ACADEMIC INFORMATION


REGISTRATION / COURSE SELECTION

Full-time and part-time studies are available at Western and its affiliated colleges. Students may also take advantage of diverse course offerings during the Spring/Summer Sessions (Summer Evening, Intersession, Summer Day, Distance Studies), and the Fall/Winter Sessions by Distance Studies.

Each undergraduate student will be classified as regular or special, full-time or part- time. A student's registration status is determined as follows:

Regular Student
A student who registers in the course requirements for a program and is proceeding toward a degree in that program.

Special Student
A student who has received a degree from this (or another) university and who registers to take further courses but who is not a candidate for a degree. Special Students who intend to proceed towards a Diploma in Honors Standing must follow the regulations governing that program.

Full-Time Student
A student who registers in any session for 3.5 credits or more. (Also see the
COURSE LOAD (Pointer) and STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES (Pointer) sections.)

Part-Time Student
A student who registers for three or fewer credits in any session.

To register for courses, a student must:

  1. Be admitted to Western or be a continuing student in good standing. Students who have registered at Western, have subsequently transferred to another educational institution and who wish to resume studies at Western are not considered continuing students. Such students are considered transfer students and will be required to submit an application for admission by the applicable deadline.
  2. Select courses and ensure such courses are recorded by the Registrar's Office by the appropriate deadline
  3. Pay or make arrangements to pay fees

Failure to register during the designated time will result in a late registration fee.

First year and Transfer Students will be mailed registration information during the summer.

Continuing Undergraduate Students will complete an "Intent to Register" Form in February.

"Intent to Register" Forms will be available on-line to students continuing in the same degree/program. The on-line form and further instructions will be available at www.registrar.uwo.ca .

Students transferring between Western and its affiliated colleges must indicate their intent on the February "Intent to Register" Form.

Students in the faculties of Dentistry, Law, Medicine, and the Business School may register by mail during the summer.

Students in the Faculty of Graduate Studies register by mail for each of three terms.

Special Students wishing to register in 400-level courses must obtain departmental permission for each course.

A student in a degree program must select courses in accordance with the published requirements. Many courses have prerequisites or require the approval of the Department. These requirements, and any enrolment limitations, should be noted carefully prior to registration. Substitutions for prescribed courses require the written approval of the Department and the Dean. Students registering in the Fall/Winter Session and intending to take second-term half-courses must register for those courses during the course registration period.

Students are responsible for ensuring that their selection of courses is appropriate and accurately recorded and that all course prerequisites have been successfully completed. If the student does not have the requisites for a course, and does not have written special permission from his or her Dean to enrol in the course, the student will be removed from the course and it will be deleted from the student's record. This decision may not be appealed. A student will receive no adjustment to his or her fees in the event that he or she is dropped from a course for failing to have the necessary prerequisites.

The final date for registration is the last day of the second week of first-term classes. Although every effort will be made to accommodate late registrants, students are warned that courses may be filled by that date.

Students registered at Western or at an Affiliated College (Brescia, Huron, King's) should note that if a course appropriate to their program is offered in an academic unit other than their own, they may register in it providing that their academic unit does not offer the course. However, students must have the written permission of the Dean of their Faculty prior to registering in a course that is offered both at Western and an Affiliated College.


Academic Calendar
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
REGISTRATION

[Previous] [Parent] [Next]

[Table of Contents] [Index]
[Courses by Subject] [Courses by Name] [Awards by Category] [Awards by Name] [Calendar Search]