Registration
Credit Courses
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New and former students (new to BCC or returning after an absence of more than four quarters) who will be taking credit courses receive a registration appointment date along with information on assessment and registration. New and former students who miss the recommended quarterly admission application deadlines register soon after an application is submitted. The enrollment calendar is published in the Credit Class Schedule and online at www.bellevuecollege.edu.
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Continuing students are those currently enrolled or those students who have been absent for four quarters or less. Continuing students register at their scheduled times by remote access: online at www.bellevuecollege.edu. System access for adding courses ends on the third day of each quarter, except Summer when it ends on the second day.
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Transfer students must apply for admission and follow the new and former student process.
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Open registration is permitted only during the first three business days of the quarter during the regular academic year (Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters) and during the first two days of Summer Quarter.
Withdrawal, Dropping/
Adding Courses
Withdrawal from a course is the termination of the student’s registration in that course. Withdrawals do not require the instructor’s signature and are classified as official only when the student withdraws online or submits a completed Schedule Change Form to the Student Services Center. There are consequences for failure to meet deadlines; students should refer to the Grades section of this catalog for additional information on the “W” and “HW” grades.
Registration Appointments
Continuing students are assigned registration priority based on the total credits completed at BCC. New and former students are assigned access after continuing students.
New transfer students who have earned credits from an accredited institution AND are planning to pursue a degree at BCC are encouraged to bring unofficial copies of their college transcripts to the Student Service Center by the third week of their first quarter of attendance. A maximum of 60 transfer credits will be used to reflect cumulative credits for registration appointments in future quarters. This use does not imply that the transfer credits will satisfy degree and certificate requirements at BCC.
The college may from time to time allow enrollments of special populations or programs. These special registrations will NOT follow the regular college registration calendar.
Waiting Lists
Registration for most credit courses at BCC uses a waitlist process. This feature offers students a fair and consistent method of being enrolled in the class if openings occur. If a class using the waitlist option is full, students can choose to be put on the waiting list; the student will be automatically enrolled in the class when a space becomes available. Students can add their names to the waiting list via the website or in person at the Student Service Center. Students who decide they no longer want to be on the waiting list for a class can return to online registration to check their waitlist status or come to the Student Service Center to remove their names.
Students should check their schedules daily to learn if they have been enrolled in their waitlisted classes and to be informed of any resulting changes to their tuition and fees.
Students who register into another section of the same class they are waitlisted for will be dropped from the waitlisted section.
Students who have not been registered via the waitlist process by the first day of classes should go to the class on the first day for further instructions.
Credit Loads
Definition
Credit is recorded in quarter hours. Each quarter credit hour represents one 50-minute period of class time each week for a duration of 11 weeks, or the equivalent in laboratory time, field work, or approved independent study.
Full-time credit load
For academic purposes, 12 credit hours is considered to be a full-time load and 6 credit hours is considered a part-time load. To complete a degree program within two years, a student should average 15 credit hours per quarter.
Overload
To enroll in more than 18 credit hours per quarter, a student must have a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average (GPA). Students not meeting this GPA requirement must request permission from the Vice President of Student Services.
Continuing Education (noncredit) courses
Registration for Continuing Education courses takes place at any time after the Continuing Education schedule is published and through the second class meeting on a space-available basis. Appointments are not necessary. Continuing Education students may register by mail, fax, e-mail, phone, or website.