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SMALL DECISIONS… …BIG IMPACTS Bobby Lothringer, University Registrar

The Office of the Registrar at Texas Woman's University is responsible for managing official academic records, registration, state exemptions and waivers, residency, enrollment certifications, transcripts, VA and Hazelwood benefits, and graduation certifications. They provide online services for requesting transcripts, viewing schedules, changing addresses, registering for classes, applying for graduation, and checking grades.

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SMALL DECISIONS… …BIG IMPACTS Bobby Lothringer, University Registrar

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  1. SMALL DECISIONS… …BIG IMPACTS Bobby Lothringer, University Registrar www.twu.edu/registrar > Resources (940) 898-3036 registrar@twu.edu

  2. Office of the Registrar • Custodian of Official Academic Record • Registration • State of Texas Exemptions & Waivers • Residency • Enrollment Certifications • Transcripts • VA & Hazelwood Benefits • Graduation Certification

  3. Office of the Registrar Online Services: • Request official transcripts & view unofficial transcripts • View and print schedule • Change address • Register for classes • Apply for graduation • Check grades

  4. Office of the Registrar Grades • Students can access their grades online through WebAdvisor 24-hours a day. • Grades are usually available the Tuesday after final exams.

  5. Office of the Registrar • FERPA: Family Educational Right and Privacy Act. • Parents can view student’s record only with written signed consent from the student or by providing proof of dependency (most recent tax return) • Withhold Directory Information. • Directory information is listed in the online student handbook, university catalog and at www.twu.edu/registrar. Record Security

  6. Easy Tips for Success • Check TWU E-mail frequently • Links at bottom of every TWU webpage, in the Pioneer Portal & in Webadvisor • Double-check schedule in Student Planning Registered: GREENPlanned: YELLOW

  7. Easy Tips for Success • Refer to the Academic Calendar often • Link in Webadvisor: Academic Calendars and Catalogs • Accessible from any TWU webpage through Index • Deadlines & Registration Periods • All important “Census Date”

  8. Academic Calendar

  9. Academic Calendar

  10. Academic Calendar

  11. Academic Calendar • Registration Dates • Early, Regular, & Late (no registration after Late Registration period!) • Payment & Refund Deadlines • Census Date (all enrollment after census day is official & counts as attempted hours) • Add/Drop/Withdraw Deadlines (Automatic W vs. W or WF)

  12. Office of the Registrar Important Texas Legislation Regarding Timely Completion of Degree • Excess Hour Rule • Repeat Rule • Six-Drop Limit • $1,000 Tuition Rebate Program

  13. Office of the Registrar Excess Hours • Excess hours are the number of semester credit hours over a student’s minimum degree requirements (double-major and dual degree hours are considered) • 30-Hour Rule: Undergraduate students who enrolled initially in the fall 2006 semester or subsequent semesters cannot exceed more than 30 hours. • Students with excess hours will be charged an additional tuition rate per semester credit hour. • Applies to all Texas residents and those students who are non-resident students paying in-state tuition rates with excessive hours. • Include all transfer work taken from any Texas public institution plus all TWU hours taken through the semester prior to the registration term. • Excludes developmental, dual credit, credit-by-exam, & vocational/technical courses. Hours earned by the student at a private institution or out-of-state institution do not count towards excess hours.

  14. Office of the Registrar • Undergraduate students classified as Texas residents or who pay a Texas resident tuition rate who attempt certain courses more than twice at Texas Woman’s University are subject to an additional tuition rate. • Definition of a Repeated Course: Repeated hours are defined as hours for a course that is the same or substantially similar to a course that the student has previously taken for two or more times at the same institution. • Exemptions for some courses do exist. Repeat Rule

  15. Office of the Registrar Six-Drop Limit • Legislative mandate. • Students enrolling in higher education for the first time during the fall 2007 academic term or any term subsequent to the fall 2007 term may drop a total of six courses. • Drop total includes any course a transfer student has dropped at another Texas public institution of higher education. • Does not apply to courses dropped prior to the census date or courses dropped with a grade of WF and does not apply if the student withdraws for the term or session. • Exemptions do exist. • What happens after six drops? Grade assigned as earned.

  16. Office of the Registrar $1000 Tuition Rebate A few of the major rules: • Attempted no more than 3-hours in excess of the minimum degree requirements. • Always been entitled to pay Texas resident tuition. • Notify TWU of intention to apply for the $1000 Rebate in the graduating semester. • Beginning Fall 2005 new students must graduate in 4-years. • www.twu.edu/registrar/tuition-rebate-plan.asp

  17. Office of the Registrar Texas Woman’s University Office of the Registrar Suite 128, ADM www.twu.edu/registrar (940) 898-3036 registrar@twu.edu

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