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Admission
to Courses: Instructors are not required to hold
spaces for students who do not attend the first class meeting
and may refuse admittance to students seeking to add courses
who have not attended the first class meetings.
Course
Program/Undergraduate Students: The normal semester
program for non-Ada Comstock Scholars is 16 credits with a
minimum of twelve required to remain enrolled at the college.
Students may not enroll in more than 24 credits in any one
semester unless approved by the Administrative Board.
Course
Restrictions: Instructors may restrict enrollment
to designated levels, majors and/or class standing. Students
who do not meet the eligibility requirements and wish to enroll
should consult the instructor. If admitted, students may only
register by submitting an approved/signed 'Waiver of Restrictions'
form to the registrar's office. Waiver of Restrictions forms
are accepted from the start of early registration through
the end of the first ten class days of the semester.
Five
College Course Registration: Students in good standing
are eligible to enroll in Five College courses. First semester
first-year students need permission of the class dean. Registration
instructions are posted at www.smith.edu/registrar/FiveCollegeRegistration.php
Language
Credit: Policies concerning credit for introductory
language courses are published in the catalogue at the beginning
of each language department's course listings. If students
are completing introductory language courses through the Five
College Interchange, the credit policy of the comparable department
at Smith apply. If there is no comparable language taught
at Smith, students may receive credit for the first semester
only, but distribution credit is only awarded upon completion
of the full year. Students enrolling in courses through
the self-instructional language program at UMASS, will earn
credit after completion of the equivalent of Level II with
distribution credit awarded after completion of Level IV.
Late
Registration: It is important that all students register
and make changes by the appropriate deadlines. Students who
are not registered for any classes by the end of the first
ten days of classes will be fined $35. In addition, there
is a $35 late fee charged for any approved petition to add
or drop a course after the deadline.
Important
Dates and Deadlines: Academic Calendar >
Limited
Enrollment Courses/Waitlists: If a course is closed,
a student may add her name to the waitlist during the early
registration period. Waitlists are used by instructors to
fill open spaces at the start of the semester; students are
not automatically registered as spaces become available. Students
may not add their names to the waitlist during the add/drop
period.
During the add/drop period at
the start of the semester, instructors will admit students
according to their selected criteria. Waitlisted students
and those planning to enroll in a limited course must attend
the first class meeting; otherwise they will not be guaranteed
a place in the course. Students on the waitlist or those who
want to add a limited course, must obtain the instructor's
permission; simply adding the course online does not guarantee
a space. If admitted, students need to submit an approved
'Waiver of Restrictions' form to the registrar's office within
the first ten days of classes.
Music
Performance: Registration is by approval of the Music
Department. During the early registration period, students
should register online and sign-up at the Music Department
Office. Registration will appear as pending until the Music
Department confirms enrollment. To add a music performance
class during the add/drop period, students should register
at the music department office in Sage Hall.
Performance
Courses: Undergraduate students may count a limited
number of performance credits toward the degree (4 ESS, 12
Dance studio, and 24 Music performance). Courses completed
beyond these limits are listed on the transcript but are not
counted towards the degree.
Permission
Courses: Courses that require the instructor's permission
are indicated in the Schedule of Classes below the course
title as "Open by Permission". During the early
registration period, students should contact the instructor
about sign-up procedures as registration in these courses
is pending until confirmed by the instructor. Early registration
will be cancelled if the instructor does not confirm enrollment.
Students wishing to add a permission course during the add/drop
period must submit an approved 'Waiver of Restrictions' form
to the registrar's office within the first ten days of classes.
Instructors are not required to hold spaces for students who
do not attend the first class meeting.
Prerequisite
Required: A student who has not completed the prerequisite
for a course may elect it only with the permission of the
instructor and department chair. If admitted, students must
submit an approved 'Waiver of Restrictions' form to the registrar's
office within the first ten days of classes.
Repeating
Courses: Normally courses may not be repeated for
credit. In courses where the content varies from year to year
exceptions to this rule may be made by the instructor and
the chair of the department. A student who has failed a course
may repeat it with the original grade remaining on the record.
The second grade is also recorded. A student who wants to
repeat a course she has not failed may do so for no credit.
The second grade is recorded but does not count in the grade
point average. Students intending to repeat a course for credit
must file a signed 'Waiver of Restrictions' form with the
registrar's office.
Schedules:
Periodically, students should view their course schedules
on BannerWeb to ensure all is correct. Each student is responsible
for the accuracy of her course registration and for processing
changes by the appropriate deadlines. Students and advisors
are not permitted access to make changes online after the
close of the course change period (first ten days of classes).
After this date, all schedule changes must be submitted on
approved "Course Change" forms.
Seminars:
Open by permission to juniors, seniors and graduate students
only. First years and sophomores may not enroll except by
permission of the Administrative Board. Registration for seminars
requires the permission of the instructor. See above section
on permission courses for registration information.
Special
Studies/Advanced Studies: Open by permission to juniors,
seniors and graduate students only, and beginning fall 2008, to sophomores. Registration requires
the approval of the instructor and department chair. To complete
registration, students must submit an approved "'Special/Advanced
Studies" form (available in the registrar's office or
online at www.smith.edu/registrar/forms.php)
to the registrar's office by the end of the first ten days
of classes. Students registering online should be sure to
select the correct number of credits on BannerWeb by clicking
on the Change Grading Mode and Variable Credit option and
selecting the correct number of credits.
S/U
grading option: A student may elect the satisfactory/unsatisfactory
grading option in a course with the permission of the instructor.
Students must earn a grade of C- or better to be awarded a
satisfactory grade and earn credit for the course.
Satisfactory/unsatisfactory grades are not calculated in the
grade point average. Students may declare the S/U grading
option at the time of registration or may change it through
the end of the ninth week of classes. See the yearlong courses
section for further restrictions concerning the grading option.
Within the 128 credits required
for the degree, a maximum of 16 credits (Smith or Five College
) may be taken for the satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading
option, regardless of how many graded credits students are
enrolled in per semester. An Ada Comstock Scholar or
a transfer student may elect the satisfactory/unsatisfactory
grading option for four credits out of every 32 that she takes
at Smith College.
Time
Conflicts: Students may not register for courses
that overlap in time. Consult the schedule of classes; it
may be necessary to make another course selection. Any exceptions
are by permission of the Administrative Board only.
Waitlists:
See the "Limited Enrollment Courses" section above.
Yearlong
Courses: Students must register for and complete
both semesters of a yearlong course (designated by a "D"
or "Y" in the course number) before credit is granted.
Any student not registered for the second half of a year course
by the end of the spring registration period will forfeit
credit for the first semester.
In "D" courses, the
first semester grade is temporary; the grade earned at the
end of the second semester is the final grade and replaces
the temporary grade of the first semester. The grading option
must be consistent for both semesters and may not be changed
after the fall S/U deadline. The grades for "D"
courses completed in two different academic years are recorded
separately.
In "Y" courses,
students receive a separate grade for each semester, but
credit is not granted until successful completion of the
full year course. Students may elect a separate grading
option for each semester of a "Y" yearlong course.
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