All students are responsible for the proper completion of their academic program, for knowledge of regulations and policies listed in the college catalog and student handbook, and for maintaining the average required for good standing. Faculty advisors and members of the counseling staff will assist and advise, but the final responsibility remains that of the student.
Students are responsible for maintaining communication with the college by keeping on file with the registrar’s office at all times a current, local address and telephone number.

All students are requires to register at the beginning of each term of attendance. No credit can be granted for courses in which the student is not properly registered. Students attending class for which they are not officially registered will receive neither a grade nor credit for the course. Registration instruction are published prior to each registration period.

In addition to catalog statements concerning prerequisite requirements, the institution reserves the right to identify and require prerequisite course work before allowing students to register for certain courses. Such identification of prerequisite requirements will be identified through normed test results and/or transcript evaluation.

Students who wish to audit courses must register through regular channels. Auditors receive no credit but are expected to adhere to the same attendance policy as credit students. Auditors will be charged the same fee as credit to audit after the class begin.

Students are responsible for notifying the registrar’s office of all name and address changes. This is necessary to keep all records in proper order.

In order to fulfill required checks on students progress for financial aid and veteran’s assistance programs and to check progress toward graduation, student records are maintained with reference to the particular academic program in which they are enrolled. Students who wish to change their program of study should secure curriculum change request form from the registrar’s office. The completed form must be signed by a counselor and returned to the registrar’s office before the change is made. Any student who has been admitted to a curriculum and is later found not to be meeting the admissions requirements will be "Special Credit" status until admissions requirements are met. It is the student’s responsibility to see that the admissions requirements are met, at which time he/she must initiate a curriculum change in order to be place in his/her desired curriculum. The registrar’s office is responsible for certifying that the admissions requirements have been met.

A student who finds it necessary to drop or add a course or to withdraw completely from the college should secure a drop/add form from the registrar’s office.
Courses may be added only during the period designated by the registrar’s office.
In order to drop a course OFFICIALLY students MUST complete the following steps:

• Complete all required information on the drop/add form;
• Have the instructor initial the completed form;
• Return the form to the registrar’s office for final processing.