Nothing is Automatic

ENROLLING IN CLASSES VIA ADD CARD

• 1. Fill out the card with your name, student ID number, and course information.
  2. Obtain the signature of the course instructor. The instructor's signature (dated) is always required, and signatures are valid for only TEN working days after the date of the signature. Most instructors will have established add, drop, and change deadlines; these deadlines are generally printed in the course syllabus or announced during the first week of class. Make sure you know the add, drop, and change policies for each of your classes. For example, often faculty do not allow students to drop after the second week of the quarter. Remember, that you MAY NOT take major classes for Pass/Not Pass.
  3. During the first two weeks of the quarter you may add or drop a class, or change your grading option, by simply completing the Add/Drop/Change card, obtaining the instructor's signature, and submitting the card to the Registrar's Office. Make sure you listed the information accurately and carefully marked the appropriate spaces.
     When you turn in your Add/Drop/Change card to the Registrar's Office, you will be given a receipt which shows the transaction you made and lists your updated class schedule. Check your receipt immediately to make sure that it is correct and then save your receipt until you pick up your transcript at the end of the quarter.
     
     
     After the 2nd week of the quarter...
     
     1. There is a $3.00 fee for processing all Add/Drop/Change cards. You'll need to go to the Cashier's Office to pay the $3.00 fee before taking your card to the Registrar's Office.
     2. You need a Dean's signature to process any Change cards. "Change" cards are used to change your grading option from Pass/Not Pass to Grade or vice versa. The Dean's signature must be obtained from the Dean of your School or the School to which you have been assigned if you are Unaffiliated. Students majoring in the School of Social Ecology and students who are Unaffiliated in Social Ecology must obtain the Dean's signature in the Student Services Office located in Social Ecology Building I, Room 102. You must have the instructor's signature before you request the Dean's signature.
     
     
     
     After the sixth week...
     
     1. You must obtain the Dean's signature to process any Add/Drop/Change cards. As previously noted, all majors in the School of Social Ecology and students who are Unaffiliated in the Social Ecology must obtain the Dean's signature in the Student Services Office. The instructor's signature is required before you request the Dean's signature.
     2. After the 6th week, all students will receive a "W" in all classes dropped. "W" means that you withdrew from the class after the sixth week of the quarter; the "W" does not impact your GPA. You can avoid accumulating "W" notations on your transcript if you process all of your drop cards with the Registrar's Office before the end of the sixth week.
Enrolling: You may enroll in classes through WebReg during the Registration Period or during the Adjustment Period (beginning the day after fees are due). The day and time you may start enrolling in classes can be found by accessing WebReg using your UCInetID and password, and determining when your Enrollment Window opens. During the first 48 hours after your Window opens you may access WebReg at any time. This is the best time to enroll in classes because the sooner you log in, the less likely classes are to be filled. After your initial 48 hours, you may access WebReg during non-prime time hours, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Note: If you don't pay your fees by the fee payment deadline or authorize Financial Aid to do so, you will automatically be DROPPED from all of your classes.

Schedule Changes: Once the quarter starts, all class schedule changes must be made via WebReg or Add/Drop/Change cards. These handy little cards are available at the Registrar's Office and outside of the School of Social Ecology's Student Services Office. To initiate any change with an Add/Drop/Change card:

• In any one quarter at UC Irvine, there is a maximum of five (5) quarter units for independent study classes (research) taken under any School or program. In the School of Social Ecology, this includes SOCECOL 198 (DIRECTED STUDIES) offered for Pass/No Pass credit AND SOCECOL 199 (SPECIAL STUDIES) offered for a letter grade or Pass/No Pass option.

• If you receive a grade of C-, D+, D, D-, F, or NP in a class, you may repeat that course. Degree credit for repeated courses is given only once, but the grade assigned at each enrollment is permanently recorded.
• In calculating your GPA, only the most recent grade is used for the first 16 units repeated. If a student repeats more than 16 units, GPA is based on all additional grades assigned. Confused? Talk with an academic counselor or a Peer Academic Advisor in the School of Social Ecology's Student Services Office (Social Ecology Building I, Room 102) about course repeats.
• All classes that were originally taken for a letter grade must be repeated for a letter grade. Courses originally taken Pass/Not Pass may be repeated on a Pass/Not Pass basis or for a letter grade.

• Graduation is not automatic. You must file an Application for Graduation through Student Access by the established deadline for the School of your major(s). Multiple majors must indicate all majors on their application. Graduation ceremonies are held once per year, at the end of the Spring quarter, but students are certified for graduation at the end of each quarter (Fall, Winter, and Spring) and at the end of Summer Session II.
• Pay attention to the deadlines for submitting an Application for Graduation; deadlines are different for students majoring within the School of Social Ecology than for other majors on campus. In the School of Social Ecology, these deadlines are posted on the Social Ecology Student Affairs Web site, WebSOC, and Student Access. Applications submitted after the established deadline are redirected to the following quarter.
• Honors at graduation are awarded to about 12% of graduating seniors. Eligibility is based on overall GPA, with a minimum overall GPA of 3.5 required. Students eligible to graduate with honors must have completed at least 72 units in residence at a UC campus. Final decisions concerning the awards of summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude are the responsibility of a committee chaired by the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies.

The UCI General Catalogue that pertains to the year you entered the University is your contract with the University. You are responsible for the information contained in that Catalogue. The General Catalogue also contains course descriptions and information on campus resources that can be very helpful. We encourage you to purchase and read the most current edition of the UCI General Catalogue; it's available at the UCI Bookstore for purchase and can also be found in the School of Social Ecology's Student Services Office.