members and advisors issue the Alternate PIN to the student once the student has been properly advised to complete the registration process. The Alternate PIN is changed each semester to insure security and to encourage students and advisors to meet at least twice each academic year to review the students’ progress. As designated by the academic calendar, the registration period officially ends on the day designated as the last day of late registration and schedule adjustments. Course schedules will be canceled for students who do not make satisfactory payment arrangements on or before the registration ending date. Late fees for registration are imposed on the date indicated on the academic calendar. Classes may not be added or dropped after the last day for schedule adjustments as indicated in the academic calendar.
Course Loads
A minimum full-time course load for an undergraduate student during fall and spring semesters is 12 credit hours and 6 credit hours in the summer. The maximum course load for which a student may register during fall and spring semesters is 18 and 12 credit hours during the summer. Students may petition their dean for permission to exceed maximum course loads. It is highly recommended that students enroll in at least 15 hours each fall and spring semester to graduate in a timely manner. CAUTION: Carrying less than a full-time course load may affect financial aid eligibility. Students who plan to take less than a full-time load should check with the donor of their aid or with the NCCU Office of Scholarships and Student Aid. Aid may be withdrawn if the academic load is less than full-time. The student will then be responsible for the payment of any tuition and/or fees. Students with a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average may be allowed to carry a maximum of 21 semester hours with the approval of the dean of their college or school. Students with less than a 3.0 cumulative grade point average may not take more than 18.5 hours in a single semester. Under no circumstances will a student be allowed to register for more than 21 hours in a single semester.
Schedule Adjustments / Dropping & Adding Courses
During the late registration period, students may drop and/or add courses with the approval of the faculty advisor and the dean of their college or school. Undergraduate students may add and drop courses using the registration system during the first 5 business days of the fall and spring semesters; however, students are responsible for insuring that any registration schedule changes do not result in less than a twelve-academic credit hour semester unless intending to be part-time. Students are permitted to drop classes online until 4 p.m. of the last day of the drop/add period. After the end of the drop/add period, students may not add a class or change sections. Also, they will not receive a refund or adjustment for the amount owed or paid for classes dropped. Students may withdraw from individual classes with the permission of the academic advisor by presenting a signed withdrawal form to the Registrar’s Office until the last day for students to withdraw from classes without academic penalty as governed by the academic calendar. However, there will be no adjustment in bills if classes are withdrawn during this period. The grade received for these withdrawn courses will be “W” (withdrawal from a course). Undergraduate students may not withdraw from courses after the date designated in the academic calendar as the last day to withdraw from a course. Students who do not attend classes after the last date for withdrawing from courses are withdrawn from the non-attended classes and will receive the grade of “NF,” which is the