ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

Advising
Academic advising is an integral and necessary part of the higher education process. Faculty advisors in the academic departments have the responsibility of advising students once they have passed the ASSET examination and have declared majors based on (1) the most current information available to them about departmental, college, and university requirements, and (2) students’ interests, needs, and abilities. All ASSET responsible students who have not declared majors are advised in the General University Academic Center located in the Fairchild Building. Undecided students are those who are registered in Academic Foundation courses and have not decided on their majors. In general, students are not encouraged to declare majors until their individual ASSET responsibility has been met. Students who receive financial assistance are STRONGLY CAUTIONED that they must each have a declared major by the time that they have successfully completed 45 semester credit hours in order to remain eligible for this assistance.

Specific responsibilities of advisors include:

• Helping students to define and develop realistic goals.
• Matching students to available resources.
• Assisting students to plan programs of study consistent with their abilities.
• Helping students monitor their progress toward graduation.

Although academic advisors will assist students in every way possible, students are expected to accept full responsibility for their academic programs of study, including the satisfactory completion of all requirements.

Registration Policies and Procedures
All students must register at the beginning of each semester or term. Each student is assigned a faculty advisor who assists in planning a program of study. Complete registration instructions are contained in the schedule of classes each semester or term. Students are registered for and entitled to attend classes only when they have completed the prescribed procedures, including the payment of fees, which is a part of registration. A student is not registered with the University, and therefore not entitled to University privileges, until fees are paid. All unpaid course selections will be purged from the database of student records after the twelfth class day during a regular semester and after the fourth class day during a summer term.

Students planning to return to the campus after an absence of one year or after earning credits at another institution are required to notify the Registrar’s Office and have transcripts mailed from the schools attended.

Registration and Payment of Fees
Official registration days for each semester and each term of the summer session are indicated in the University Calendar at the beginning of this bulletin. Students are required to preserve their grade reports for use by counselors in preparing their schedules each semester.

Registration is not complete and no one is entitled to University privileges until all fees have been paid. Each student should bring sufficient funds to cover all required tuition, fees, and deposits.

Auditing
With the consent of the chair of the department in which the student is registered and of the teacher concerned, a student may be admitted to a course as an auditor. Auditors shall be registered. No credit shall be given for courses that have been audited. Audit fees are the same as fees for enrollment for credit.

Concurrent Enrollment
Students enrolled concurrently at Texas Southern University and another college or university may receive total credit for no more than the maximum allowable Texas Southern University load for any given semester or term.

Official Enrollment in Class
A student may not attend a class after the first week of classes unless he/she is properly registered for that course and section. Failure to follow proper registration procedures may jeopardize that student’s good standing at the University and result in loss of funds and credit. Instructors’ class rolls are prepared from the official enrollment records of the Registrar. A student whose name does not appear on the class rolls should contact the Registrar’s Office to verify his/her proper registration.

Discontinued Classes
The University reserves the right, when necessary, to discontinue classes or to otherwise alter the schedule. If a class is discontinued, students will be notified at the first scheduled class meeting, whenever possible, so that they may register for alternative courses. Students who are enrolled in a discontinued class must officially drop the course; students who wish to enroll in another section or another course must immediately and officially carry out the drop and add process.