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There are three steps to complete registration at the University of Virginia: enroll in courses, pay tuition and fees, and complete final registration. All three must be completed properly for you to be registered.


STEP ONE: Course Enrollment
After you have received access to the course enrollment functions, connect to ISIS at www.virginia.edu/isis. You will have access to the add, drop, and change functions during regular ISIS hours until the last day of final registration, after which date access to the course enrollment functions is restricted to those students who have completed final registration.


An overview of the functions available in ISIS is available; please review it carefully, especially if you have not used ISIS previously. It is imperative that you clear any registration blocks; you cannot enroll in courses or complete Final Registration if you have any registration blocks.

Add/Drop/Withdrawal Deadlines (based on student's school of enrollment)
Note: These deadlines are based on the school in which you are enrolled, not on the school offering the course you wish to add or drop.

Architecture, College of Arts & Sciences, Commerce, B.I.S., Nursing:
First day to add
Last day to add
Last day to drop
Last day to withdraw*

Returning Undergraduates:
date and time provided by advisor
Returning graduates:
April 2
New undergraduates:
August 3
New graduates:
August 20


September 13

Note: No undergraduate add/drop 6/19-8/2

September 11

Note: No undergraduate add/drop 6/19-8/2

October 23;

Engineering:
First day to add
Last day to add
Last day to drop
Last day to withdraw*
Returning undergraduates:
date and time provided by advisor
Returning graduates:
April 2
New undergraduates:
Cannot use ISIS for add/drop during their first semester
New graduates:
August 20

September 4

Note: No undergraduate add/drop 6/19-8/2

October 10

Note: No undergraduate add/drop 6/19-8/2

November 16
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Education:
First day to add
Last day to add
Last day to drop
Last day to withdraw*
Returning undergraduates:
date and time provided by advisor
Returning graduates (including TED):
April 2
New undergraduates:
August 3
New graduates:
August 20

September 11

Note: No undergraduate add/drop 6/19-8/2

October 9

Note: No undergraduate add/drop 6/19-8/2

October 19 (Grad A&S);
last class (Education)
Darden, Law, Medicine:
do not use ISIS for course enrollment; consult school for details
Continuing & Professional Studies:
B.I.S. students follow schedule above; others contact the Continuing and Professional Studies regional center offering the course

*Withdrawals cannot be made via ISIS, and are subject to school regulations. Withdrawals from Commerce courses are not allowed for Commerce students. This deadline applies only to withdrawal from individual courses while remaining in other courses. See instructions below for information on withdrawal from all courses.


Undergraduate Advising   Returning undergraduate students must meet with an advisor before adding courses. Your advisor will give you a five-digit advising access code, which must be entered into ISIS the first time you enroll in courses. Students without an advisor gain access to ISIS after those who have seen their advisor and obtained the advising access code. This number will change each semester, but has to be entered only once each semester. The entry time is the hour and day on which you can first enroll in courses.

Priority Registration for Pre-Enrollment   Each student is assigned a beginning date and time (‘time ticket’) for pre-enrollment, which is based on their assigned priority. Initial access to the course enrollment functions of ISIS is based on the following priority schedule (refer to Appendix H for definitions):


All Graduate Students (pre-enrollment ‘time tickets’ begin one week before undergraduates)

All Undergraduate Students according to the following schema:

  1. Echols, Rodman, Transition, men's and women's basketball, soccer, cross country, golf, swimming and diving, field hockey, volleyball, and tennis; football, rowing, and wrestling
  2. Academic level four (ranked by total number of completed credits)
  3. Academic level three (ranked by total number of completed credits)
  4. Academic level eight (approximately 50 special undergraduate students each term)
  5. Academic level two (ranked by total number of completed credits) 
  6. Academic level one (ranked by total number of completed credits)
  7. College students who failed to certify their enrollment
  8. Newly-admitted students

Teacher Education (TED) and special students are not considered graduate students, but are included in these priorities.

Adding a Course   Once you have chosen the add function, ISIS will ask you for a term code. For fall 2007 this is "073. For each class you wish to add, enter the five-character schedule number, found in the first column of the course listings. If the course is full or you do not meet the course restrictions, ISIS will ask you to make another selection.

Courses marked "II" or "TD" require a four-character instructor number. This number identifies the faculty member overseeing your research.

Some courses are available for a range of credit. ISIS will ask you to enter the number of credits for which you wish to take the course.

If you want to take a course for audit or credit/no credit, select the appropriate grading option. Changes in grading option can be made only through the add deadline. Selection of the audit option is subject to faculty approval, and faculty have the authority to refuse an auditing student.

ISIS will force you to drop one section when you attempt to add another section of the same class. Also, check the Undergraduate Record or Graduate Record for prerequisites; if you do not have all the prerequisites, the professor and the department have the authority to exclude you from the course. Instructors may also add course restrictions at any time.

Dropping a Course   While instructors have the authority to drop enrolled students who fail to attend the first class meeting, students are responsible for verifying their enrollments and ensuring that all drops are completed by the deadline. ISIS will not allow you to drop below the minimum number of credits allowed by your school. If you are prevented from dropping a course because of this restriction, add another course first. If you intend to drop below the minimum, complete a Course Action form. Students in the College of Arts and Sciences must submit a petition to their association dean in addition to completing a course action form. Dropping all courses requires a withdrawal from the University.

Changing a Course   Use the change function to change either the grading option of a particular course, the number of variable credits, or the instructor number. Changes that cannot be made via ISIS require use of the Course Action Form.

Minimum/Maximum Credits   The minimum and maximum hours for which you may enroll are determined by your school. Once you add enough hours to reach the minimum for your school, ISIS will not allow you to drop below that level. ISIS will not force you to enroll in the minimum number of hours the first time you add, however; the minimum is activated only when you reach it for the first time. Audit credits are are not counted against the official add/drop maximum, but are counted by ISIS during course enrollment; contact your school if you wish to add audit credits above your school's maximum.

School
Min
Max
Architecture
12
17
Graduate Architecture
9
19
College of Arts and Sciences
12
15 (17 starting 8/03)
Graduate Arts and Sciences
1
12
Commerce
15
15 (17 starting 8/03)
Education
12
17
Teacher Education (TED)
9
17
Graduate Education
1
17
Engineering
15
19
Graduate Engineering
9
15
Nursing
12
17
Graduate Nursing
1
15
 

Course Action Form   Occasionally, ISIS will deny enrollment in a particular course because the maximum enrollment for the course has been met; because adding the course will result in your being outside the minimum or maximum number of credits allowed for students in your school; or enrollment requires the instructor's permission. If so, you will need to complete a course action form. This form will override any course restriction, allow you to drop below the minimum or exceed the maximum number of credits, or make changes to your schedule after the deadlines. Submit the completed form to the dean's office of the school in which you are enrolled. Click here to print your own course action form.

Students in the College of Arts and Sciences should submit the course action form to the department offering the course. Some College departments do not process their own forms; in this case, submit forms to Garrett Hall. Requests for late adds or drops should be made via the Late Schedule Correction Form available at Garrett Hall. Penalties are imposed for the neglect of well-publicized enrollment deadlines. Requests to exceed the maximum or drop below the minimum must be submitted with an explanatory petition to your association dean.


STEP TWO: Fee Payment
Payment Deadline   Payment of tuition, fees, dining, and housing charges must be received by 11:00 a.m. on the due date. After this time, a late payment fee of $50 or 1.5% of the outstanding balance, whichever is higher, is assessed. Checks are negotiated immediately upon receipt regardless of the check date. If you do not pay by the deadline, your final registration will be blocked and you will not have access to the course enrollment functions in ISIS.

Make checks payable to the University of Virginia. Be sure that the student’s full name and last four digits of the student I.D. number is on the check. Enclose the top portion of your bill and your check with the bill.

The University does not accept credit card payments for tuition, fees, or University housing and dining charges.

Payment Address   Payment of tuition and fees by regular US mail should be sent to: University of Virginia, PO Box 530294, Atlanta, GA 30353-0294. Payments sent by EXPRESS MAIL ONLY should be addressed to: Cashier's Office, University of Virginia, 1001 N Emmet Street, Charlottesville VA 22903-3608. Correspondence and payment delay certification forms (explained below) should be sent to: UVA Student Financial Services, PO Box 400204, Charlottesville VA 22904-4204.

Billing Address   Student Financial Services uses the addresses on file with the Office of the University Registrar; students are responsible for ensuring that these addresses are correct. All bills for undergraduate students are sent to the permanent address. Bills for graduate students are sent to the local address during the school year and to the permanent address during the summer. You may establish a billing address with Student Financial Services which will override the registrar's addresses for billing purposes only. Plese send your request for a separate billing address in writing to: Student Financial Services, PO Box 400204, Charlottesville, VA 22904 or by e-mail to: studentaccounts @virginia.edu.

Late Payment/Returned Checks
  Payments received after the due date are assessed a late payment fee of $50 or 1.5% of the outstanding balance, whichever is higher. In addition, a $20 returned check service fee is also assessed for checks returned due to non-sufficient funds. Checks returned for non-sufficient funds are redeposited immediately by our bank.

Loans and Financial Aid   You may deduct the following awards from the balance due on your bill:

  • University awarded or administered scholarship/fellowship/grant; University awarded loan; non-University loan, including Stafford loans;
  • non-University awarded scholarship/fellowship/grant.

Any balance remaining after the above deductions must be paid by the regular due date. To ensure a smooth final registration period, students are encouraged to make payment by mail prior to the due date.

Federal Stafford, Perkins, Health Professions, Nursing, and Institutional loans will be automatically applied toward tuition. Undergraduates must be registered for 12 credits and graduates for the number of credits specified on the loan application.

Payment Delays   Payment delays are authorized for:

  • Graduate Teaching/Research Assistantship and Veteran's benefits recipients. Payment of the residual balance is due in monthly installments.
  • Non-University awarded scholarship/fellowship/grant.

A payment delay certification form is included with the bill. If you qualify for a payment delay, the certification must be completed and returned by 11:00 A.M. on the payment due date.

Students who have applied for a Stafford loan do not have to submit a payment delay form; these payment delays are automatically entered on your account.

Installment Payment Plan   In conjunction with a private vendor, the University offers an installment payment plan. For a fee of $60, tuition, fees, housing, and dining charges may be paid in ten monthly installments. Contact Tuition Management Systems for complete details at (800)722-4867 for details and enrollment deadlines.

Non-University Awards
  Non-University scholarship/fellowship/grant checks should be mailed to: Student Financial Services, PO Box 400204, Charlottesville VA 22904-4204. The award documentation should accompany the check. Medical students should mail checks and documentation to: Scholarship and Loan Office, UVA School of Medicine, PO Box 800730 Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville VA 22908-0730.

Partial Fees and Athletic Ticket Access   If you are a graduate student classified as a partial fees student, you do not pay the fee which helps fund athletic activities, and are thus not eligible for access to athletic tickets. This status is recorded in the I.D. card system. A partial fees student is one who is:

  • enrolled for three or fewer regular credits; enrolled for non-topical research only, regardless of the number of hours; or
  • enrolled for three or fewer regular credits and any non-topical research.

Credit Balances   Credit balances that result from cash overpayments may first be offset against any other past due amounts owed the University. Refunds for balances of less than $5 must be requested in writing. All refunds are made payable to the student. Credit balances may be refunded by a check mailed to the student's local address or by direct deposit to a bank account. Students can sign up for direct deposit at the Payroll Department located at 914 Emmet Street. Refunds are usually received by mail within two to three weeks after the overpayment has been made and final registration has completed.

Credit balances resulting from the installment payment plan will be refunded in mid-November for the fall semester and mid-April for the spring semester.

Withdrawals   Refunds of tuition and fees for students who withdraw are calculated as a percentage, based on the school week within which the withdrawal occurs. The schedule for this semester is included with the bill. Appeals of the University's refund policies should be addressed to: Student Accounts, PO Box 400204, Charlottesville VA 22904-4204.

Financial Penalties   Students may be suspended from the University for past-due obligations, including tuition and fees, dining, housing, parking tickets, library fines, short-term loans, telecommunications charges, returned checks, and University Bookstore charges. Students will lose access to the ISIS course enrollment functions for any past-due charge, and can be suspended immediately. Student I.D. cards can be deactivated in order to collect past-due obligations. Current and former students will have a hold placed on their academic transcript. Past-due obligations will be reported to the state for offset against Virginia income tax refunds and lottery winnings, and may be reported to credit bureaus, referred to third-party collection agencies or the Virginia Attorney General, or litigated. Debtors may be assessed collection costs of up to fifty percent of the debt.

Residency Classification   Students are classified as Virginian or Non-Virginian for the purpose of tuition calculation at the time of admission. To change classification, submit a change of residency status form to the Committee on Virginia Status of University Students, (434)982-3391. Students classified as Non-Virginians must pay the out-of-state rate until reclassification has been approved.

Dining Services
  For information regarding meal plans and charges, call (434)982-5140. The Dining Services contract covers both fall and spring semesters.

Housing   For information regarding housing assignments or charges on your account, call (434)924-6873.

Student Financial Services
http://www.virginia.edu/financialaid/

Account Information: Information regarding financial suspensions, tuition and fees, direct deposit, late payment fees, reinstatements, and past-due accounts: (434)982-6000.

Financial Aid: For information regarding undergraduate grants, work study, or Stafford and other Loans, call (434)982-6000. For Medical School Financial Aid, call (434)924-0033. For Law School Financial Aid, call (434)924-7805.

Scholarships/Fellowships: Information regarding the administration of scholarships and fellowships after they have been awarded by the University, ROTC scholarships, and educational service contracts: (434)982-6000.

Student Loans: Information regarding University awarded loans (Perkins/NDSL, Health Professional, Nursing, etc.): (434)982-6000.



STEP THREE: Final Registration
Beginning Monday, August 20-Friday, August 31 students who do not have any type of registration block* and who are enrolled in one or more credits will be automatically 'final registered' by the University each evening (i.e. their registration status will be set to 'H' [here]). Law, Medicine and Darden students will be checked only for block.


Late Registration   If final registration is not successfully completed by August 31, you will need to complete and submit a late registration form. The form needs to be approved by a representative of Student Financial Services in Carruthers Hall, and then submitted to UREG (Office of the University Registrar). Once late registration is complete, you will have to enroll in courses again, either via ISIS, Course Action form, or your school. Petitions submitted after October 25 also require approval from your dean.

A late registration fee of $25 will be assessed through September 14 , after which date the fee increases to $50.

Failure to Register   Students who do not complete final registration by August 31 are dropped from all courses and are not eligible to receive University services, including access to dining and recreational facilities, University housing, libraries, computer terminals, and other research facilities. Class attendance does not constitute registration; registration can only be accomplished by successfully completing final registration on ISIS between August 20 and 31 or by registering late in person at UREG
(Office of the University Registrar) in Carruthers Hall thereafter.


Withdrawal from the University   As of the first day of the semester, dropping all courses requires withdrawing from the University. A percentage of the tuition will be charged, pro-rated based on the week in which the withdrawal is effective. Contact your dean to complete the necessary paperwork. Withdrawals can be made for personal, medical, or military service reasons.

Withdrawals from individual courses after the drop deadline, while remaining registered in other courses, can be made according to the schedule set by the individual schools (dates).


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