Students may audit courses with the consent of the department chair and the instructor offering the course. No change from audit to credit will be permitted after the first week of classes. No change from credit to audit will be permitted after the first half of the semester. No credit will be granted for any course that is audited. An "AS" (satisfactory) or "AU" (unsatisfactory) grading system is used for auditors. An audited course may be repeated for credit in another semester or term. Appropriate fees are to be paid for the audited course. Wisconsin residents age 60 and older may audit courses free of tuition. .
The
maximum credit load for a semester is 18 credits (15 for graduate students).
Credit loads greater than the maximum will not be permitted unless:
1.
written approval is obtained in advance from the dean of the school or
college where you are enrolled, and
2.
at least a 3.25 GPA has been achieved, or
3.
this is the final semester before graduation.
Override
forms for this purpose are available in the college deans' offices and are
required at the time of registration. Please
bring the signed form to the Office of Records and Registration, 117 Graff
Main Hall.
DISCRETIONARY
DROPS BY INSTRUCTOR
Students
enrolled in any course are expected to attend from the first day or to notify
the instructor or the Office of Student Life, that attendance is not possible.
A student who fails to attend the first two class sessions or provide proper
notification may be dropped from
the course at the discretion of the instructor. DROPPING A COURSE IS STILL THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT. DO NOT
ASSUME THE INSTRUCTOR WILL DROP YOU FROM A CLASS YOU ARE NOT ATTENDING.
Students who wish to drop a course must go through drop/add to ensure the
course is removed from their schedule. An instructor who wishes to drop a
student from a course should complete a drop/add form and submit it to the
Office of Records and Registration during the drop/add‑change of
schedule period. A decision by the instructor to drop a student from a class
may not be appealed.
TALON does not “shut off” for the semester at any particular date. You may register on-line for a course until the time a signature is required for admission into the course. Students already enrolled in a course may add courses via the TALON system through THE FIFTH DAY OF THE SEMESTER for full semester courses, provided that course/section is open. An instructor's signature is needed to enter a class that is closed . For additions to schedules between THE SIXTH AND 10TH DAY OF THE SEMESTER an instructor's signature is needed. Drop/add forms are available at the Office of Records and Registration, 117 Graff Main Hall. Completed forms may be returned between the hours of 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. After THE TENTH DAY, additions to schedules will be made only in extreme cases and will need the approval of the instructor, department chair and dean. Students may drop courses via TALON through THE FIFTH DAY for a full semester course. After THE FIFTH DAY students must have a drop/add form signed by the course instructor and then brought to 117 Graff Main Hall. Drop/add forms are available at the Office of Records and Registration, 117 Graff Main Hall. Completed forms may be returned between the hours of 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The last day to drop a full semester class is ONE WEEK AFTER MID SEMESTER.
Grade reports are not sent to each student. You may
access your grades on-line using the TALON system at
www.uwlax.edu/current.htm
.
You must file the Intent to Graduate form immediately after you register for
your final semester at UW-L.
December or J-term graduates must file by May 1st.
May or Summer graduates must file by December 1st.
Masters and Undergraduate students should complete an "Intent to Graduate" form which can be found on TALON.
Students wishing to apply for an Associate Degree or who are in a Certificate program need to fill out a form in the Records & Registration Office, 117 Graff Main Hall.
Undergraduates are strongly encouraged to run a SNAP report after you have
registered for your final term so you can verify that you have registered for
all of the courses you need to graduate. SNAP reports are available on TALON
under "Academic Profile". If you have any questions about your degree
completion you should contact the Assistant to the Dean of your College.
PLEASE NOTE:
All
undergraduate students with 95 credits and graduate students with 20 credits
are automatically billed the one-time graduation fee of $15.00. This fee
covers the cost of graduation and commencement, and is assessed whether or not
a student chooses to attend the ceremony. An additional cap and gown fee is
paid at the bookstore when caps and gowns are picked up the week before the
ceremony.
The Tower OneCard is the official UW-La Crosse form of
identification (ID). New students can obtain a new Tower OneCard ID through
the Tower OneCard Office, 223 Cartwright. Students’ ID pictures are taken,
and official ID cards are mailed to the student’s permanent mailing address,
unless another address is provided. A temporary ID is provided for use until
the student receives the official card. The card allows access to residence
halls, meal plan and tower tender accounts, and financial aid refunds, as well
as for textbook services, bookstore purchases, vending machines, and copy
machines. The Tower OneCard ID can also be used as a debit card, with
additional banking functions available, if the student chooses to open a HigherOne bank account. Report lost ID’s to the Tower OneCard Office, 223
Cartwright. A $20 replacement fee will be charged for all lost ID’s.
State
law prohibits universities from using Social Security numbers as ID numbers.
All students are assigned a nine-digit number that begins with 8. It is
very important to remember this number because it will be used for all features of
TALON. All students who were assigned an ID number were notified in writing as
part of the admission/acceptance communication. The number also shows on SNAP
reports. This is a confidential number, which means it cannot be given out via
phone or e-mail if a student forgets his/her number.
DO NOT REGISTER FOR A CLASS TO REMOVE AN INCOMPLETE
GRADE. Contact your instructor or the department chair to
determine how to remove the incomplete.
In
order to check materials out of the library, a student must have an ID
card. Students must present their ID card at the circulation desk. Validation
has been automated with fee payment.
The
TALON system will not allow you to register for courses that are full or
require special permission from the instructor, department chair, and/or dean.
Permission is obtained on override forms that are available in department
offices. All override forms must be brought
to the Office of Records and Registration, 117E Graff Main Hall.
The Campus Parking Utility now provides most services
on-line. Resident hall and commuter students who wish to obtain parking (if
available), pay a citation, or learn about parking services should go to the
parking Web page at http://www.uwlax.edu/police/parking.htm Most
questions regarding process can be answered on-line. For personal
service customers can call 608-785-8061 M-F 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Undergraduate
students may retake a course for which they have earned a grade of
"D" or "F". Courses for which a grade of "C" or
better have been recorded may not be repeated.
Students may not go to another
university to repeat a course in which a grade has been earned at UW-L.
If you are currently enrolled in a
course, but have not completed it, the TALON system will allow
re‑enrollment in the course, but will indicate a warning to the student.
If you pass the current semester course with a grade of "C" or
better, you are responsible for dropping the course from your schedule.
Do not register for a course in which you have an
"incomplete" grade. Graduate courses may not be repeated.
Student
Support Services is a federally funded program that provides academic
assistance to 375 qualified students per year.
Services available include individualized academic advising, tutoring
in mathematics and language arts, and course instruction in pre-statistics. To
be eligible for services, students must meet one or more of the following
criteria: first generation college student (neither parent or legal guardian
graduated from a four-year college); receive a substantial amount of financial
aid; have a diagnosed physical and/or learning disability.
For more information, call 785-8535 or stop in 109 Wilder Hall.
Textbooks
are issued in the Textbook Rental Service located in the basement of
Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. Students
must have an ID to pick up their textbooks.
To
receive an official copy of a transcript, a request must be made in person or
in writing. To request a transcript in person, please present your student ID.
The fee for a transcript is $8.00. Second party requests will not be accepted.
To request a transcript in writing, you may use the transcript request form on
the Web at www.uwlax.edu/Records.
You may also send a note including your name (and any previous names used
while attending UW-L), Social Security or student ID number, last date of
attendance at UW-L, the name and address of where the transcript is to be
sent, and the $8.00 per transcript fee. Please note: a transcript issued in
person or sent to the requesting person’s home will be stamped “issued to
student.” A transcript will not be sent for any person with outstanding
balances due to the university. Transcripts cannot be faxed, nor can faxed
requests be accepted. The $8.00 fee may be paid in cash (do not send cash
through the mail) or check (payable to UW-La Crosse). UW-L’s Transcript
Office does not accept credit cards and cannot put transcript fees on student
accounts (bills or Tower Tender)
Students
may add and/or drop courses any time after their registration date until the
end of the "drop/add ‑ change of schedule period."
The first five days in any semester (three days of instruction during
summer session) are considered to be the "drop/add ‑ change of
schedule" period. During this time, you may drop classes without affecting your
permanent academic record. Between the fifth and tenth days of instruction,
you must obtain the signature of the instructor to drop/add a course.
Any
student may withdraw from a class until one week beyond midterm of a semester
or summer session. All withdrawals from classes after the
drop/add‑change of schedule period will be recorded with a "W"
on the student's permanent academic record along with the official date of
withdrawal. Half‑term courses or
short‑term courses will have withdrawal time limits established on a
basis prorated to withdrawal dates for full‑term courses. You
must obtain either
your adviser's or instructor's signature during this time period.
NO STUDENT IS PERMITTED TO WITHDRAW FROM A
CLASS DURING THE SECOND HALF OF A SEMESTER.
ONLY A GRADE
OF "F" OR "I" may be recorded for a student who remains in
a class the second half of a semester but fails to complete the course.
Exceptions may occur under the Procedures for Withdrawal from the University.
The number of class withdrawals permitted is limited as follows:
1.
All students shall be allowed unlimited class withdrawals during the
first two semesters of attendance, excluding summer session.
2.
After the first two
semesters, a student shall be allowed four class withdrawals during the
balance of his/her undergraduate career at UW-L.
3.
Drops effected during the drop/add-change of schedule period are not
counted as class withdrawals.
4.
A student who withdraws from all of his/her classes is considered to
have withdrawn from the university
(see withdrawal from the university). The
classes from which the student withdraws at the time the Withdrawal from the
University is completed shall not count against the withdrawal total. (See #2)
5.
The
dean of a student’s college may grant exceptions on a case-by-case basis.
Decisions by a dean in this regard cannot be appealed to the Committee on
Academic Policy and Standards.
WITHDRAWAL
FROM THE UNIVERSITY
Any
registered student choosing to withdraw from school prior to the first day
of classes may do so on the TALON system at
http://www.uwlax.edu/current.htm.
A
student may also withdraw prior to the first day of class in person at the
Records and Registration Office, 117 Graff Main Hall. This means a forfeit of
the $100 deposit made before registration. Students withdrawing from the
university after classes have begun should obtain forms from the Office of
Student Life, 149 Graff Main Hall. During the first week of classes, a
withdrawal from the University will be indicated by placing the word
"withdrawn" and the date on the permanent academic record.
After the first week and up to midterm a "W" and the date of
withdrawal will be indicated for all courses. The instructor’s signature and
a grade will be required after the first half of the course.
A "WP" will be recorded if a passing grade ("D" or
better) has been earned at the time of withdrawal.
A "WF" will be recorded if a failing grade has been earned at
the time of withdrawal. A GRADE OF
"WF" WILL COUNT AS CREDITS ATTEMPTED IN THE GRADE POINT AVERAGE.
Withdrawal from the university is not permitted after the 3/4 point in the
semester. THOSE LEAVING AND NOT
COMPLETING THE OFFICIAL WITHDRAWAL PROCESS WILL RECEIVE FAILING GRADES.
Students
who have been called to active duty in the military should consult with the
Office of Student Life Room 149 Graff Main Hall about the options and procedures available.
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