Advisement and Registration
The primary purpose of academic advisement is to assist students in their pursuit of meaningful educational programs that will help them fulfill their academic and career goals. Students are assigned to an advisor, usually a faculty member, for advising before the student registers. All full-time faculty members are expected to be available to advise students regarding their academic and career goals. Academic and technical faculty must be available for student advisement ten and five hours per week, respectively. All full-time faculty are required to keep their advising hours up to date and posted to AdvisorTrac. Any employee who is assigned advisees must keep the requisite number of appointment hours in AdvisorTrac and attend all advising training sessions/meetings. Any deviation from this policy must be approved by the appropriate Dean.
The student is to report each semester to the assigned advisor for registration. Faculty members are accountable for the advice they provide, but the student has an obligation to select a program of study; identify a chosen transfer institution, if appropriate; access and print the transfer guide from the Alabama Transfers system; consult a current catalog from the transfer institution; and take the recommended courses. The advisor should reference the Alabama Transfers system as necessary in providing guidance to transfer students. Institutional catalogs are accessible online.
Class Schedules and Classroom Assignments
Class schedules and classroom assignments are compiled by division directors and program coordinators and approved by the Dean of Instruction or Dean of Workforce Development and Skills Training. Final examination schedules are prepared by the Office of the Dean of Instruction.
It is expected that all classes will be held in the assigned rooms and at the assigned time. Any change must be approved by the Dean of Instruction.
Admission to Class and Grade Eligibility
Students appearing on instructors’ Official Class Rolls have fulfilled all financial obligations to the College and are eligible to receive a grade for the course. Students appearing on the Pre-Registered Roll have not completed the registration process and will not receive a grade for the course. Any student who does not appear on either roll should be directed to the Financial Aid office.
All additions or deletions from class rolls must be accomplished through the standard drop/add process by completing a Change in Schedule form that is signed by an approved college administrator.
Student Course Overload
The student course load for a full-time student is 12 to 19 credit hours per semester. Credit hours above 19 credit hours will constitute a student overload. A student course overload must be approved by the Dean of Instruction (Board Policy 713.04, June 7, 2017).