Registrar

Fall Registration Calendar - 2009

  
April 13-August 14Registration 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 14, 2009 by 5:00p.m.
LAW APPOINTMENT TIMES BEGIN AT 12:00 NOON.

REGISTRATION FOR INCOMING FIRST YEAR STUDENTS WILL BE DONE BY THE COLLEGE OF LAW REGISTRARS. ALL OTHER STUDENTS WILL REGISTER THEMSELVES FOR THEIR CLASSES.
April 13Group One - Students who have 60 or more hours at the completion of Spring 2009 (and/or who have applied for Fall 2009 graduation)
April 14Group Two (and Group One) - Students who will have 59 or fewer credit hours at the end of Spring 2009
April 15-August 14 Registration continues and is open to all law students. The System closes at 5:00 pm on the last day of registration.
August 14Fees 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 must re-register themselves.
Students dropped for non-payment of fees will not be re-registered for full courses without the permission of the professors.
August 17Classes begin
August 17-21Late Registration. Final fees due in the Office of Student Accounts on August 21 by 5:00p.m.
August 21Last day to add/drop classes and receive a 100% refund. Please see the Student Accounts web page for the refund schedule.
August 22-October 14Students withdrawing from a course will receive a grade of W
September 7Labor Day Holiday (no classes).
October 14Midpoint (non-hardship withdrawal)
November 23Last day of regularly scheduled classes.
November 24Make Up Classes
November 25Thanksgiving Break - No classes - University open
November 26-27Thanksgiving break - University closed
Nov 30-Dec 16 EXAMS
December 25-31Winter break - University closed
January 1, 2009New Year's Day - University closed

 

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 21, 2009. 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 21, 2009.

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 2, 2010. WE DO NOT GIVE EARLY GRADES FOR GUEST STUDENTS.