Registration Instructions

1. Log in to WebTools.
2. Click on Course Registration.
3. View the online registration tutorial and policy.
4. Register for classes, add/drop a course, and make any needed changes to class schedule.
5. If problems arise with WebTools access, please contact the Helpdesk by e-mail at tchelpdesk@smumn.edu or by phone, toll-free: (800) 372-8176 ext. 7800.
6. For all other course registration problems, contact your program staff.

Priority Registration Guidelines

In cases where more students register for a course than space allows, first priority is given to students for whom the course meets a degree requirement. Among these students, priority is assigned as follows:

1. Students with the fewest number of credits left to complete.
2. Students with the greatest number of credits in progress (courses being taken currently but not yet completed).
3. The date the registration request is received.

Students for whom the course is an elective are then given priority based on the guidelines above. Contact program staff for program-specific procedures.

Students may not attend classes for which they have not registered. Students will not receive credit for attending and completing a course in which they are not registered. Students may be placed on the waiting list for a course that is full. Please consult the program staff for the program-specific procedure for progressing through wait lists.

Late Registration Fee

Students will be charged a late registration fee of $50 for each course registration, including zero credit courses, made after the registration change period designated by the registrar. The registration change period is defined as after the first week of the semester for semester length courses and one week after the start of the course for courses that start at other times during the semester.

Students will not be allowed to attend courses for which they have not registered. For courses that run less than two weeks students must be registered on the first day of class.

Changes in Registration

Changes in registration include adding or withdrawing from a course. All changes in registration must be made in writing or online. Students are subject to the late registration fee for courses added after the designated change period. Tuition refunds for courses withdrawn are subject to the course withdrawal policy.

Changes in registration may be done one of two ways:

1. Add or drop online at https://webtools.smumn.edu, through WebTools, up until the start time of the course
2. For courses administered from the Twin Cities campus submit a request to drop by e-mail at mplsdropclass@smumn.edu, and for courses administered from the Winona campus submit a course add/drop form to the Winona Office of the Registrar.

Course Drop/Withdrawal Policy

Students must formally drop or withdraw from a course for which they have registered, but do not plan to attend or complete.

Programs Administered through the Twin Cities Campus:

Students who drop a course online using WebTools up to the beginning of a course will not be charged a drop fee and the course will be removed from the transcript. Written requests to drop or withdraw from a course must be sent to mplsdropclass@smumn.edu. Written requests received prior to the beginning of a course or once a course has begun will be charged a $30.00 drop fee per request and liability for payment will be incurred.

Programs Administered through the Winona Campus:

Students may drop a course online using WebTools up to the end of the first week of the course and the course will be removed from the transcript. Withdrawals requested after the first week of the course must be made in writing by using the Course Withdrawal Form.

Tuition Refund

Tuition refunds for online and written requests are based on the following schedule:

Tuition refund for a blended course is calculated based on the amount of elapsed course time as measured from the start date of the course until the end date of the course.

Withdrawals requested during the first 50% of the course will result in the grade of W on the student's transcript. Withdrawals requested after 50% of the scheduled course has been completed will result in a grade of NC (No Credit) on the student's transcript.

Students receiving financial aid, including loans, will receive the grade of W for all course drop/withdrawal that occur after financial aid has been disbursed, including prior to the start of the course and during the first 50% of the course. Withdrawals requested after 50% of the scheduled course will result in a grade of NC.

Two or Three Session Courses

A student who misses the first class of a two or three session course must withdraw from the course. To obtain a full refund for a two or three session course, students must drop the course prior to the beginning of the course. Withdrawal after the first session and prior to the start of the second session will result in a 50 % tuition refund and the grade of NC (no credit) on the student's official transcript.

Administrative Withdrawal from a Course

Failure to follow course withdrawal procedures will result in administrative withdrawal. A student will be administratively withdrawn after the third class for nonattendance, which will result in no tuition refund and the grade of X (unauthorized withdrawal), which negatively impacts the GPA, on the student's transcript.