Spring Course Schedule Policies

Spring Semester 2008: January 12-May 2

A student must have a completed registration form, signed by their advisor, to register in person.

1.    Review course schedules located on the USF homepage at www.sf.edu at the Student Toolbox/Course Schedule link. Paper copies of the schedule can be found at the Registrar’s Office or Academic Department Offices. Schedules are subject to change. Changes are updated daily on the web schedule.

2.    Select the desired courses and make sure they are a program requirement or elective in your major.

3.    Make an appointment with your advisor. If you do not know who your advisor is, contact the Registrar’s Office or your academic department.  Your advisor will:

• Help you determine the courses for which you need to register

• Fill out and sign a paper registration form with you

• Remove the Web Advisor Hold

• Update your program sheet

4.    Find the first day that you can register from the Registration Schedule that can be found on the USF homepage at www.sf.edu at the Student Toolbox/Course Schedule/Course Schedule Policies link. These days and times are also printed below. The number of credit hours earned in previous semesters determines the day you can first register. You can register at 7:00am on that first day and 24 hours a day after that until the first day of the session. You can register in person at the Registrar’s Office until a course has met once.

Course Registration

·        Students are responsible for planning an academic program that meets current requirements, including the required sequencing of classes.

·        Students are responsible for meeting with their advisor before they register for classes to insure that intended courses meet a program requirement or elective.

·        Students are responsible for the actions taken to register for courses, to drop courses, or add courses. This includes actions taken by registering on the web or in person at the Registrar’s Office. 

Financial Aid

·        Students are responsible for notifying the Office of Financial Aid when the enrollment credit hours do not correspond to the enrollment status indicated on the Financial Aid Award Notification.

·        Students dropping or withdrawing from courses should notify the Office of Financial Aid to determine if this action requires an adjustment to the student's financial aid funding.

·        Students are responsible to reply to requests for additional information in a timely fashion.  An incomplete financial aid file will result in a delay of financial aid funding being processed and applied to the student's business office account.

·        Students must have a completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file with the Office of Financial Aid to be reviewed for financial aid eligibility.  Students who wish to be reviewed for summer aid options must complete a Financial Aid Summer Request form.  These forms are available at the Office of Financial Aid.

Billing Statements & Payment Procedures

·        Billing statements and payment worksheets will be mailed to the student’s legal/permanent address maintained by the Registrar’s Office.

·        Students are expected to complete a payment worksheet and return it to the Business Office not less than one week prior to the start of the academic term.

·        Payment of any balance not covered by released financial aid at the start of the academic term is due in the Business Office no later than one week prior to the start of the academic term.

·        After this due date, students with a past due balance will be assessed late payment fees.

Unpaid Past Student Account Balances

·        Continuing unpaid past due balances are subject to late payment fees and penalty or interest.

·        Students are responsible for any and all collection costs and attorney fees associated with the collection of unpaid balances.  Student accounts will be assessed a 25% collection fee on the unpaid account balance prior to being turned over to a collection agency.