Block Registration Times

Block registration will be used for Spring Registration November 8-13.  Use the following chart to see when you will be able to register.  The registration time will also be listed on your advising forms that your advisor will give you during your advising appointment.   Students will not be able to register before their scheduled time but may register any time afterwards.

Session 3 (34 instructional days: 20 MWF + 14 TR)

Grade reports will be available to all students. Grades will not be mailed and the Registrar Office will not report grades over the phone.

General Information
This schedule lists courses offered Spring 2008 and
courses projected for Fall 2008. The College reserves the right to alter
listings for courses offered, course instructors, and course fees, subsequent
to the publication of this Schedule of Courses.

How to Read Section Letter Codes
Course section letter codes show when the course is offered:

Sections A-H          full Semester courses
Sections I-Q          Session 3-1st half of semester courses
Section R-Z           Session 4-2nd half of semester courses

Registration Policies
All residential students are to be full-time, unless admitted as a part-time student or unless permission to register for less than 12 semester hours has been granted by the Vice President for Student Services. At least 12 semester hours must be registered by full-time students at Registration and at least 12 semester hours must remain registered throughout the semester.

Probationary students must carry 12 semester hours of academic courses unless admitted as a part-time student. They may add up to 1 semester hour of activity credit, but are urged to carry no more than 12 semester hours of academics until they achieve good standing.

Students who wish to graduate in four years must meet degree requirements while carrying at least 15 semester hours each semester. Students who do not earn 15 semester hours each semester must earn summer credit or carry overloads to graduate in four years. All students must complete 36 hours of upper level credit and complete a minimum of 120 semester hours to graduate.

Audits, or Zero Credit registrations—These enrollments require the signature of the instructor on an Add Petition and may be added during the respective semester or session add periods. A course originally registered for credit may not be changed to audit or zero credit at a later time. Courses which count in a major or minor, or toward specific degree requirements (English composition, liberal arts, etc.) may not be audited or taken for zero credit.

Changes in Registration (Add, Drop, Withdraw)
To change registrations (add or drop) DURING THE ADD PERIOD students must obtain only ONE signature, that of the class instructor or the Program Chair. After the ADD PERIOD students must obtain adviser and instructor signatures on the proper forms and bring the form in person to the Registrar's Office. Petition forms for changing all course enrollments are available in the Registrar's Office. Add-Drop deadlines must be met.

Registration changes are not official until the petition form is accepted in the Registrar's Office. The office will not accept forms unless brought by the person whose registration is to be changed. Registration changes are verified by the revised course schedules and roll sheets sent periodically to students and faculty.

Permission to withdraw (W) from a class after the drop deadline will be given by the Registrar only when there are extenuating circumstances and only when the instructor or the adviser writes a statement on the petition form that explains why the W is appropriate for that student.

Spring 2008 Semester Classes Examination Schedule (subject to change)
Note: All examinations are held in the regular classroom, unless the instructor gives advance notice of a change in location. In the meeting patterns/final exam dates listed below, R=Thursday. All Session 3 classes will have final exams on the last day of class. All Session 4 classes will follow the exam schedule below.

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Attendance Policy
To confirm enrollment in a course, attendance at the first class meeting is mandatory. Those who do not attend the first meeting may be asked by the instructor to drop the enrollment. If required to drop, the student must file a drop petition with the Registrar. If an emergency causes late return to Campus at the beginning of the semester, a call to the Student Life Office will confirm a student's registration.

Students are expected to attend all scheduled meetings of a course for which they are enrolled. Absence from class for any reason does not exempt a student from completing the work required for a course. If a student knows in advance that she/he will be absent, it is her/his responsibility to complete the work missed. However, it is the instructor's prerogative to determine whether or not work may be made up.

Instructors determine the attendance policy for their classes. However, if students are required to drop a class due to excessive absences, the College drop-add deadlines will apply. Attendance may be used as a factor in determining a student's grade or the amount of credit granted for a course. Each instructor is to announce her/his attendance policy at the beginning of a class and print the policy in the syllabus or course outline provided for students.

MMACU Cross Registration
The Mid-Missouri Associated Colleges and Universities consortium (MMACU) provides cross-registration opportunities at University of Missouri-Columbia, Lincoln University, Westminster College and William Woods College to full-time students who are in good standing and have completed at least one semester at Stephens College. In exchange, students from the other member institutions may cross-register at Stephens. Enrollment through MMACU is subject to space available in courses available through the MMACU agreement.

MMACU registration shows on students' class schedule and counts in the semester course load. Students registered for MMACU classes on other campuses are subject to the drop-add policies and the instructional/final examination schedule of the host institution. When students drop MMACU enrollments, the Registrar's Office must be informed immediately, so an accurate record of the total semester load may be maintained. Although no tuition is charged for MMACU enrollments, students are responsible for incidental or special fees, as well as the purchase of textbooks and supplies.

Cross enrollment at Columbia College will be considered on an individual basis. Contact the Registrar's Office at Stephens, 109 Sampson Hall for more information

Abbreviations for Classroom Buildings
ARC: Arena Classroom
CHR: Charters Lecture Theatre
CS LLPE: Costume Shop-Lower Level Basement LLPE
CWS: Catharine Webb Studios
DUD: Dudley Hall
HCC: Helis Communications Center (1st flr, terrace level PSC)
HSH: Historic Senior Hall
LIB CONF: Library Seminar Room (2nd Floor)
LLL-WIN: Lower-Level Library Windows Lab

LLL-MAC: Lower-Level Library Mac Lab
LRW Conf: Lela Raney Wood Mezzanine

LL PE : Physical Education (lower level A or B, Assembly Hall)
PHR: Stephens Macklanburg Playhouse Rehearsal Hall
PHS: Stephens Macklanburg Playhouse Scene Shop
PSC: Pillsbury Science Center (2nd Floor)
WEB: Webb Child Study Center
WLT: Walter Hall
WAU: Windsor Auditorium
WSC: Women's Studies Center, Room 101-104, Columbia Foyer