5.1 RESPONSIBILITIES OF STUDENTS

Students' responsibilities include:

1. reading, understanding and complying with the University's and their faculty's academic regulations, which are updated each year in the Undergraduate Calendar and Course Catalog;
2. reading, understanding and complying with degree and program requirements in the Undergraduate Calendar and Course Catalog, and obtaining clarification from their faculty or college office if necessary;
3. following course prerequisites (listed preceding or following course descriptions in the Undergraduate Course Catalog) and the recommended or required sequencing of courses
4. requesting academic advising on a regular basis. While faculty and advising staff provide guidance, students are ultimately responsible for their program and degree selection and compliance with course and degree requirements;
5. reading and understanding procedures and deadlines for registration, for making changes to their registration, and for withdrawal (see §1.2 and §3.6);
6. reading and understanding procedures and deadlines for applying for awards (see §7);
7. ensuring that their course registrations for each semester are correct by checking their web record (see §8.2.6);
8. reporting any errors in their course registration to their faculty or college office before the end of the first week of classes;
9. before dropping courses, consulting the appropriate University office or external agency about the consequences of a reduced course load for student loans or other external funding, awards, or visas;
10. obtaining and carrying a student photo ID card (see §3.12);
11. paying fees on time (see §1.2 and §4.7);
12. verifying the appropriateness of grades awarded them by checking their web record;
13. ensuring that any appeals of grades received are made within six weeks of the date that the grades are posted to the web;
14. keeping the University provided with a current, valid mailing address at all times by updating their web record; and
15. applying for graduation (see §6.4).