Advising
Must be completed each term before undergraduate students are permitted to register. Your advisor will remove your advising hold when this requirement is met. It is very important that you meet regularly with your advisor and develop a close working relationship.
Concurrent Enrollment
A student may not take courses for credit at both Whittier College and another institution simultaneously without prior permission from the Registrar. To request permission, complete the Concurrent Enrollment Form.
Corequisites and Linked Courses
Used when two or more classes must be taken simultaneously. You must register for each class in the corequisite group. If courses require a co-requisite, both courses must be taken. No exceptions.
Declaration of Major
Students who have not completed their declaration of major by registration during the spring of their sophomore year will receive a hold on their registration. They will not be allowed to register for junior year courses until the Declaration of Major form is filed with the Office of the Registrar.
Dropping and Withdrawing from Courses
Please note: Non-attendance does not constitute a drop or withdrawal and will result in a grade of "F." It is the student's responsibility to drop a course and to ensure their schedule is accurate.
A student may drop a course online or with an Add/Drop Form Form at the Registrar's Office, without record of enrollment within the first three weeks of the semester.
A student may drop a course and receive a grade of "W" online or with a Withdrawal Form at the Registrar's Office, between the end of the third and sixth weeks of classes.
Grade Option
Exist for most classes. This permits you to take a class for a letter grade (default) or for credit/no-credit (with instructor permission). Classes taken under the credit/no-credit option are excluded from GPA calculations. Taking too many credits under the credit/no-credit option may also prevent you from being considered for the Dean’s List each term, departmental honors, and Honors at Commencement.
Grade Option changes must be submitted by the fourth week of the term. You may select your grade mode online when registering for your courses or you may fill out the Add/Drop Form and submit it to the Registrar's Office with the signature of the instructor.
Holds
Students are not allowed to register if they have holds on their records. Please check your holds through My.Whittier.edu and contact the office that has placed the hold on your record for assistance. The office that placed the hold will remove it when you have resolved the triggering issue.
Independent Or Directed Studies
Students may take a course by independent study when the subject matter is not covered in a regular Whittier catalog course. In rare circumstances, a student may take a regular Whittier course outside of the normal classroom setting by directed study. You must fill out an application for independent study or directed study.
Instructor Permission
You must obtain the instructor's permission on an Instructor Permission Form for any course for which permission is required. You may register for all your other courses online.
Prerequisites
Exist for many classes and are used to ensure that a student is adequately prepared before attempting a more challenging class. The registration system has access to your entire transcript, accepted transfer work, and test scores. If the prerequisite for a class is not found, you will not be permitted to add the class. Exceptions can only be made by instructor signature (of the intermediate level course) on a Course Override Form that is submitted to the Registrar's Office. Review the current College Catalog for the specific prerequisites assigned to each course.
Study Load Restrictions
Used to ensure undergraduate students register for a full-time schedule (12 to 17 credit hours). Please note: There is an additional charge for any credits above 17. Once your study load for a fall or spring term exceeds 12 credit hours you will not be permitted to drop below that threshold. Self-service registration permits you to drop a class and add a class at the same time (even exchange) so that you may change your schedule without receiving a study load error.
Time Conflicts
Detected by the registration system and will prevent you from adding overlapping classes. Review the days and times for your selected classes and adjust as necessary to eliminate the conflict. Students must seek approval on the Course Time Conflict Form available to register for conflicting classes.
Waitlists
Provided for most classes. You will be presented with the waitlist option if it is available for a class that you attempt to add and that class has reached its maximum enrollment. Waitlists are maintained in priority order giving preference to higher class standings (seniors, juniors, sophomores, first-year). Within a classification, priority is assigned based on who is waitlisted first. Automated notices are sent via email to your student email account when a seat is available. You have 48 hours to add the class before your seat is offered to the next student on the waitlist.
Withdrawal
Withdrawal from the College is completed by Registrar’s office and submitting the required Withdrawal form. My.Whittier.edu.edu will not permit you to drop your last class. If you stop attending classes and fail to complete the withdrawal process you will receive failing grades.
