Registration

Assessment Testing
Prior to registration for English or math classes, all entering students who have not taken the ACT, SAT, or Accuplacer tests or who do not have college-level transfer credit in English or math will take the COMPASS English and math assessment tests for placement. This test may be taken only once. Placement policies are as follows:

Compass Testing Procedure
Students pay to the cashier a one-time $15 testing fee for the English and math COMPASS tests or a one-time $20 testing fee for the ESL COMPASS test, and then schedule the testing with the Learning Assistance Lab, Room 402, Phone (801)524-8118). Students should plan on one- and one-half hours for the testing.

To Register
1. Proceed to step #2 if you have already received notification of acceptance to the College and have renewed your ecclesiastical endorsement. Otherwise, see Admission Policy on page 15.
2. Review carefully the course requirements and suggested semester sequence guides found in this catalog, along with any updated information from the College.
3. Obtain a semester class schedule via the Internet (www.ldsbc.edu/Catalog/Catalog/ ClassSchedule.htm) and determine when classes are offered.
4. Register online at www.ldsbc.edu/online.htm.
5. Pay required tuition and fees to the Cashier’s Office in person, by mail, or online (www.ldsbc.edu/online.htm) by the due date listed in the current semester class schedule or in the Academic Calendar on page 6 in this catalog. Students who pay tuition after the tuition deadline will be assessed a $60 late fee and may be dropped from their classes. Students interested in or eligible for financial aid, should consult with the Financial Aid Office before paying tuition.

Adding Courses
Courses may be added through the date noted on the Academic Calendar on page 6.

Dropping Courses
Drops exist to allow students the ability to adjust their class schedule and load at the beginning of each semester. Courses may be dropped through the date noted on the Academic Calendar on page 6.

Withdrawal from Courses
Withdrawals exist to allow students time to determine if a class fits their ability and goals.Students are expected to take responsibility to ensure that their schedules are correct and to attend all courses for which they are registered until they officially withdraw from those courses. The following policies apply:

1. Students who have not attended class by the final class session of the first week of the semester may be administratively dropped by the Registrar’s Office at the request of course instructors. This policy does not, however, relieve students of the responsibility to inform the Registrar’s Office in advance of the semester of classes they do not plan to attend.

2. Students must drop from their schedules the courses which they do not plan to attend. Dropped courses will not appear on student transcripts if they are dropped by the date announced on the Academic Calendar on page 6.

3. After the time period designated above, students who officially withdraw from a course receive a W (official withdrawal) on their permanent record. The W is not used in calculating GPA. Official withdrawal may occur through the date announced on the Academic Calendar.

4. Withdrawal from one or more (but not all) courses requires the signature of course instructors. Official withdrawal forms (Add/Drop Slips) are available from the Registrar’s Office. (See Withdrawal from the College following this section for 25
information about how to withdraw from all classes simultaneously and Refund Policy on page 27 for refund information.)

5. Under no circumstances is dropping a course after the official withdrawal period permitted for purposes of avoiding an unsatisfactory grade. After the end of the official withdrawal period, withdrawal (W) will only be authorized for critical
circumstances which are beyond control and prevent students from completing courses for which they are registered. In such cases, circumstances must be documented and presented in a petition to the Appeals Committee. In cases of serious illness or injury, family members may petition for student withdrawal. 6. Students who never attended class or who stop attending class but do not officially withdraw by the withdrawal deadline, will receive an Unofficial Withdrawal (UW). The UW is calculated in the GPA as a failing grade.

Withdrawal from the College
Students can withdraw from the College at their own discretion. (However, be sure to see Withdrawal from Courses above for grading implications and Refund Policy on pages 27-28 for refund information.) To withdraw, students must :

1. Submit a completed withdrawal form to the Registrar’s Office (forms are available from the Registrar) or written notification of withdrawal. (The official date of withdrawal will be the date written notification is received by the College.)

2. Complete a refund application and submit it along with a copy of a completed withdrawal form to the Cashier’s Office, if a refund is desired.

Auditing
Students wishing to audit a class (register for and attend class as a “listener” without receiving credit) must declare this at the time of registration. Tuition and fees are the same as if the class were taken for credit. Audited courses fulfill no graduation requirements and earn no credit. Therefore, they do not count in the credit load for international students, veterans, students receiving financial aid, or other tuition-support programs. Students may not challenge courses they have audited. Incomplete grade contracts may not be fulfilled by auditing a course.

It is possible to change from audit status to credit status, or vice versa, from the beginning of the registration period through the last date to drop classes (the end of the first week of the semester). (See Academic Calendar on page 6.) Credit/audit changes should only be made after careful consideration of the financial aid and credit load implications and after consultation with the Financial Aid Office and an academic advisor.