Academics
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GRADES AND REGISTRATION

1. After Precollege, how does a student register for classes for future quarters?

   Students register for classes using the Touch-Tone Registration and Information Processing System (TRIPS). Each quarter, registration for the next quarter takes place over a period of approximately two weeks. Students have access to TRIPS during this time based on a priority system that takes into account several factors including students' rank (e.g., graduate students have higher priority than seniors, who have higher priority than juniors, etc.). Students may use TRIPS from the time their access begins and any time thereafter that TRIPS is available.

   Students need to arrange to meet with their advisor during the quarterly scheduled advising period. Students should pick up their Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) report. The Registration Access Code (RAC) and registration call-in time appears on this report. Instructions for using TRIPS are in the Schedule of Classes and available on the World Wide Web.

2. How does a student change his or her schedule of classes?

   SStudents may add or drop classes any time after their registration window is open and TRIPS is available until the first day of classes. They may continue to add classes during the first 15 days of each quarter provided it is acceptable to the department and/or instructor. The departments that do not permit addition of classes after some point during the first 15 days will close these classes in the TRIPS system. In some cases, students still may add these classes with the instructor's permission. Students may drop classes through the 35th day (fifth week) of each quarter. Students use TRIPS to process adds and drops. Instructions. for using TRIPS are in the Schedule of Classes. Questions about TRIPS can be answered by the Registrar's Office, 593-4324. If dropping a class during the first 15 days qualifies the student for a partial refund of fees, he or she can apply for a refund at the Registrar's Office.

   After the 15th day, until the 35th day of each quarter, students may still drop classes, but a withdrawal passing (WP) or withdrawal failing (WF) notation will be indicated on the student's transcript. This will not remove the fees for hours dropped. After the 35th day, individual class drops are not allowed. A student may withdraw (drop all classes) through the day prior to the last day of classes. This will not remove fees and the classes will remain on the student's academic record with WP/WF grades.

3. Will I receive a bill for my student's tuition and related fees?

   Bills for tuition and related fees are mailed to the permanent (billing) address by the Bursar's Office. Students who are attending for the first time fall quarter and have a housing contract as of July 1 are billed for full-time fees in early July. First-time students who are not in University housing or obtain a housing contract after July 1 are billed after registration for classes takes place. Students who arrange for the monthly payment plan will be billed monthly. If bill payment deadlines are not met, late fees will be assessed. The quarterly late fee is $100. The monthly payment plan late fee is $25 per installment. The approximate fee payment deadlines are as follows: fall quarter, August 3; winter quarter, December 1; spring quarter, March 1. Monthly Payment Plan deadlines are as follows: fall quarter, August 1, September 1, October 1; winter quarter, December 1, January 1, February 1; spring quarter, March 1, April 1, May 1. Please mark these dates on your calendar as a reminder to pay fees. Statements may be accessed on the Web at http://www.finance.ohiou.edu/bursar/. You will need the student's P.I.D. number and Registration Access Code (R.A.C.). See the Undergraduate Catalog or Schedule of Classes for actual fee payment deadlines.

4. How will students receive their grades at the end of each quarter?

   Official academic grade reports for fall, spring, and summer are mailed to the student's Oak e-mail account after grades are processed. Students may also hear their grades by phoning the Touch-tone Registration and Information Processing System (TRIPS). Students will need their social security number and registration access code (RAC) to access this system. In addition, students may request their grade report be sent to their Oak e-mail account online at http://www.ohiou.edu/registar/. They may request the current quarter's grade or any previous quarter's grades from this website.

5. Will I receive my son's/daughter's grades?

   Students' educational records are held in trust, in compliance with federal regulations, for the mutual benefit of the students' right to privacy and the integrity of the University. In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, students at the post-secondary level of education (regardless of age) are considered to be independent. Therefore, grades are sent to the student.

   Arrangements can be made for copies of quarterly grade reports to be mailed to parents providing the student submits a written release to the University Registrar. Access to educational records without a student release is available to parents of "dependent students," as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Requests for access, with proof of dependency, must be submitted in writing to, and approved by, the University Registrar.

6. Who is eligible for the Deans List?

   Students who earn at least 16 credits hours (with at least 12 hours attempted for letter grades) with at least a 3.3 grade-point average qualify for the Dean's List for that particular quarter.

7. What is academic probation?

   Full-time students are reviewed for academic status at the end of each quarter. The student whose accumulative grade-point average (g.p.a.) drops below 2.0 will be placed on academic probation. Students will be allowed to continue, if in the opinion of the academic dean, they are making adequate progress toward attaining a 2.0 accumulative g.p.a. or above. There is a limit of four consecutive quarters on academic probation (placed first, then continued three times) if the student is full-time. Part-time students will be reviewed during each quarter in which their accumulative hours enrolled exceed 10 since the last review.

8. What should I do if my son or daughter becomes ill and cannot return to school?

   Contact the college in which he or she is enrolled.