Academic Program • Specific registration periods exist for freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors based upon completed credits at the time of registration. The dates of these registration periods may be found on the University Calendar. • To maintain full-time status, degree-seeking students must enroll in a minimum of 12 credits per semester. • A minimum grade point average of 2.0 is required for registration in work experience courses or practica.
Advising Each incoming freshman is assigned to a Student Success Coach who will serve as an academic advisor throughout the freshman year. After the completion of the second semester of the freshman year, students will be assigned to a faculty advisor within the intended major. The student success coach and faculty advisor offer advice and counsel in planning a course of study and in general orientation to High Point University. Students who need to change their advisors should contact the Office of Academic Services.
Drop-Add No student will be allowed to add courses later than seven days after classes begin. Students may voluntarily withdraw from classes within the limits set by the selective withdrawal policy as set forth in the Voluntary Withdrawal section of this Bulletin.
Overloads Students may enroll in a maximum of 18 credits during a regular semester or 9 credits during a summer term without incurring overload charges. Students who enroll in more than 18 semester or 9 summer term credits will be charged an additional amount by the Office of Student Accounts. This additional charge will be based on a student’s enrollment status at the end of the first week (drop-add period) of the semester. Requests for overload status must be submitted in writing to the appropriate college or school Dean and must be accompanied by a recommendation from the student’s academic advisor.
Audit Students who do not wish to receive credit for a course may enroll as auditors with permission of the instructor. Auditing a course includes the privilege of being present in the classroom but involves no credit. Auditors may participate in classroom
discussions. Quizzes, tests, examinations, projects and papers are not required. The student registers for the audit course, his name appears on the class roll, and the notation “AUDIT” is made on the official transcript upon successful completion of the audit. Successful completion is determined by the course instructor. A student must select the course audit option by the end of the drop/add period. The charge for audit will be one-half of the charge for the course on a credit basis.
Consortium Cross-Registration High Point University, along with Bennett, Greensboro, and Guilford Colleges, Elon University, Guilford Technical Community College, North Carolina A&T State University, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro have entered into an agreement whereby students may enroll in courses offered in any of the other institutions during the regular academic year. This enrollment is subject to space available on the host campus and does not require the student to pay tuition fees to the host campus. The student pays tuition fees at the home campus where he/she is a registered full-time student. Credit hours and grades earned are counted in the grade point average during the regular or summer sessions. Contact the Office of the University Registrar for current schedules and further information.
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