MACRAO Donated Reports and Surveys

Community College Late Registration Survey

The following questions were asked of the Michigan Community College Registrar’s in relation to late registrations.

1. Do you offer Late Registration?
2. If yes, how long are students able to add courses after the start of the semester?
3. Do you charge an extra fee for late registration? If yes, how much?

Below are the responses from the MCCR group:

Community College

Late Reg?

Timeframe for late reg.?

Fee?

Comments

Kellogg CC

Yes

Can add through the first scheduled day of class.

Day after the class starts, instructor signature is required on a late add form.

No

It is totally up to the instructor as to when it is too late to register for a class.

Southwestern Michigan CC

Yes

5 days into the semester

No

Mid-Michigan CC

No

N/A

No

Students may register past 100% drop period with permission of instructor only.

Montcalm CC

Yes

10 days for fall/winter

5 days for summer

No

Some instructors close courses after 1-2 meetings. Rationale is that some courses are too difficult to catch up in.

Fee was dropped 15 yrs ago.

Gogebic CC

Yes

One week after start of semester

Yes

$5 fee per credit hour with a max of $75.

Northwestern Michigan CC

Yes

10 days – however often instructors allow students to sign up later and we don’t refuse

No

Macomb CC

Yes

Not called late reg, however students are allowed to register after classes have begun as long as the class has only met 1 time.

No

We are considering not allowing registration after classes have begun.

Muskegon CC

No

N/A

No

In the past we have allowed students to join late, however, this semester we will not allow students to join late.

A community college in Ohio convinced us that joining late invites failure, and they seem to be right.

Schoolcraft CC

Yes

5 to 7 days from the start of the term.

No

Check out the MACRAO tuition & fees report

www.macrao.org/tuitionFees.asp

Monroe CC

Yes

Students may register if the class has met 1 time.

Any late authorizations come directly from the Dean and the Instructor.

No

Very few complaints from faculty because they must approve late reg.

Grand Rapids CC

Yes

Students may register if the class has met 1 time.

No

Exceptions are very rare (i.e. students don’t get into courses that have met more than 1 time)

Henry Ford CC

Yes

Late registration without faculty consent...

1st week of the semester for all sections that begin the week of the semester. Seven days from the start of any section that does not start the first week of the semester.

Late registration with faculty consent... forever.

No

This semester new rule. For all remedial sections no registration without faculty consent after the first section meeting. This worked really well. I suspect faculty might consider extending this to all sections. (Like Sinclair CC).

Westshore CC

Yes

One week into semester.

Second week drop only, add with written permission of instructor and instructional dean.

No

We do not advertise this second week “add” option.

Glen Oaks CC

Yes

As soon as classes begin, we call it Add/Drop(change of schedule period). It is registration up to a class begins...

We allow students to "add or change their schedule" for approximately the first week after classes start or if a one night a week course has only met once.

We sometimes allow them up to the first 10% of the semester (approximately 10-11 days) with special permission or special circumstances.

No

At this time, we do not. We use to not refund $10 if a student withdrew after classes started and spent more time administratively defending the policy and collecting the money than what it was worth.

Lake Michigan CC

Yes

Normally, the end of the 1^st week after classes begin.

No

Exceptions are made with Dean’s or VP’s signature.

Mott CC

Yes

One week after start of classes.

No

Previously did charge a fee of $25 but dropped it years ago.

Late registration is supposed to be for those that are already enrolled…but the reality is that students often register for the first time during drop/add.

Oakland CC

No

Will allow an initial registration into a section which has not yet met during our period of Schedule Adjustment (the first week of classes) for potential students walking in off the street.

No

We find it an interesting compromise between academic integrity and student service.

Report Donated by:

Pete Lacey
Registrar/Assistant Baseball Coach
St. Clair County Community College
(810) 989-5552
placey@sc4.edu

Community College	Late Reg?	Timeframe for late reg.?	Fee?	Comments
Kellogg CC	Yes	Can add through the first scheduled day of class. Day after the class starts, instructor signature is required on a late add form.	No	It is totally up to the instructor as to when it is too late to register for a class.
Southwestern Michigan CC	Yes	5 days into the semester	No
Mid-Michigan CC	No	N/A	No	Students may register past 100% drop period with permission of instructor only.
Montcalm CC	Yes	10 days for fall/winter 5 days for summer	No	Some instructors close courses after 1-2 meetings. Rationale is that some courses are too difficult to catch up in. Fee was dropped 15 yrs ago.
Gogebic CC	Yes	One week after start of semester	Yes	$5 fee per credit hour with a max of $75.
Northwestern Michigan CC	Yes	10 days – however often instructors allow students to sign up later and we don’t refuse	No
Macomb CC	Yes	Not called late reg, however students are allowed to register after classes have begun as long as the class has only met 1 time.	No	We are considering not allowing registration after classes have begun.
Muskegon CC	No	N/A	No	In the past we have allowed students to join late, however, this semester we will not allow students to join late. A community college in Ohio convinced us that joining late invites failure, and they seem to be right.
Schoolcraft CC	Yes	5 to 7 days from the start of the term.	No	Check out the MACRAO tuition & fees report www.macrao.org/tuitionFees.asp
Monroe CC	Yes	Students may register if the class has met 1 time. Any late authorizations come directly from the Dean and the Instructor.	No	Very few complaints from faculty because they must approve late reg.
Grand Rapids CC	Yes	Students may register if the class has met 1 time.	No	Exceptions are very rare (i.e. students don’t get into courses that have met more than 1 time)
Henry Ford CC	Yes	Late registration without faculty consent... 1st week of the semester for all sections that begin the week of the semester. Seven days from the start of any section that does not start the first week of the semester. Late registration with faculty consent... forever.	No	This semester new rule. For all remedial sections no registration without faculty consent after the first section meeting. This worked really well. I suspect faculty might consider extending this to all sections. (Like Sinclair CC).
Westshore CC	Yes	One week into semester. Second week drop only, add with written permission of instructor and instructional dean.	No	We do not advertise this second week “add” option.
Glen Oaks CC	Yes	As soon as classes begin, we call it Add/Drop(change of schedule period). It is registration up to a class begins... We allow students to "add or change their schedule" for approximately the first week after classes start or if a one night a week course has only met once. We sometimes allow them up to the first 10% of the semester (approximately 10-11 days) with special permission or special circumstances.	No	At this time, we do not. We use to not refund $10 if a student withdrew after classes started and spent more time administratively defending the policy and collecting the money than what it was worth.
Lake Michigan CC	Yes	Normally, the end of the 1^st week after classes begin.	No	Exceptions are made with Dean’s or VP’s signature.
Mott CC	Yes	One week after start of classes.	No	Previously did charge a fee of $25 but dropped it years ago. Late registration is supposed to be for those that are already enrolled…but the reality is that students often register for the first time during drop/add.
Oakland CC	No	Will allow an initial registration into a section which has not yet met during our period of Schedule Adjustment (the first week of classes) for potential students walking in off the street.	No	We find it an interesting compromise between academic integrity and student service.