.
* Duquesne students who have acquired 60 or more credits may not cross-register for courses at Community College of Allegheny County.
* Class schedules of all PCHE institutions are available in the Registrar's Office. For specific cross-registration procedures, students should consult with their academic advisor.

9.8 Temporary Transfers
Students may register for classes at another university for a summer session or regular term if he or she has the proper approval.

Policies pertaining to registration for off-campus courses are as follows:
* The course(s) must be approved before being taken. Written approval must be given by the advisor on the Application for Approval of Off-Campus Study form. This approval becomes part of the student's permanent record.
* A student who has completed 60 credits or more may not receive credit for courses taken at a community college or a two-year college.
* The last 30 credits must be taken at Duquesne. For valid reasons a student may request a partial waiver of this requirement from the Student Standing Committee.
* A grade of C or higher must be earned for credit to be transferred. Grades do not transfer and GPA is unaffected.
* The student is responsible for having an official transcript of the work completed at another institution sent to Duquesne's Registrar's Office.

9.9 Leave of Absence or Off-Campus Study
Leave of Absence or Off-Campus Study is available to students who plan to be away from the campus for one or more semesters. In consultation with their advisor, students register for Leave of Absence or Off-Campus Study on a registration form. See the Schedule of Classes booklet for the course number.

If this registration has been duly processed, the readmission procedure need not be followed. If more than one semester is involved, a registration must be processed for each semester.

9.10 Pittsburgh Filmmakers
Pittsburgh Filmmakers offers courses to students during the fall, spring and summer terms. An Application for Approval of Study with the Pittsburgh Filmmakers must be completed by the student prior to taking the course(s).

Conditions are as follows:
* A grade of C must be earned for credit to be transferred. Grades do not transfer and GPA is unaffected.
* Normally, a student must maintain full-time status (no fewer than twelve credits) within Duquesne University. The required minimum of twelve credits does not include credits taken at Pittsburgh Filmmakers.
* All tuition and fees for these courses must be paid by the student to Pittsburgh Filmmakers. These courses are not covered by Duquesne tuition payment, financial aid, tuition remission or scholarships.

9.11 Change of Schedule (Drop/Add)
The Request for Change of Student's Schedule is the form a student uses to make changes to a schedule once the registration for that semester has already been processed. This form is commonly referred to as a "drop/add" form.
A student may use the change of schedule form until the last day of final registration. After the drop/add deadline, a student who wants to drop one or more classes must use a Course Withdrawal form. The exact deadline for dropping and adding is published in the Schedule of Classes booklet each semester.

9.12 Course Withdrawal
A student who wishes to withdraw officially from a class after the drop/add period is over must fill out a Course Withdrawal form. These forms are available in the College Office and the withdrawal deadline is published in the Schedule of Courses booklet each semester. No refunds will be granted. It is the student's responsibility to investigate how a course withdrawal might affect their financial aid status, athletic eligibility, etc.

A first semester freshman may withdraw from a class through the last day of classes.

After the course withdrawal deadline, approval for withdrawing from a class is granted only when there are extenuating circumstances beyond the student's control which would make it impossible for the student to complete the course. A student may request such approval by submitting a letter (with appropriate documentation) to the Student Standing Committee through the College Office.

Students should consult with their advisor for assistance.

9.13 Complete Withdrawal
If a student finds it necessary to withdraw from all courses before the close of the semester, the student should contact their advisor to initiate the process. If it is early in the semester, partial tuition refunds may be available. Deadline dates are listed in the Schedule of Classes booklet each semester.

Complete Withdrawal forms are filled out by the student and approved by the academic advisor. Grades of W will be assigned for the courses. If the student does not withdraw according to the prescribed process, F's will be entered for all courses.

NOTE: If a student is a resident of one of the Living/Learning Centers, it is the students responsibility to notify the Office of Residence Life of their withdrawal.

9.14 Incomplete ("I") Grades
Students who are unable to complete course work for any reason may discuss with their instructor the possibility of receiving an incomplete ("I") grade for the course. To be eligible for an I-grade, a student must have completed at least 80% of the course work. The student then has until approximately mid term of the following semester to complete the work and submit it to the instructor. The deadline for removal of I-grades is published in the Schedule of Classes booklet each semester.

Once the course work has been completed, the student is required to purchase a Removal of I-Grade form from the Registrar's Office. The student gives the form to the instructor who, in turn, assigns the grade and submits it to the appropriate College/School office.

NOTE: Students who receive I-grades are ineligible for the Dean's List for that particular semester, even after the I-grade has been removed.

9.15 Repeating Courses
Students ordinarily may repeat courses in which they have D or F grades, but a course in which a student has earned a C or higher grade may not be taken again.

After a course is repeated, the first attempt or initial grade has no bearing on the GPA, although it continues to remain on the transcript (an "R" on the transcript next to the course indicates that it has been repeated). Therefore, neither the grade nor the credits of the first attempt will be calculated into the average. This is true even if a D grade is repeated and an F results.

The sequence of courses must be followed. A prerequisite course in which the student has a D or F grade may not be repeated if a more advanced course has been completed with a grade of C or better.

9.16 Registration for Graduate Courses
Qualified seniors may be permitted to register in graduate courses at the 500 level for undergraduate credit with the approval of the department in which the course is being offered. A maximum of six graduate credits may be applied toward the undergraduate degree. 600 level courses are not open to undergraduate students.

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