• Introduction to WPI
• Section 1: The WPI Plan
• Section 2: Department and Program Descriptions
• Section 3: Course Descriptions
• Section 4: Academic Policies and Procedures
  • Grades
  • Grade Appeal and Grade Change Policy
  • Transfer Credit
  • Graduation With Honors
  • Commencement
  • Designation of Major Area of Study
  • Double Major
  • Designation of Class Year
  • Academic Honesty Policy
  • Guidelines for the Determination of Satisfactory Academic Progress, Academic Warning, Academic Probation and Academic Suspension
  • Administrative Obligations and Holds
  • Directory Information and Release Information
  • Course Registration Information
  • Project and Independent Study Registration
  • Registration Policy for Degree Requirements
  • Special Students
  • Project Registration Topic Codes
• Section 5: Resources and Special Programs
• Section 6: Career Development & Graduate School
• Section 7: Admission, Expenses, Financial Aid & Housing
• Section 8: Trustees, Administration & Faculty
• Supplement
• Search

Course Registration Information

A calendar is published by the Registrar prior to the enrollment course-change period which specifies the time periods and fees for late changes. Students are responsible for the dates and should contact the Registrar's Office if they need information to avoid late fees. Requests for exceptions to published deadlines must be submitted in writing and approved by the Registrar prior to Enrollment Day, and will be granted based on documented extenuating circumstances, i.e., medical, military obligations.

Registration

During the spring, students will receive information regarding course offerings for the following academic year. After consulting with academic advisors, students will make course selections via the online registration system. Students with holds may be prevented from registering until the obligation is met.

Enrollment

At the beginning of terms A and C, students will receive enrollment information. All students must enroll whether or not course changes are to be made.

Course Changes

Course changes can be made online until 4 p.m. on the second day of classes for each term.

Course change (Add/Drop) without penality for terms A-E may occur thought the 4th day of the term, not including weeksneds, add and drop is permitted with instructor approval. A $100 late feel will be changed per classes on dayes 5-10. No add/drops will be allowed after day 10.

Application for Degree

Each student must file an application for degree with the Registrar's Office in accordance with the following schedule:

To graduate in:
May	Beginning of preceding Term B
October	Beginning of preceding Term D
February	Beginning of preceding Term A

Wait Lists

When a seat in a class becomes available to a student on the wait list, he or she will be notified via e-mail. The e-mail contains instructions on how to claim the available seat.
If a student does not receive an e-mail, it means no seat is available for him/her in the wait-listed class. Wait lists for an upcoming term are abolished on the first day of classes for that term. Students are automatically removed from the list at that time.

Overloads of Courses

The standard course load for WPI students is one unit per term (exclusive of courses for ROTC, and Physical Education, which do not count towards overloads). Students may register in advance for a maximum of one unit in any term.

Registration for courses which will result in an overload may take place, on a space-available basis, as of the first day of the term in which that course is offered. A student may not include any portion of qualifying work (project or Sufficiency) as part of an overload without the approval of both the academic and project advisors. Written approval will be requested before registration can be completed in such cases.

Overload charges will be computed each semester based on the course and project load included in the student’s final term registration.

To compute overload charges, see Expenses, page 269.

Withdrawal from Courses

Students on the WPI Plan who wish to withdraw from a course or project will be assigned a grade of NR (No Record) by the instructor. The student should contact the instructor and indicate that he/she will not be continuing in the class.

Leave of Absence from WPI

Leaves of absence are granted to full-time students who need to interrupt their studies. Leaves are routinely granted for one term but are no more than one semesterfor students who intend to return to the University. Forms to file for a leave of absence are obtained from, and returned to, the Registrar’s Office. Students must specify the semester in which they expect to return. A dismissal from the University supersedes a leave of absence. Students on leave must contact the office of Academic Advising to receive an appointment for registration for the term of their planned return. Failure to register for the approved return semester will result in withdrawal from the University; a student wishing to return after the approved return date must apply for readmission.

Withdrawal from WPI

Students wishing to withdraw from WPI should initiate that procedure by consulting the Registrar’s Office. Any reduction in tuition charges is directly dependent on the date the student officially withdraws and formally files his/her paperwork with the Registrar's Office.

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