Registration

REGISTRATION

New Students

Students enrolling in their first term at PTS are required to complete New Student Orientation prior to registering for classes. New Student Orientation (NSO) takes place online each fall and spring term and is made up of a series of videos. These videos are accessible through the internet and will introduce and familiarize new students to the Seminary’s academic policies, degree programs, financial aid, and other topics necessary for a successful seminary experience.

Prior to the start of classes each fall and spring, new student enrolling in campus courses are required to attend a 1-day event of academic advising and registration on the Seminary campus. New students enrolling entirely in online courses are invited to attend but are not required to attend. All students attending this on-campus advising/registration event are responsible for the cost of travel, overnight lodging (if needed) and any meals not provided by Seminary.    

Current Students

Current students must register at the designated time established by the Seminary. This Priority Registration is scheduled to take place in April, for summer J-Terms and fall, and in November, for January J-Term and Spring.

Late Registration

Students who do not register for classes during the designated time periods will be billed a late registration fee. This includes current students who delay registration until the start of the new term.

Registration Changes

During Priority Registration, a student may drop/add a course without penalty. However, once the designated time for registration has ended, students wishing to change their class schedule must submit a drop/add request form to the Registrar. A drop/add fee will be billed to the student’s account for each drop/add event. A drop/add request form is available in the Registrar’s Office and the shared files folder in the student database.

On-campus classes may be added up to two weeks after the first day of class. A student adding a class late is responsible for making up delinquent course work. Online courses may be added up to one week prior to the start of term. (See the Online Learning section of this catalog for more information concerning online course restrictions.)

A student may drop a course within the first 2 weeks of class (fall and spring) or the first 2 days of class (J-Terms). The dropped course is removed from the student’s record. (See the Refund Policy located in the Tuition and Fees section of this catalog to determine the student’s financial obligation for a dropped course.)

Withdrawal from a class is permitted any time after the drop deadline and before the last day of class. A student will use the drop/add form to request a course withdrawal. Course withdrawal does not affect a student’s GPA but may affect the student’s academic progress (attempted/earned calculation). (See the Satisfactory Academic Progress section of this catalog for more information.)

Leave of Absence

Students who were not enrolled the previous semester (fall or spring) must notify the Registrar’s Office of their intent to return to PTS before registration may occur. If the student’s absence was just one term (fall or spring) and at his/her departure, the student left in good standing, the student may proceed with course registration. (Good standing means the student earned Satisfactory Academic Progress and left no outstanding balance on his/ her student account.)

A student with a calendar year break in enrollment (fall and spring), must apply for readmission with the Admissions Office before registration can occur. (See the Admissions Section of this catalog for more information concerning the readmission policy.) The student may contact the Registrar’s Office to register once readmission is granted by the Seminary’s Admissions Committee.

Cancelled Classes

On occasion, the Vice President for Academics finds it necessary to cancel a scheduled class most often due to low student enrollment in that specific course. When this occurs, the Registrar’s Office will remove all student registration from that course and notify each student enrolled that the course was cancelled. The student may elect to leave his/her registration as is or may need to select another course as this event may affect the financial aid award. A student is not responsible for course tuition or drop/add fees if a course is cancelled by the Vice President for Academics.

Unofficial Withdrawal

Unofficial withdrawal occurs when a student ceases to attend class, does not complete any course work, and does not notify the Registrar’s Office of such action. In this case, the student receives a failing grade for all registered courses. Courses must be repeated to remove the failing grades from the transcript. For more information on the effects of unofficial withdrawals, see the Satisfactory Academic Progress policy found in both the Academics section and the Financial Aid section.