STATEMENT OF STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY
Students enrolled in any school of the university are responsible for familiarizing themselves with and understanding the implications of all institutional policies, procedures and requirements. These include but are not limited to add/drop and withdrawal deadlines, degree and major course requirements, and the university's grading and course repeat policies.
COURSE CANCELLATIONS, SCHEDULE REVISIONS, INSTRUCTOR CHANGES AND CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENTS
Bentley University reserves the right to cancel courses or to reschedule courses in which registration is below an acceptable minimum. The university makes every effort to inform students already registered of such changes. If students cancel registration due to a schedule change by the university, their entire tuition for that course will be refunded or credited. If students were registered in only one course, the registration fee will also be refunded or credited.
Notes
- The faculty names listed in registration information are tentative and subject to change. The university does not guarantee choice of individual instructors.
- Room assignments are subject to change. For the most accurate room information, check your schedule in Workday.
Registration Policies
Registration Eligibility
You will not be permitted to register for the upcoming semester unless your student account balance is cleared by either making a payment or supplying a confirmation of pending financial aid. If you have any questions concerning the status of your student account, please contact the Student Financial Services Office in Rauch 132, or at 781.891.2162 or x2171, or by email: Student_Financial_Services@bentley.edu. Other departments such as Student Health Services may also prevent students from registering for classes. To avoid any delay at registration, you should resolve any questions and/or problems prior to registration. Do not wait until the last minute.
Registration Holds
If you have a hold on your account (Financial, International, Health, Check-in, etc), you will not be permitted to add, drop, or swap courses. To find out how to clear your holds, you should View My Hold(s) in Workday.
Students with registration holds are responsible for meeting all drop, add and withdrawal deadlines. Lack of access to Workday is not a valid excuse.
Register/Add: You will not be permitted to register for courses if you have a registration hold. Adding courses will only be permitted after the hold(s) are cleared and within the course add deadline. Any student attending or completing class(es) without being officially registered will not receive a grade or credit for the course(s). If a student has a hold or other problem with registration, the student is still responsible for meeting all drop/add deadlines. Neither the department chairs nor faculty can override a registration hold. Students submitting signed Course Change Forms after the appropriate deadlines because of a hold will not be added to the course even if the student has been attending and has completed work.
Note: The Registrar’s Office will not process any add transaction requests submitted if you have a hold on your account.
Drop: You cannot drop a course in Workday if you have a hold. You must submit a paper copy of the Course Change Form or send an email from your Bentley email to the Registrar’s Office. You are still responsible for meeting all deadlines to drop a class.
If you have a hold and want to change a course or course section: The policies for adding and dropping courses stated above will still apply. You may drop any course while the hold is still in place by submitting a paper copy of the Course Change Form or sending an email from your Bentley email to the Registrar’s Office, but you may not add any courses (even just to change a section) while the hold is still on your account.
Level Restrictions
Bentley has three student levels: Undergraduate, Continuing Education, and Graduate. Students cannot register for courses outside their assigned level. If you're an Undergraduate Advanced Standing student, you'll be given graduate-level access to register for graduate courses during your registration appointment. Restrictions may apply.
Class Standings
Class standing is based upon the number of credited courses successfully completed. The courses for which you're currently enrolled are not included. If there is a question concerning your class standing (e.g., you have received credit from another institution or you have made up an Incomplete), you must contact the Registrar’s Office (Rauch 111) to review your class standing status.
**Unless you have had your class standing officially updated through the Registrar's Office, you will not be allowed to register ahead of your designated time.**
The table below lists class standing by credits successfully completed:
Class Standing | Credits Successfully Completed |
|---|---|
First Year | 0 - 29 |
Second Year | 30 - 59 |
Third Year | 60 - 89 |
Fourth Year | 90+ |
Students are designated as first, second, third, or fourth year according to the number of credits successfully completed, including transfer and examination credits awarded. Credits are awarded in semester hours.
Prerequisites and Corequisities
All students are responsible for understanding all course prerequisites, corequisites and class standing requirements. Students who have not met these requirements will not be able to register for the course unless proof of requirement fulfillment is shown or a signed waiver is submitted to the Registrar’s Office. If you drop or fail a prerequisite course after registration, you will be dropped.
If you are planning on registering for a course for which you do not meet the prerequisite(s), you should contact the department chair to request a prerequisite waiver either by an Undergraduate Prerequisite Request Waiver Form or by email. If approved the information needs to be sent to the Registrar’s Office prior to registration. Students taking the prerequisite outside of Bentley must submit an Undergraduate Prerequisite Request Waiver Form to the Registrar’s Office prior to registration. Forms are available at the Office of Student Success and on the Registrar’s Office web site.
"Corequisite" means that in order to take a particular course, you must either have already completed, or be registered for, the course concurrently.
Clusters
A cluster is a course that must be taken at the same time as the other course. For example, sections of GB 101, 102, and 103 are corequisite. Some sections of GB 101, 102, and 103 must all be taken simultaneously.