PLANNING YOUR SCHEDULE
“ A goal without a plan is just a wish .” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Registration Terminology
Add and Drop : Students may drop courses from their class schedule and / or add other courses through the date published in the Academic Calendar .
Holds : Holds may be placed for a number of reasons including outstanding admission requirements , unpaid financial obligations or an incorrect address . Certain holds can prevent registration . If the message center tells you that you have a hold - or if you can ’ t register because of a hold – visit easternflorida . edu / go / holds for a guide to determine the type , what it means and how to resolve it .
Prerequisite : Sometimes courses require students to have a certain level of knowledge before registering . For example , you must take ENC 1101 Composition 1 before you can register for ENC 1102 Composition 2 . Thus , ENC 1101 is the prerequisite for ENC 1102 . Tip : Refer to the Class Schedule Search or Catalog for information on a specific course .
Corequisite : Some courses require students to take a course at the same time as another course . For example : if you enroll in CHM 1025 College Chemistry , you must also enroll in the corequisite required course of CHML 1025 College Chemistry Lab .
Withdrawal : Students may withdraw from courses during a term , but there are established procedures and deadlines for doing so . The College Catalog and / or College website specifies the procedures . Approval from a high school counselor is required .
Catalog Year : The catalog year at EFSC starts every August . The academic year catalog is posted online each July 1 , impacting program terms starting in August through June of the following calendar year .
Family Educational Act and Privacy Act ( FERPA ): Federal law that affords parents the right to have access to their children ’ s education records , to seek to have records amended , and to have some control over the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the education records . When a student turns 18 years old , or enters a postsecondary institution at any age , FERPA rights transfer from parents to the eligible student . EFSC will not release educational record information to anyone other than the student without the student ’ s written authorization .
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