Welcome students

The Registrar's Office welcomes you to Harding University.  This office is responsible for maintaining your student record.  Your student record includes personal data, transfer credits, registration and course information, grades, and the transcript data.  Transcript requests, enrollment information, degree and graduation verification are processed in this office.  Harding University follows the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (also known as the Buckley Amendment) and only a person authorized by the act may access or receive information regarding a student’s record.  Students are required to provide a written request for a transcript or other information maintained in the student record.

Academic Advising:  Faculty members serve as academic advisers and should approve all course schedules. Students are assigned to faculty in their majors or preprofessional fields. Students who have not declared a major are assigned to the Academic Advising Center, where they will be assisted with advising until a major is chosen and an adviser assigned.  Students may access their degree evaluation on Pipeline.

Registration: Fall and spring registration is open through the first five days of the semester (the first week of classes).   In addition, accepted students my register at one of two Summer Experience orientation sessions held in June and July.  Returning students typically  are permitted to preregister near the end of each semester for the following semester. Registration for all other terms is through the first two class days of the term.

It is important for students who enroll in classes and decide not to attend to drop their classes for that term to avoid having grades of “F” recorded for those classes. To receive a refund, students should follow the refund schedule published by the Business Office.

Late Registration: Registration, including adding a class, is not permitted after Monday of the third week of the fall and spring semesters, and after the second day of all other terms.  A late fee and approval by the registrar are required.  Exact dates may be found at wwww.harding.edu/registrar/dates.html.   

Drop/Add: During the first three days of classes in the fall and spring semesters, students may make changes to their schedules with no fee charged through Pipeline. After the first three days of classes, students must submit a signed Drop/Add Notice to the registrar. A fee is charged (see “Special Fees” section).  No class can be added following the close of registration for any term.  Any class dropped without official University approval is recorded as “F.” Courses dropped prior to the Monday of the third week do not appear on the transcript. Classes dropped after Monday of the third week will be assigned a grade of “W” (withdrew) and the grade point average is not affected. The last day to drop a class is Friday of the 13th week (fall) or 14th week (spring); Friday of the second week for Intersession; Friday of the third week for four-week sessions; and the second Wednesday for short sessions.

Auditing: Students may register for courses on a non-credit basis. No grade will be assigned. The fee for auditing a course is one-half tuition.

Full / Part-time Status:  Students enrolled in 12 or more hours per semester are classified as full-time students. Those enrolled in fewer than 12 hours per semester are classified as part-time students. However, part-time students who enroll in more than 8 hours per semester are subject to Bible-course and chapel-attendance policies.

Concurrent Enrollment: While attending Harding a student may not enroll at another institution at the same time without prior approval. Students should be familiar with the process of approval for concurrent enrollment and they should understand that classes may not transfer to Harding University when enrolled at another institution at the same time. To petition for approval, the student should submit a completed form to the registrar prior to enrolling in classes.

Summer School Enrollment at another school: Students are encouraged to complete classes during the summer; however, students are required to receive pre-approval from the registrar before enrolling in another institution during the summer. The student’s degree plan and their academic progress will be reviewed prior to approval. Transfer credit completed while on suspension will not be accepted.