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Through the Registration Office, you can make schedule changes,
drop off a transcript request form, request meeting space,
receive graduation information and more.
How
do I register?
Registration
for classes is held prior to the start of each quarter.
You can register via the web at www.OneStop.uc.edu
or in person. Only first time students can register by fax
or by mail their first quarter of attendance after that
they can register online or in person. Priority Registration
is done through the web. The student who has the most hours
towards graduation is the student wo will get into the class.
If you are currently enrolled or have questions about registering
for a class, more information is available online at www.rwc.uc.edu
and in the RWC Class Schedule every quarter.
Late Fees — A late registration fee of $25 will be charged when registering during calendar days 1 through 15 of the quarter . A $150 late registration fee will be charged after the 15th day of the quarter.
What
if I want to change my schedule?
If
you want to make changes to your schedule after the registration
period has passed, you can drop or add a class according
to the dates published online and in the RWC Class Schedule.
You can make changes via the web or with a green drop/add
slip, available in the Registration Office. Once the drop/add
slip is processed by Registration, you will receive a new
schedule/bill. See the the calendar online, in the RWC Class
Schedule, or in the planner in this handbook to find out
if you need your professor's signature to drop or add a
course. If you want to withdraw, or drop out of, an individual
class or your whole schedule of classes, you should fill
out a drop/add slip as well. After day 21 of the quarter
(and a shorter period during the summer session), you must
obtain your instructor's signature to withdraw from the
class, and the course becomes part of your academic record.
From the 21st to the 58th day of the quarter, the instructor
has the option to assign a "W" or an "F"
for failure. Remember, it
is your responsibility to contact the instructor early enough
to get a signature by the withdrawal deadline.
Can I repeat a course?
You can repeat any course by submitting a Grade
Replacement form to Registration. Grade Replacement forms
are available in Registration and must be submitted before
the 58th calendar day of each quarter (and a shorter period
during the summer session). More information about repeating
courses is available in Registration.
Do I have access to my academic
transcript?
Yes. In fact, if you plan to transfer to another
college, you will have to send them your academic transcript.
Many employers also ask for a transcript before they hire.
To request a transcript, or official record of your college
work, call 556-9912 for complete recorded instructions about
procedures to follow or purchase your transcript with a
credit card through the web at www.OneStop.uc.edu.
You may also fill out a transcript request form, which is
available in the Registration Office. There is no charge
for transcripts sent to other University of Cincinnati colleges.
For all other transcripts, a $4 fee is charged for the first
transcript an $2 for each additional copy ordered and processed
at the same time
Because student records are considered confidential, transcripts
will be released only with the written permission of the
student, except under due process of law.
May I review my academic records
at RWC?
Yes. Once enrolled, you have the right to review
your educational records except those excluded by law, such
as records maintained by a physician or psychiatrist, and
parents' financial statement. If you want to review your
records, contact Enrollment Services (745-5700). If you
have trouble reviewing your records as you requested, contact
the University of Cincinnati Office of the Ombudsman, located
on the Clifton campus (513)556-5956.
You may challenge the content or any problem with your right
to review your records by appealing to the Family/Educational
Right & Privacy Act Committee for a hearing. This appeal
is made through the university Registrar and must be in
writing.
Copies of UC's policy on records are available in the following
offices: Vice President of Student Affairs and Human Resources,
the Registrar's Office, the university Ombuds Office and
other offices that maintain student records.
What is The Family/Educational
Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)?
In 1974, The Family/Educational
Rights & Privacy Act was designed to protect the privacy
of educational records, to establish the rights of students
to inspect and review their educational records and to provide
guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading
data through informal hearings.
Under FERPA, enrolled students may withhold disclosure of
any category of Directory Information.
Directory Information is designated as:
Category I
Dates of attendance, enrollment status, degrees conferred
and dates, honors and awards, college, class, and major
field of study.
Category II
Address, telephone number.
Requests to withhold disclosure can be made at any time
by requesting and submitting the appropriate form to the
RWC Registration Office. To prevent Directory Information
from appearing in the published UC Student Directory, requests
for non-disclosure must be submitted to the RWC Registration
Office no later than the second Friday of the autumn quarter.
The university maintains that the failure on the part of
any student to specifically request the withholding of either
or both categories of Directory Information indicates approval
for disclosure. If you do not wish to have this information
released for any purpose, including the university's student
directory, you may make your wishes known when you register.
What happens when I'm ready to
graduate?
Students should first pick up a Graduation Check
Out form and Graduation Application
from Registration. Students must then meet with their adviser
to be officially checked out of a program and apply for
graduation. Both forms should then be submitted to Registration
where they will then be processed.
Students
may completed graduation requirements in any quarter. However,
the application for graduation should be made two quarters
before the expected completion of requirements.
To
qualify for a degree, you must fulfill the requirements
of the program from which you
expect to graduate and must have at lease a 2.0 cumulative
RWC grade point average. It is your responsibility to take
the courses necessary for graduation. After freshman requirements
have been completed for RWC, no more than nine sophomore
credits should be taken in another college. Those credits
and courses must have the approval of the academic adviser
before they are taken. A student who changes programs or
extends work to beyond a two-year period must meet the published
requirements of the program in the year of expected graduation.
Transfer students must take at least one-half of the required
coursework in a selected program a RWC to qualify for graduation.
Diplomas
are mailed about eight weeks after you graduate.
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