Registrar
Fall Registration Calendar - 2008
| April 7-August 15 | Registration on the GoSOLAR Website. Please note that Registration is staggered in two groups. The Registration periods are detailed below. Fees are due to Student Accounts (Rm 100 Sparks Hall) on August 15, 2008 by 5:00p.m. LAW APPOINTMENT TIMES BEGIN AT 12:00 NOON. |
| April 7 | Group One - Students who have 60 or more hours at the completion of Spring 2008 (and/or who have applied for Fall 2008 graduation) |
| April 8 | Group Two (and Group One) - Students who will have 59 or fewer credit hours at the end of Spring 2008 |
| April 9-August 15 | Registration continues and is open to all law students. The System closes at 5:00 pm on the last day of registration. |
| August 15 | Fees due in the Office of Student Accounts by 5:00p.m. If you miss this deadline, your courses will be dropped and you will be required to re-register during the late registration phase. Students dropped for non-payment of fees will not be re-registered for full courses without the permission of the professors. |
| August 16 & 17 | No registration |
| August 18 | Classes begin. |
| August 18-22 | Late Registration. Fees due in the Office of Student Accounts on August 22 by 5:00p.m. |
| August 22 | Last day to add/drop classes and receive a 100% refund. Please see the Student Accounts web page for the refund schedule (URL on page 2) |
| September 1 | Labor Day Holiday (no classes). |
| October 15 | Midpoint (non-hardship withdrawal) |
| November 24 | Last day of regularly scheduled classes. |
| November 25 | Make Up Classes |
| November 26 | Thanksgiving Break - No classes - University open |
| November 27-29 | Thanksgiving break - University closed |
| December 1-17 | EXAMS |
| December 20-27 | Winter break - University closed |
| December 29 | University open |
| January 1, 2009 | New Year’s Day - University closed |
Registration Instructions/Tuition Payment Web Sites
Instructions For Accessing Registration On Gosolar:
http://www.gsu.edu/es/20271.html
Tuition Payment and Refund Schedule:
http://www.gsu.edu/es/tuition_and_fees.html
Financial Aid Web Site:
http://www.gsu.edu/es/financial_aid.html
Fee Payment Deadlines:
STUDENT ACCOUNTS MUST RECEIVE FEES BY 5:00 PM AUGUST 15, 2008 FOR REGULAR REGISTRATION
AND BY 5:00 PM AUGUST 22, 2008 FOR LATE REGISTRATION.
Students must register AND PAY BY THE DEADLINE. (Fee deadline: August 15, 2008 at 5:00pm) If the deadline is missed, courses will be dropped and you will be required to re-register yourself during the late registration phase. Students dropped for non-payment of fees will not be re-registered for courses that are full without the permission of the professors.
Pay careful attention to the registration process; mistakes may result in your being registered for the wrong classes, or your being charged additional fees. Students will not be given credit for courses they attend if they are not registered for said courses, nor will adjustments be made at the end of the semester for incorrect registration. Incorrect registration also precludes students’ inclusion in e-mail discussion lists. It is the student's responsibility to make certain that they are registered for the correct courses.
General Information
NORMAL COURSE LOADS, LIGHT-LOADS AND OVERLOADS (and what to do about them): For Fall and Spring semesters, full-time is 12 hours and part-time is 8-11 hours. Any deviation must be approved by the Associate Dean. Forms for overloads, light-loads or program-change forms are located on the third floor.
COURSES WITH LIMITED ENROLLMENT: Courses listed as having a limited enrollment will usually be filled on a first-come first-served basis. All courses offered have a limit, and are, therefore, subject to being filled. To better ensure your inclusion in a course you think will fill quickly, you are encouraged to register as early as possible. Course limits are based on (a) the pedagogical needs; and/or (b) the size of the room. Please see individual professors if you have questions regarding their enrollment policies.
PREREQUISITES: Students may not enroll in courses for which they lack the prerequisites. The course descriptions in the College of Law Bulletin specify the prerequisites, if any, for each course. Unless otherwise indicated, the minimum prerequisites for each elective course is the completion of all first-year full-time courses. By the way, “the Computer let me” is not an acceptable reason to ignore the prerequisite requirement. The College of Law Bulletin is available on the COL’s website at: http://law.gsu.edu/registrar/bulletin/
AUDITING COURSES: The decision to audit a course must be made during the registration period. No adjustment from credit to audit status or audit to credit status for a course will be made after August 22, 2008. All audits must be approved by the professor of the course.
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS: Any student desiring to register for an Independent Research project must obtain written approval from the Associate Dean no later than August 22, 2008.
WRITING REQUIREMENT COURSES: The Schedule of Classes lists some of the courses which may satisfy the Writing Requirement. If you have questions about whether a course will satisfy the Writing Requirement, please contact the professor. You must complete the Writing Requirement Form, have the professor sign it and give it to Lauren or Tricia prior to graduation. And e-mail from the professor of the course stating that you have met the Writing Requirement is also acceptable.
WITHDRAWALS: If a student drops a course during the regular or Late Registration period, the dropped course(s) will not show up on the transcript. Courses dropped after the Late Registration period, but by the midpoint, will be considered "withdrawals" and a grade of "W" will be recorded on the transcript. Courses dropped after the midpoint will receive a "WF".
Withdrawals after the midpoint are granted only in cases of hardship. Failure to follow this procedure will result in the awarding of a WF instead of a W. A grade of WF is treated as an F (55) for the purpose of computing the grade point average. Retaking the course will not expunge the WF from the student's academic record. Students who find they must withdraw after the midpoint should make an appointment with the College of Law Associate Dean to discuss their hardship as soon as they become aware of the situation.
A NOTE TO NEW STUDENTS: The Immunization Requirement must be completed before any registration can take place. If you have not completed this requirement, you will not be able to register for any courses. If you have questions about this, please call the Immunization Office at (404) 413-1930. The College of Law cannot remove immunization holds.
A NOTE TO GUEST STUDENTS: Please note that your period of attendance is stated in your acceptance letter. Guest students should also be aware that Georgia State University College of Law grades will not be available for transfer to your home institution until after February 1, 2009. WE DO NOT GIVE EARLY GRADES FOR GUEST STUDENTS.
