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Registration and Academic Records
Course Registration
Initial registration and changes after the initial course registration for a term must be completed online
or filed in the registrar’s office. Under normal conditions, the registrar will accept registration changes
only from the student. It is the student’s responsibility to monitor his/her class schedule throughout
the semester. A student is allowed one calendar week after the beginning of the semester in which to
add and drop courses. Registration for short courses which begin later in the semester is open until
the end of the add/drop deadline for that short session; please see the add/drop/withdrawal schedule
in the registrar’s office for those dates. Students will be charged a late registration fee for each course
registered after the approved registration period.
In order to preserve the integrity of the university transcript, students must be registered for a course in
the semester in which they take it.
SMU/WSU Cooperative Program
Saint Mary’s University (SMU) and Winona State University (WSU) have a history of inter-institutional
cooperation. This history includes the sharing of courses and library services. The primary objectives
of the SMU/WSU Cooperative Program are to provide expanded educational programs and services,
to increase opportunities for students, staff and faculty through the sharing of these programs and
services, and to achieve a more efficient use of existing resources.
1. The cooperative program is designed for undergraduate students only.
2. To enroll in the cooperative program, a student must be registered full-time at one of the two
participating schools.
3. Most of the student’s courses will be taken at his/her home institution. Up to one-half of an academic
load during any registration period, however, may be taken at a cooperating institution. Any special
arrangements are to be made with the academic or university deans.
4. A student may only major in a field available at the home institution.
5. Course substitutions in a major field require the permission of the department chair at the home
institution. Courses in a student’s major that are taken at another institution will count towards the total
required for graduation.
6. Most courses at SMU and WSU are open to students from either of the other participating institutions
provided prerequisites are met and space is available.
7. Requests for exceptions to the above guidelines must be secured from the chief academic officers of
the institutions involved.
Courses taken at WSU are not included in the student’s GPA. Tuition is paid only to the student’s home
school. The student will be required to pay for special course or lab fees at the institution where the class
is taken. To register in the program, a student must fill out an intercollegiate registration form, available
in the Registrar’s office. Upon receipt of the registration permit, an eligible student then presents it at
the cooperating institution during its regular registration period. A SMU student may obtain library
privileges at the WSU library by presenting his/her SMU barcoded identification card.
Graduate Students and College Courses
Graduate students may enroll in undergraduate courses at the College with approval of their program
director. Graduate students may not take courses for 0 credit. Graduate students pay the graduate
tuition rate and are responsible for any course fees.
Credits Attempted
The number of credits attempted is the total number of credits in which grades of A, AB, B, BC, C, CD, D,
F or X are recorded. Incomplete (I) credits are not calculated into credits attempted until the incomplete
grade has been replaced by a passing or failing grade. Credits from a given course are recorded as
attempted only once. Repeating a failed course is treated as trying to earn the same credits already
attempted.
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