Enrollment Policies

During the first week of the quarter, it is important that students attend all classes in which they are registered. When a student remains on a waitlist they must attend the first class meeting.  A student who does not attend by the beginning of the second class meeting in the quarter and who has not made prior arrangements with the course instructor, may be dropped from the class at the discretion of the instructor. If a student does not notify the instructor or the division office of his/her absence, that student may be withdrawn from class.

The College does not always, withdraw students for non-attendance. It is very important for students to check their schedule and make certain they are registered in the correct classes.  Students are responsible for withdrawing from classes they are registered in if they are not planning to attend or have changed their mind on a particular class.  A student who is not officially withdrawn may be issued a failing grade by the course instructor and be responsible for tuition.

If students are still registered after the first week, they can be liable for tuition, whether they have attended or not. Students that receive financial aid can be negatively impacted if their attendance is not reported correctly. Timely reporting is required due to recalculation of federal aid and federal regulations.  
 

A prerequisite describes the skills and/or knowledge the student must have before taking a class. Prerequisites are listed in the catalog and class schedule. Students are expected to satisfy all prerequisites prior to starting the course. If a student has not met the stated prerequisite(s), the Division Dean may withdraw the student during or before the first week of the term for a regularly scheduled class, or at the first class meeting for a class that has non-standard meeting times.

A corequisite indicates a another course that must be taken at the same time. For example, a health science course may require that a lab class also be taken. In our Learning Communities, courses are often linked, such and ENGL 101 and PSYCH 100 - both courses must be taken in the same quarter.

Review our updated Waitlist Guide

If you need help selecting additional classes, please contact your faculty program advisor or an Entry Advisor if this is your first quarter.  
Questions? Contact registration@everettcc.edu 

In auditing a course, the student pays full tuition and fees, and usually participates fully in the course. However, no credit or grade is received. Students receiving financial aid, or within a program where credit must be earned in order to qualify for the program, should think twice before signing up to audit a course since auditing a course may disqualify them from benefits such as financial aid or employer repayment.

Running Start students may audit a course only if they pay the tuition themselves, since school districts do not reimburse for non-credit enrollment. In some cases, students may initially register for a course, and in the middle of the term decide to switch to audit, or vice versa; this requires instructor permission.

If students are receiving a specific funding source such as Financial Aid or Veteran Benefits, students are encouraged to reach out to the department to verify any possible negative funding implications.

If a student who is enrolled for audit does not attend regularly and fails to withdraw officially, the instructor may issue a grade of V (unofficial withdrawal).

How to audit a class:
Before the start of the quarter: Students can email registration@everettcc.edu to request their class be changed from a grade earning to audit. (No instructor permission is required.)

After the start of the quarter through the 8th week (6th week for Summer Quarter): Once the quarter begins, students need written instructor permission to change their class from grade earning to audit through the 8th week of quarter (6th week for Summer Quarter). Permission emails can be sent to registration@everettcc.edu. The deadlines can be found online in our important dates and registration calendar.

Once the deadline has passed, students can still audit the class at the discretion of the instructor. A written request from the instructor must be received by registration@everettcc.edu. If grade rosters have been created, Enrollment Services will need to update the roster.

Courses may be repeated to improve the grade earned, but credit is applied once.  In no circumstance will any course be repeated more than twice in order to improve a grade; (this is defined as two repeats in addition to the original enrollment). Permission may be required to repeat a course, and/or requirements specific to an individual program of study may affect eligibility to repeat a course.
 
To repeat a course for the purpose of improving a grade, the student must register for the course and pay all necessary fees. The student must complete a course repeat form at the time of registration or no later than one full academic year after repeating the course. (Option 1 with access to a printer: Printable Version  Option 2: Download and fill out: Fillable Adobe PDF ) Course Repeat forms are processed within 2-4 weeks of final grades being posted on the transcript. 
 
If the student is registering for a course that has a different course number than the one being repeated, the signature of the instructor will be required in order to verify that it is the same course. (For example: MATH 99 is now MATH 96.) Each grade received will appear on the student’s permanent record, but only the highest grade awarded is used in computing the grade point average and in the degree.
 
Other colleges and universities may not accept a grade earned in a repeated course. If accepted, the grade may be treated differently in the calculation of grade point average.

Courses with an I,N,U,V,W or Y grade do not affect the grade point average and do not require a repeat request. For students completing a class with an Incomplete, please see the Incomplete Grade Section.

Given when a student has satisfactorily completed most of the requirements for a course but, for an unavoidable reason, has been unable to complete a specific course requirement or take the final examination. The grade is given only if previous arrangements have been made with the instructor to complete the course requirements. A written copy of these arrangements will be placed in the appropriate division dean’s office (instructionsupport@everettcc.edu). The course requirements must be completed within one year of the date the I grade is received. Incomplete grades not made up within one year will revert to an F grade on the student transcript, and no credit will be earned. Once an I grade is issued, it cannot be changed to a V (instructor withdrawal) grade. 

If a student received an Incomplete for a class, they do not register for the class again.  The student will work the instructor to make up the work. If a student needs access to CANVAS, the instructor will need to work with eLearning to create a special canvas shell.  At this time, there is no fee and instructor permission is required.