Requirements for Registration

Clearance of Accounts

Students who have a prior unpaid balance on their account are not allowed to register, receive a transcript of record, receive their diploma, or certification of enrollment.

Adding Courses

Students may add courses/classes up until the last day of registration. See Academic Calendar for specific dates.

Late Registration

Students may enroll in classes up until the first week of instruction.

Auditing Courses

Students who wish to attend a class without being graded or receiving credit may choose to audit the course. Changes to credits status may be made in the Office of the Registrar. See Academic Calendar for specific deadlines.

Class Absences

There are no official absences from any university class. It is the personal responsibility of the student to consult with the professor regarding absence from class.

Note, students who do not begin participating in a class during the first two weeks of instruction will be administratively dropped for nonattendance. For more information about enrollment cancellation for nonattendance, visit https://nsc.edu/college-policies/enrollment-cancellation-for-nonattendance-policy/.

Religious Holiday Policy: It is the policy of NSHE to be sensitive to the religious obligations of its students. Any student missing class, quizzes, examinations, or any other class or lab work because of observance of religious holidays shall, whenever possible, be given an opportunity during that semester to make up the missed work. The make-up will apply to religious holiday absence only. It is the responsibility of the student to notify the instructor in writing if the student intends to participate in a religious holiday which does not fall on state holidays or periods of class recess. This policy shall not apply in the event that administering the assignment at an alternate time would impose an undue hardship on the instructor or the institution which could not have reasonably been avoided. Any student who is denied a make-up option after appropriately notifying the instructor shall have the right to appeal that decision through the normal appeal mechanism in place at the university. A student must make the initial appeal to the department chair or coordinator of the program in which the class is offered. If it is not resolved at that level, the student may appeal to the Dean or Director.

Cancellation of Courses

The university reserves the right to cancel any course in which the enrollment is insufficient to warrant offering the course.

Dropping/Withdrawing Courses

Students may drop or withdraw from a course(s) without penalty until the last day of registration. Dropping a course(s) may affect a student’s financial aid.

After the last day of registration and up until 60 percent of the course instruction has occurred, students may drop or withdraw a course(s) with a “W” grade posted on the transcript. Refer to the academic calendar and your student center on myNSC for refund dates.

Students are not permitted to drop/withdraw from courses after 60 percent of the course instruction has occurred. A grade of "F" will be assigned for the unofficial drop/withdrawal.

Students with extenuating circumstances may file a petition for a "W" or "I" grade on one or more courses or withdraw completely from the university in lieu of the "F" grade assigned for unofficial drop or withdrawal. In both cases, students must follow the rules regarding policy for incomplete grade and complete withdrawal from the university.

Extenuating circumstances include but are not limited to:

1. Deployment of the student in the United States Armed Forces,
2. Death or incapacitation resulting from an illness or injury of the student or the student’s spouse, child, parent, or legal guardian that prevents the student from returning to the school for the remainder of the semester;
3. Involuntary job transfer outside of the service area of the institution as documented by employer; or
4. Other exceptional circumstance beyond the control of the institution or the student.

Withdrawal from the University

Students wishing to withdraw from the university for the semester should contact the advising staff for an exit withdrawal interview and assistance in finalizing their withdrawal from the university. Students who withdraw from the university after 60 percent of the course instruction has occurred and are passing, will receive grades of W on their transcript. Students who withdraw after 60 percent of the course instruction has occurred and are not passing, receive a grade of F.

Students who leave the university without officially withdrawing receive a failing grade in all courses.