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Registration

All continuing students will be assigned a specific block of time to register for classes online and to register for classes during the makeup dates. Students may also register during the first two weeks of each semester, but this is discouraged due to limited course availability.

Students cannot register for classes after the second week of the term (the add/drop deadline).

Priority Registration

Priority registration occurs on each campus simultaneously for four consecutive weeks. Students are assigned appointments based on units completed within their class level. All continuing students will receive their registration appointment time via their CCA email address at the end of October and at the beginning of March.

Priority Registration for Spring 2009

November 3–4 Graduate students
November 5–6 Seniors
November 10–11 Juniors
November 12–13 Sophomores
November 17–19 Continuing freshmen
November 24–26 Makeup registration for all class levels

Priority Registration for Summer and Fall 2009

March 1 Summer study abroad course registration begins
March 23–24 Graduate students
March 25–26 Seniors
March 30–31 Juniors
April 1–2 Sophomores
April 6–8 Continuing freshmen
April 13–17 Makeup registration for all class levels

Registration

Registration, which provides new and continuing degree and nondegree students an opportunity to register for classes before they begin, is held at the beginning of each term.

Fall 2008: Registration for the fall 2008 semester is scheduled for Tuesday, August 26, for new incoming transfer and second-degree students, and on Thursday, August 28, for incoming first-time freshmen. Each registration is held on the San Francisco campus.

Spring 2009: Registration for the spring 2009 semester is scheduled for Friday, January 9, for the incoming first-time freshmen, transfer, and second-degree students on the San Francisco campus.

New Student Registration Days

New students who have deposited and paid their registration fees may arrange their registration through the Enrollment Services Office, or register on Final Registration Day.

Continuing students should avoid registering or adjusting their schedules at New Student Registration Days.

Registration Periods for Nondegree Students

Members of the community need not be admitted as degree-seeking students in order to take courses at CCA. However, applicants who have been denied admission to the college and wish to enroll as nondegree students must have the prior approval of the college. Such requests must be submitted to the Enrollment Services office.

Nondegree students interested in attending the fall 2008 term, the spring 2009 term, or the fall 2009 term may register at either Final Registration Day on the San Francisco campus on August 26, 2008 (for the fall 2008 term) or on January 9, 2009 (for the spring 2009 term).

Nondegree students should be prepared to document relevant professional and educational experience, particularly for courses that have prerequisites, and to provide evidence of technical competence on equipment when appropriate. Course registration will be on a space-available basis. Because popular classes often fill early, nondegree students are advised to be prepared with alternate selections.

Nondegree classes earn college credit and are charged per the degree program tuition and fee schedule. Nondegree classes must be paid for in full at the time of registration.

CCA is not authorized to issue Certificates of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Students (F-1) or Exchange Visitor Status (J-1) to students enrolled solely in nondegree coursework, including Extended Education.

Enrollment Monitoring

The Student Records Office monitors class enrollment in the following ways:

  • Students who place into Writing Skills Workshop and do not enroll in the course during their first semester will not be allowed to register for the following semester without including it. In addition, these students will be dropped from any courses for which WSW is a prerequisite or English 1 a co-requisite.
  • Students who have received less than a C in a course will be dropped from any course for which they have subsequently registered that has this course as a prerequisite.

Cross-Registration

CCA maintains cross-registration agreements with Mills and Holy Names colleges. For no additional cost, CCA students may register for one regularly scheduled undergraduate course per term at either of these institutions under the following conditions:

  • The student must be registered in at least twelve units at CCA and must be an upper-division student in good standing.
  • The combined unit total may not exceed 18 units at Holy Names or 19 units at Mills.
  • The course at the other college must not be offered at CCA in the same semester.
  • The student must meet the registration deadline set for cross-registration by the host school.
  • The student must not be in his or her final semester at CCA.

Procedure for Cross-Registration

To qualify for cross-registration, students must:

  • Obtain a cross-registration permit from the CCA Student Records office.
  • Obtain information about available courses from the Student Records office at the host institution.
  • Complete the permit form, including obtaining signatures from the CCA Registrar and an advisor.
  • Present the cross-registration permit with all the appropriate signatures to the Student Records office at the host institution and submit a copy to either Student Records Office (Oakland or San Francisco) by the end of the first week of classes.

Unit Overload

Student enrollment is normally limited to 18 units per semester. Enrollment in more than 18 units requires that the student obtain written permission from an advisor for the overload and complete a Supplemental Registration Permit, available in either Student Records Office (Oakland or San Francisco). Enrollment in more than 18 units is extremely rare and requires additional tuition charges.